How long do the effects of hotspots policing last? Simon Williams interview

 

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How long do the effects of hotspots policing last? Simon Williams interview

I'm Simon Williams and I'm currently a senior sergeant with the Western Australian police. Prior to that I was a police officer with West Midlands Police I'm Simon Williams and I'm currently a senior sergeant with the Western Australian police. Prior to that I was a police officer with West Midlands Police for nearly 16 years.

 

I first heard about evidence-based policing when I was running offender management teams in Birmingham. And we partnered with the University of Cambridge to deliver what was then the biggest randomised control trial and policing anywhere in the world called operation Turning Point. So operation Turning Point was a test of deferred prosecution. Of low-level or first-time offenders away from the criminal justice system. And that's what was my introduction into this concept, this thing called evidence-based policing.