Define smart policing and discuss the reasons why the smart policing initiative was created in 2009.

What will be an ideal response?


The idea behind smart policing is to have police departments and criminal justice researchers form partnerships and work together to identify solutions to local crime problems. The U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance made funding available to police agencies to create partnerships with college or university-affiliated researchers. Smart policing initiative (SPI) funding provides incentive for police and researchers to come together and form partnerships, and for police departments to use research findings when making decisions about policy and strategies. SPI research partnerships are intended to improve the quality of research conducted on crime issues.

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What will be an ideal response?

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