Author Archives: Juan Pablo Devis Ayestaran

Workshops are Hot Spots for Learning Crime and violence are top priorities for many cities across the United States. Adequately addressing these issues in a way that meets local expectations can be challenging. Police can’t do it alone. Simsi’s Crime … Read More

Data and Technology for Social Good There’s lots of good news in store for 2023. I’m eager to share all the forthcoming details for Simsi and its partners. Alas, I’ll wait till the time is right to make new news public. … Read More

ASEBP 2023 was Legendary The ASEBP 2023 conference in Vegas was legendary for many reasons. The Simsi Team is proud to have been a sponsor. Be sure to check out the recorded video presentations (in the Whova app) by Iain … Read More

“Perfection” as the Enemy of “Good” Many police departments struggle to transition out of a purely response-driven mode of operation, especially in today’s climate where resource constraints can make proactive policing seem elusive. You may be challenged to find, hire, … Read More

Goodhart’s Law and DICE™ Goodhart’s Law states, “every measure which becomes a target becomes a bad measure,” and rings especially true when examining large-scale interventions. The risk of overly optimizing resources for singularly-focused initiatives, like a city heavily investing in … Read More

Fighting Violent Crime with RTM & Federal Grants Leaders from the Major City Chiefs Association (MCCA) wrote a treatise in 2018 on the demands, tactics, and technologies that can and should be used to address violent crime. This Violent Crime … Read More

Challenge & Validate Perceptions with Analytics “Here’s the thing”…. “No, not quite.” Or, “Chief, lot’s happened since we last spoke,” are some pretty hard ways to start off a conversation. Disappointing someone’s expectations or not supporting a preconceived notion are … Read More

Tackling Leadership Dilemmas with Analytics It would be an understatement to say the landscape of modern policing, particularly in the United States, has changed since 2020.  Policing has always been a challenging profession, but the public’s demand for police accountability … Read More

State Leaders Driving Local Crime Prevention Simsi serves clients around the globe and recognizes that local terminology could mean that “state” is interchangeable with “country” in some places or “province” in others. This article primarily covers equivalents of states or … Read More

As cities across the country are seeking out innovative strategies to collaboratively build community safety and well-being, Offices of Violence Prevention are emerging as a fresh approach to this work in the United States. Violence Reduction Units in the United … Read More