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- Influence
Hot Spots of Predatory Crime: Routine Activities and the Criminology of Place
- Lawrence W. Sherman, Patrick R. Gartin, M. E. Buerger
- Psychology
- 1 February 1989
A leading sociological theory of crime is the “routine activities” approach (Cohen and Felson, 1979). The premise of this ecological theory is that criminal events result from likely offenders,… Expand
Policing Domestic Violence: Experiments and Dilemmas
- Lawrence W. Sherman, J. Schmidt, D. Rogan
- Political Science
- 1 July 1992
Sherman examines the policy of mandatory arrest for domestic violence operated in Wisconsin. He concludes that it is in itself an inadequate response to the problem, especially among the poorer… Expand
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Neighborhoods and Crime: The Dimensions of Effective Community Control
- Lawrence W. Sherman, R. Bursik, H. Grasmick
- Sociology
- 7 January 2002
Chapter 1 Table of Contents Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 1 Basic Issues Chapter 4 2 The Criminal Behavior of Neighborhood Residents Chapter 5 3 Neighborhood Opportunities for Criminal Behavior Chapter… Expand
Effects of gun seizures on gun violence: “Hot spots” patrol in Kansas city
- Lawrence W. Sherman, D. Rogan
- History
- 1 December 1995
We tested the hypothesis that greater enforcement of existing laws against carrying concealed weapons could reduce firearms violence with a quasi-experimental, target beat/comparison beat design.… Expand
The Rise of Evidence-Based Policing: Targeting, Testing, and Tracking
- Lawrence W. Sherman
- Political Science
- Crime and Justice
- 1 August 2013
Evidence-based policing is a method of making decisions about “what works” in policing: which practices and strategies accomplish police missions most cost-effectively. In contrast to basing… Expand
The power few: experimental criminology and the reduction of harm
- Lawrence W. Sherman
- Psychology
- 9 November 2007
The promise of experimental criminology is finding ways to reduce harm from crime and injustice. The problem of experimental criminology is that so few experiments produce evidence of big effects… Expand
Scandal and Reform: Controlling Police Corruption
- Lawrence W. Sherman
- Political Science
- 8 January 2021
The last two years have been good for students of American police. To the important books by Fogelson (Big City Police), Manning (Police Work: The Organization of Policing), Muir (Streetcorner… Expand
HOT SPOTS OF CRIME AND CRIMINAL CAREERS OF PLACES
The explanation of crime has been preoccupied with individuals and communities as units of analysis. Recent work on offender decision making (Cornish and Clarke, 1986), situations (Clarke, 1983,… Expand
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The variable effects of arrest on criminal careers: The Milwaukee domestic violence experiment
- Lawrence W. Sherman, J. Schmidt, +5 authors Ar Bacich
- Engineering
- 1992
This research was supported by grant 86IJCXKO43 to the Crime Control Institute from the National Institute ofJustice. The points of view or opinions stated herein are those of the authors and do not… Expand