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Barak Ariel

Researcher at University of Cambridge

Publications -  98
Citations -  3323

Barak Ariel is an academic researcher from University of Cambridge. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Harm. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 86 publications receiving 2624 citations. Previous affiliations of Barak Ariel include University of Electronic Science and Technology of China & Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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The Deterrence Spectrum: Explaining Why Police Body-Worn Cameras ‘Work’ or ‘Backfire’ in Aggressive Police–Public Encounters

TL;DR: Ariel et al. as discussed by the authors showed that the deterrent effect of BWCs is a function of discretion, whereby strong discretion is inversely linked to a weak deterrent effect that consequently leads to more use of force.
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An Integrated Theory of Hot Spots Patrol Strategy: Implementing Prevention by Scaling Up and Feeding Back

TL;DR: In late 2013, Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) conducted the first randomized experiment ever to test a hot spots patrol strategy (HSPS) across large areas, as distinct from testing extra...
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Leading an Experiment in Police Body-Worn Video Cameras:

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a case study of the implementation of a randomized controlled trial of the use of body-worn video (Body-worn videos) in the police force.
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Predictable Policing: Measuring the Crime Control Benefits of Hotspots Policing at Bus Stops

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present contradictory evidence of a backfiring effect of hotspots policing and show that it backfires when offenders can systematically and accurately predict the temporal and spatial pattern of long-term targeting at a single location.