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In part 1 of this series, I explored the use of crime statistics to hold the police to account. I examined various issues with crime...

"All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law." Article 7 of the Universal...

"I couldn’t be any clearer about [the police's] mission: it isn’t a thirty-point plan; it is to cut crime. No more, and no less." Theresa...

"Police are to the government as the edge is to the knife" (Bayley quoted in Chevigny 1995). A particular facet of politics that is often...

Hello, and welcome to my blog. I will be using this space to explore policy ideas and issues. My primary focus is on policing policy, but...