b'tocalculatethecrimeharmthatcapturingthecomplexitiesofpublicSamantha Scott is a Tactical occurs within the year that it occurredsafety and community well-being. ByOperations Crime Analyst at the rather than what year it was reported,shifting our focus from mere volumeBarrie Police Services Evidence-inthosesituationswhentheyaretotheadditionalconsiderationofBased Research and Innovation Unit, not one and the same. Recording ofafocusedapproach,wecanbetterwhere she has significantly contrib-historicaloffencesintheyeartheyunderstandthenuancesofcrimeuted to enhancing evidence-based are reported distorts the crime harmanditsimpactsonindividualsandpolicing practices. She can be in the year reported and underreportscommunities.ThePolice-Reportedreached at sscott@barriepolice.ca.theharmintheyearitoccurred.Crime Severity Index (PRCSI) provides (Sherman et al., 2020) amoremeaningfulframeworkthat Additionally, we acknowledge thatrecognizes the differing severities of harmiscomplex,andallcriminaloffences, and the resources needed to offences can cause varying degrees ofaddressthem.Bycategorizingharm harm. While its impossible to captureintocommunity-reported,proactive everynuanceof victimexperiences,and commercial harm, we can allocateReferences this approach is an improvement overBabyak, C., Alavi, A., Collins, K., Halladay, relyingsolelyoncrimevolume.Forresources more effectively, fostering aA., & Tapper, D. (2009). The methodology proactive police response that priori- of the police-reported crime severity index. example, the theft of a family heirloomtizes genuine public safety concerns. Ottawa: Statistics Canada.and the theft of a lawnmower maySherman, L., Neyroud, P. W., & Neyroud, E.(2016). The Cambridge crime harm index: both be recorded as a single crime,Measuring total harm from crime based on yettheirimpactsdiffersignificantly.sentencing guidelines. Policing: A Journal of The PRCSI, while imperfect, serves asMadison Charman works as anPolicy and Practice, 10(3), 171-183.Organizational Researcher at theSherman, L. W., & Cambridge Universitya valuable tool for law enforcement,Barrie Police Service. With a BA, MAassociates. (2020). How to count crime: offering critical insights into our crimethe Cambridge harm index consensus. landscapes. When interpreted in con- and PhD (in progress) in criminology,Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based she blends her academic expertisePolicing, 4(1), 1-14.text,itenhancesourunderstandingWallace, M. (2009). Measuring crime inofthereal-worldimpactsofcrimewith a firsthand understanding ofCanada: Introducing the crime severity index police operations. Madison hasand improvements to the Uniform Crime in Canada. Reporting Survey. ProQuest.been working with the Barrie PoliceWeinborn, C., Ariel, B., Sherman, L. W., &CONCLUSION Service in applied research sinceODwyer, E. (2017). Hotspots vs. harmspots: Shifting the focus from counts to harm Thetraditionalmetricsofcrime2020. She can be reached at in the criminology of place. Applied measurement in Canada fall short ofmcharman@barriepolice.ca. Geography, 86, 226-244.MARKETPLACEThe LARGEST Independent Enterprise Drone Dealer in the CountryDRONES SUITABLE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONShttps://drdrone.ca/pages/dji- Thermal imaging/ Zoom Capabilitymini-4-pro Operating temperature range of -20 C to 50 C Develop professionally with Continuing Education at George Dust and waterBrown College. Complete programs at your own pace resistance ratingto earn credentials. Learn on a course-by-course basis. of IP55 Benefit from a mix of online, on-campus and hybrid courses TOP SPEED of in Emergency Management, Incident Management, 82.8 km/h Security, Intelligence and Counterterrorism. We also offer Emergency Management Ontario (EMO) certified courses.FLIGHT TIME ofup to 41 minutes For more info, contact:Can withstandMelo K. at 416-415-5000, ext. 6651, or kmelo@georgebrown.ca winds of up to54 km/h. Register now at coned.georgebrown.ca/emergency The Official Publication of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police21'