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Professor Lawrence Sherman

Prof Sherman: ‘In policing we can’t have it all; there’s no free lunch – we have to make choices’

Prof Sherman: Science and policing
SUBSCRIBE 25th September 2023

James Sweetland, Policing Insight

INTERVIEW: In the final part of our extended interview series with Professor Laurence Sherman, Policing Insight’s James Sweetland sought the views of the Metropolitan Police Chief Scientific Officer on misconduct, making tough choices, and how artificial intelligence and live facial recognition might transform the nation’s largest police force.
Professor Lawrence Sherman

Prof Sherman: Precision stop and search ‘is not about under-policing or over-policing, but getting it just right’

Prof Sherman: Science and policing
SUBSCRIBE 18th September 2023

James Sweetland, Policing Insight

INTERVIEW: In the third part of our extended interview with Professor Lawrence Sherman, Policing Insight’s James Sweetland spoke with the Met’s Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) about the controversial topic of stop and search and the force’s new ‘precision’ approach to tackling violent crime on the streets of London.

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Professor Lawrence Sherman

Prof Sherman: ‘Who are the most important people to go after, and how much VAWG harm can we prevent?’

Prof Sherman: Science and policing
SUBSCRIBE 8th September 2023

James Sweetland, Policing Insight

INTERVIEW: In the second part of our extended interview series with Metropolitan Police Chief Scientific Officer Professor Lawrence Sherman, Policing Insight’s James Sweetland spoke to him about VAWG 100, the force’s innovative new approach to tackling high-harm offences against women and girls.
Professor Lawrence Sherman

Prof Sherman: ‘The number of smart, committed, dedicated people who want to work on science-led innovations is unequalled’

Prof Sherman: Science and policing
SUBSCRIBE 5th September 2023

James Sweetland, Policing Insight

INTERVIEW: Widely regarded as the founder of evidence-based policing, Professor Lawrence Sherman is one of the world’s most influential policing experts; in the first article in a four-part interview series, Policing Insight’s James Sweetland spoke with Professor Sherman about his innovative work as the Metropolitan Police’s first Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) tackling some of the biggest problems facing the force.
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