(RAND Corporation) Police commanders often make decisions largely ad-hoc, based on whatever they hear about. A new study about a Chicago program finds that district-level police crime centers that use technology such as remote cameras and analytic tools to aid commanders creates decision making that is more data-driven and helps to reduce crime.

Original source: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/rc-drc120219.php