This is The Art of Explaining Crime, an independent newsletter that helps you think and write about crime.
Hello from Southwestern Ontario, where we’re expecting cold and more cold over the next few days.
In case you missed any of this week’s posts, which I refer to collectively as “Episode 2”, I’ve collected links here.
This week’s free Five Studies About tip sheets included:
How useful are images from body-worn cameras as evidence? Research on officer interpretations suggests caution. (Five Studies About: Body-Worn Cameras)
Why frontline implementers for a data project studying gender-based violence decided to collect LESS data than they were supposed to (Five Studies About: Gender)
This week’s paid Crime Research Update tip sheets included the following posts. Please remember that each update includes a carefully selected study before the paywall that the post’s headline highlights.
How race, criminality, and other factors influence people’s views on drug sentencing
What the memoirs of former IRA members add to the “criminology of war”
How prosecutorial misconduct plays into public trust in evidence for murder exonerations
Oh, and did you miss Episode 1? I’ve got you covered:
And that about sums up Season 2, Episode 2. Thank you for reading! See you next week.