In a city where police can tap live feeds of hundreds of surveillance cameras, the identity of the Brown University campus shooter remained unknown to the public Monday evening as the community mourned the two students who were killed and rallied around the nine others injured on Saturday. But newly released images and the offerContinue reading “Anxiety Over Pace of Brown University Shooting Investigation Mounts As Search For Killer Continues”
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Research Mirrors Cleveland Reports that ShotSpotter Helps Police Respond To Gunshots But Doesn’t Reduce Crime
Growing national research shows that the gunshot detection system used in Cleveland helps police respond to shootings but does little to reduce crime or improve case outcomes. A new report by Cleveland State University, released Friday, reviewed 87,000 ShotSpotter alerts, surveyed officers and residents and examined how the technology is used.
Judge orders agents in Chicago area to wear bodycams, adding she’s “startled” over violent clashes
A federal judge in Chicago has ordered immigration agents in Chicago to wear body cameras on duty, after raising concerns about agents’ use of tear gas against protesters. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said her order would require any federal agents working under Operation Midway Blitz to wear body-worn cameras and keep them on during “lawContinue reading “Judge orders agents in Chicago area to wear bodycams, adding she’s “startled” over violent clashes”
Using Automated Vehicle Locator Data to Classify Discretionary Police Patrol Across Space
Eric L. Piza, Nathan T. Connealy, Savannah A. Reid, and Christianna M. Palermo Journal of Criminal Justice (2025) Research BriefVersion of Record (Open Access) Key Takeaways Research Summary Place-based policing has been supported by decades of research demonstrating that crime is highly concentrated in small areas and that proactive policing can reduce crime when resourcesContinue reading “Using Automated Vehicle Locator Data to Classify Discretionary Police Patrol Across Space”
When Police Stop Policing With Guests Dr. Eric Piza and Nathan T. Connealy
In 2020, there were protests in Seattle, Washington following the death of George Floyd. For a period of 24 days, an area that became known as the Capitol Hill Occupation Protest (CHOP) was treated as an autonomous zone where the police did not respond to calls. As a result, the CHOP zone became an exampleContinue reading “When Police Stop Policing With Guests Dr. Eric Piza and Nathan T. Connealy”
Can Place-Based Crime Prevention Impacts Be Sustained Over Long Durations? 11-Year Follow-up of a Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a CCTV Project
Eric L. Piza, Brandon C. Welsh, Savannah A. Reid, and David N. Hatten (2025) Criminology & Public Policy Research BriefVersion of Record (Open Access) Key Takeaways Research Summary This study investigates the long-term impact of a large-scale CCTV surveillance project in Newark, New Jersey, to determine whether its crime prevention effects persist, diminish, or evolveContinue reading “Can Place-Based Crime Prevention Impacts Be Sustained Over Long Durations? 11-Year Follow-up of a Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a CCTV Project”
As ShotSpotter rolls out in Tacoma, feelings over gunshot detection technology remain mixed
In an effort to curb gun crime, Tacoma announced last year that it was turning to a tool called ShotSpotter. ShotSpotter is a form of Gun Detection Technology (GDT), which uses a series of acoustic microphone sensors to track loud bangs, booms, and pops in a designated area. Once those “dynamic events” are triggered, aContinue reading “As ShotSpotter rolls out in Tacoma, feelings over gunshot detection technology remain mixed”
Eric L. Piza, Ph.D. 