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
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Empowering Local Crime Prevention: How State Leaders Can Drive Action
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 provinces in countries like the United … Read More
Tackling Leadership Dilemmas with Risk Terrain Modeling
By Jonas Baughman 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 and transparency … Read More
In a Perfect World
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, and retain the officers you need … Read More