Does police outreach cut crime? Efforts in six nations give a bleak answer

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 02 December 2021

Police officers in the Philippines took part in the study on the impact of community-policing efforts. Credit: Evidence in Governance and Politics

Involving the public in crime-fighting efforts does not always improve trust in the police or reduce the crime rates, at least in the global south1. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-03580-6
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03580-6