Evidence-Based Policing Quotes

“The police are a paramilitary organization, replete with rank insignia and uniforms. This results in a deference to rank that is often a proxy for experience, even though some leaders have neither extensive street time nor relevant expertise.”
― Jerry H. Ratcliffe, Evidence-Based Policing: The Basics

“am not the only person to have noticed there are only two things coppers hate: how we are doing policing right now, and change.”
― Jerry H. Ratcliffe, Evidence-Based Policing: The Basics

“Spend enough time with police officers and you soon identify the ‘expert’ group. These are the cops that ‘know’ how to fix the crime problem. Regardless of the issue, they immediately propose a solution with unfaltering confidence. Their pronouncement sometimes starts with the phrase ​“​in my experience …​”​ This can be followed by a lament that if it were not for politicians, prosecutors or senior officers holding them back, they could magically bring tranquility to the community.”
― Jerry H. Ratcliffe, Evidence-Based Policing: The Basics

“Isaac Asimov lamented ​“​anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge’ ​”​.”
― Jerry H. Ratcliffe, Evidence-Based Policing: The Basics

“policing is the only field where the word ‘clever’ is an insult​”​.”
― Jerry H. Ratcliffe, Evidence-Based Policing: The Basics