Watch the replay of the first-ever live webinar on the Crime Harm Index.

 
 

 

You can now watch the replay of this webinar.

The slides can be viewed here.

 
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Why crime counts are misleading

Understanding and the ability to utilise the difference between crime count and crime harm is essential.

Who is more threatening to a community: an offender who has committed 12 shoplifting offences, or an offender who has committed 2 rapes?

According to crime counts, the shoplifter is 6 times more prolific, and crime statistics are severely skewed by this faulty system of quantification. More and more police agencies are starting to understand that we need to determine and reduce crime harm, rather than just crime count.

Professor Sherman has been a pioneer of this work and together with colleagues developed the Cambridge Crime Harm Index.

In this free webinar, you will learn what the CHI is, how it differs from a traditional crime count, and how it is used. Use the form on this page to book your place.

The Crime Harm Index is covered in great detail in both the Analysts’ course as well as the Leaders’ course.