Tarah Hodgkinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3979212 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tarah Hodgkinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Hodgkinson |
| SIGNATURE | HODGKINSON T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8011-2576 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Churn at the top: Understanding predictors of turnover in police leadership in Canada
Police leadership in Canada is in flux. Police leaders appear to be turning over at an alarming rate, potentially jeopardising the stability of police services and raising questions about recruitment and retention by police service boards and commissions. In this study, we examine police chief tenure in 40 jurisdictions across Canada, 2000–2025. We investigate if the rate of police chief turnover is increasing and, if so, which factors contribute…
Steal that car: A spatial analysis of motor vehicle theft in New South Wales, Australia
This article seeks to better understand the increase in motor vehicle theft (MVT) in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, by answering three research questions: (i) what is the spatial distribution of MVT rates across Local Government Areas (LGAs) in NSW?, (ii) which factors predict MVT?; and (iii) do those factors play a more significant role in particular regions as compared to others? Using generalized least squares (ordinary least squares (with …
Credence for clearance rates: Modeling police clearance rates in Canadian municipalities
Clearance rates are one of the most common ways by which police performance is assessed. Next to crime rates, clearance rates are among the few metrics used to assess investigative success across jurisdictions. Low clearance rates are also often used, by police leaders and police services boards alike, to petition for additional staffing. However, the correlation between staffing levels and clearance rates has not been well studied in the Canadia…
Who is watching the watchers? A snapshot of Canadian police services board member capacity
Recurring high‐profile incidents of police misconduct in Canada have led to claims that Police Services Boards (PSBs) are often ineffective in carrying out their governance responsibilities and require significant reform. Incidents such as the Freedom Convoy occupation in Ottawa demonstrate the consequences that can arise when police oversight fails to meet expectations. Although concerns about police oversight are not new, PSBs continue to suffe…
Back to school days: Crime seasonality in a campus-dominated community
The governance gap: Examining the capacity of police service boards to hold police services accountable in Canada
In the wake of the Defund the Police and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movements, police accountability and legitimacy are commanding a significant amount of attention. Importantly, questions are being raised about how to effectively govern and manage policing especially with respect to police violence and misconduct. While much of this discussion has focused on the actions of the police, there has been little research examining the civilian bodie…
To tent and protect: Homeless encampments as “protective facilities”
Post COVID-19, visible homelessness in the form of encampments has grown in cities across North America. Often these encampments are stereotyped as posing health and safety risks. In response to public outcry, many of these encampments have been forcefully removed by city employees and police. However, it is unclear if encampments are criminogenic or simply create that perception. In this study, we use encampment data collected by the City of Bra…
And you know, we’re on each other’s team: Lessons from an in-depth analysis of researcher–practitioner partnerships in criminal justice research
Researcher–practitioner partnerships (RPPs) bring together multiple perspectives to create more holistic, contextually grounded, and arguably better criminal justice solutions. However, a better understanding of how these partnerships operate and what contributes to success is needed, particularly for new and emerging scholars who may be inexperienced in creating and sustaining RPPs. Previous research has explored the process of creating RPPs, bu…
Preventing Crime at Places: The Importance of Recognizing That Places Exist Within a Broader Social Context
Reducing crime opportunities at places is a successful strategy to reduce actual crime. This conceptual article examines how reducing crime at places is also an opportunity to have greater social impact and improve social justice, particularly when crime displacement may occur, through the recognition that no place exists in a vacuum. We discuss opportunity reduction in its traditional form, but also in a broader context that considers a fuller e…
Less than idyllic: Crime specialization in rural and remote Queensland, Australia
Crime down in the Paris of the prairies: Spatial effects of Covid-19 and crime during lockdown in Saskatoon, Canada
It's been a long time running: New understandings of crime severity and specialization in Canada's longest running crime capital, North Battleford
Until last year, North Battleford, Saskatchewan has held the title for the “crime capital of Canada” with the highest crime severity index in the country. While the crime severity index is considered a better measure of crime seriousness compared to crime rates, it is still largely influenced by population size. As a result, the small municipality of North Battleford, with a population of approximately 14,000 people, may be inappropriately labell…
Using organizational performance assessment to improve service to the community
In this paper, we present the results of a case study of an innovative organizational performance assessment approach implemented within a specialty unit of a large Canadian police service. The CIV Tool (Capability, Importance and Value) was used in the case study to identify opportunities for enhancing the unit’s performance. The CIV Tool is based on an action research methodology that focuses attention on police roles and the value these provid…
The Impact of the “Not Now, Not Ever” Recommendations on Police-Reported Domestic Violence in Queensland, Australia
In 2014, a taskforce was assembled to address increasing rates of domestic violence in Queensland, Australia. The Not Now, Not Ever report outlines a strategy to address domestic violence through 121 recommendations. This plan for reform resulted in a series of changes, particularly for agencies such as the Queensland Police Service (QPS). This study examines the impact of the recommendations on police-recorded domestic violence incidents in the …
Show me a man or a woman alone and I'll show you a saint: Changes in the frequency of criminal incidents during the Covid-19 pandemic
We find support for changes in the frequency of particular crime types during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is important for criminal justice and social service practitioners when operating within an extraordinary event
The Diffusion of Detriment: Tracking Displacement Using a City-Wide Mixed Methods Approach
Crime reduction strategies are often faced with the criticism of crime displacement. Conversely, criminologists find that reductions in crime in one area have a ‘diffusion of benefits’ to surrounding areas. However, these findings are limited due to a lack of extensive longitudinal data and qualitative data that provide context. We examine a natural experiment in displacement: the removal of a convergence setting in which calls for service immedi…
Changing spatial patterns of residential burglary and the crime drop: The need for spatial data signatures
Staying out that public housing”: Examining the role of security measures in public housing design
The decline and locational shift of automotive theft: A local level analysis
Investigate the changes in the spatial patterns of auto theft in Vancouver, British Columbia during a time of a significant crime drop. Geo-referenced auto theft data, 2003 and 2013, is analyzed considering crime concentrations at the street segment level, kernel density estimation, and a nonparametric spatial point pattern test that identifies the similarity in spatial point patterns. Auto theft in Vancouver has dropped significantly, but does n…
Student Academic Dishonesty: The Potential for Situational Prevention
Approximately one-half to three-quarters of university students commit some form of cheating, plagiarism, or collusion. Typical university responses are policy statements containing definitions plus punishment procedures. This paper collates a portfolio of strategies and tactics that seek to design-out, deter, and discourage academic misconduct. It finds many routine tactics exist, from silence and the use of large halls for major exams, to restr…
Is there a role for potential supervised injection facilities in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Supervised injection facilities (SIFs) are medical facilities where injection drug users can inject their illicit drugs under the supervision of nurses and doctors. Currently, there is only one legal SIF in operation in North America and it has been operating in Vancouver, British Columbia for over a decade. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the current facility needs to be expanded to other locations in British Columbia, Canada. …
Show me a man or a woman alone and I'll show you a saint: Changes in the frequency of criminal incidents during the Covid-19 pandemic
We find support for changes in the frequency of particular crime types during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is important for criminal justice and social service practitioners when operating within an extraordinary event
The decline and locational shift of automotive theft: A local level analysis
Investigate the changes in the spatial patterns of auto theft in Vancouver, British Columbia during a time of a significant crime drop. Geo-referenced auto theft data, 2003 and 2013, is analyzed considering crime concentrations at the street segment level, kernel density estimation, and a nonparametric spatial point pattern test that identifies the similarity in spatial point patterns. Auto theft in Vancouver has dropped significantly, but does n…
Changing spatial patterns of residential burglary and the crime drop: The need for spatial data signatures
Staying out that public housing”: Examining the role of security measures in public housing design
Preventing Crime at Places: The Importance of Recognizing That Places Exist Within a Broader Social Context
Reducing crime opportunities at places is a successful strategy to reduce actual crime. This conceptual article examines how reducing crime at places is also an opportunity to have greater social impact and improve social justice, particularly when crime displacement may occur, through the recognition that no place exists in a vacuum. We discuss opportunity reduction in its traditional form, but also in a broader context that considers a fuller e…
Less than idyllic: Crime specialization in rural and remote Queensland, Australia
It's been a long time running: New understandings of crime severity and specialization in Canada's longest running crime capital, North Battleford
Until last year, North Battleford, Saskatchewan has held the title for the “crime capital of Canada” with the highest crime severity index in the country. While the crime severity index is considered a better measure of crime seriousness compared to crime rates, it is still largely influenced by population size. As a result, the small municipality of North Battleford, with a population of approximately 14,000 people, may be inappropriately labell…
The Diffusion of Detriment: Tracking Displacement Using a City-Wide Mixed Methods Approach
Crime reduction strategies are often faced with the criticism of crime displacement. Conversely, criminologists find that reductions in crime in one area have a ‘diffusion of benefits’ to surrounding areas. However, these findings are limited due to a lack of extensive longitudinal data and qualitative data that provide context. We examine a natural experiment in displacement: the removal of a convergence setting in which calls for service immedi…
Back to school days: Crime seasonality in a campus-dominated community
Crime down in the Paris of the prairies: Spatial effects of Covid-19 and crime during lockdown in Saskatoon, Canada
Is there a role for potential supervised injection facilities in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Supervised injection facilities (SIFs) are medical facilities where injection drug users can inject their illicit drugs under the supervision of nurses and doctors. Currently, there is only one legal SIF in operation in North America and it has been operating in Vancouver, British Columbia for over a decade. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the current facility needs to be expanded to other locations in British Columbia, Canada. …
Student Academic Dishonesty: The Potential for Situational Prevention
Approximately one-half to three-quarters of university students commit some form of cheating, plagiarism, or collusion. Typical university responses are policy statements containing definitions plus punishment procedures. This paper collates a portfolio of strategies and tactics that seek to design-out, deter, and discourage academic misconduct. It finds many routine tactics exist, from silence and the use of large halls for major exams, to restr…
Is there a role for potential supervised injection facilities in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Supervised injection facilities (SIFs) are medical facilities where injection drug users can inject their illicit drugs under the supervision of nurses and doctors. Currently, there is only one legal SIF in operation in North America and it has been operating in Vancouver, British Columbia for over a decade. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the current facility needs to be expanded to other locations in British Columbia, Canada. …
The decline and locational shift of automotive theft: A local level analysis
Investigate the changes in the spatial patterns of auto theft in Vancouver, British Columbia during a time of a significant crime drop. Geo-referenced auto theft data, 2003 and 2013, is analyzed considering crime concentrations at the street segment level, kernel density estimation, and a nonparametric spatial point pattern test that identifies the similarity in spatial point patterns. Auto theft in Vancouver has dropped significantly, but does n…
Staying out that public housing”: Examining the role of security measures in public housing design
Changing spatial patterns of residential burglary and the crime drop: The need for spatial data signatures
Show me a man or a woman alone and I'll show you a saint: Changes in the frequency of criminal incidents during the Covid-19 pandemic
We find support for changes in the frequency of particular crime types during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is important for criminal justice and social service practitioners when operating within an extraordinary event
The Diffusion of Detriment: Tracking Displacement Using a City-Wide Mixed Methods Approach
Crime reduction strategies are often faced with the criticism of crime displacement. Conversely, criminologists find that reductions in crime in one area have a ‘diffusion of benefits’ to surrounding areas. However, these findings are limited due to a lack of extensive longitudinal data and qualitative data that provide context. We examine a natural experiment in displacement: the removal of a convergence setting in which calls for service immedi…
Using organizational performance assessment to improve service to the community
In this paper, we present the results of a case study of an innovative organizational performance assessment approach implemented within a specialty unit of a large Canadian police service. The CIV Tool (Capability, Importance and Value) was used in the case study to identify opportunities for enhancing the unit’s performance. The CIV Tool is based on an action research methodology that focuses attention on police roles and the value these provid…
The Impact of the “Not Now, Not Ever” Recommendations on Police-Reported Domestic Violence in Queensland, Australia
In 2014, a taskforce was assembled to address increasing rates of domestic violence in Queensland, Australia. The Not Now, Not Ever report outlines a strategy to address domestic violence through 121 recommendations. This plan for reform resulted in a series of changes, particularly for agencies such as the Queensland Police Service (QPS). This study examines the impact of the recommendations on police-recorded domestic violence incidents in the …
Crime down in the Paris of the prairies: Spatial effects of Covid-19 and crime during lockdown in Saskatoon, Canada
It's been a long time running: New understandings of crime severity and specialization in Canada's longest running crime capital, North Battleford
Until last year, North Battleford, Saskatchewan has held the title for the “crime capital of Canada” with the highest crime severity index in the country. While the crime severity index is considered a better measure of crime seriousness compared to crime rates, it is still largely influenced by population size. As a result, the small municipality of North Battleford, with a population of approximately 14,000 people, may be inappropriately labell…
Less than idyllic: Crime specialization in rural and remote Queensland, Australia
The governance gap: Examining the capacity of police service boards to hold police services accountable in Canada
In the wake of the Defund the Police and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movements, police accountability and legitimacy are commanding a significant amount of attention. Importantly, questions are being raised about how to effectively govern and manage policing especially with respect to police violence and misconduct. While much of this discussion has focused on the actions of the police, there has been little research examining the civilian bodie…
To tent and protect: Homeless encampments as “protective facilities”
Post COVID-19, visible homelessness in the form of encampments has grown in cities across North America. Often these encampments are stereotyped as posing health and safety risks. In response to public outcry, many of these encampments have been forcefully removed by city employees and police. However, it is unclear if encampments are criminogenic or simply create that perception. In this study, we use encampment data collected by the City of Bra…
And you know, we’re on each other’s team: Lessons from an in-depth analysis of researcher–practitioner partnerships in criminal justice research
Researcher–practitioner partnerships (RPPs) bring together multiple perspectives to create more holistic, contextually grounded, and arguably better criminal justice solutions. However, a better understanding of how these partnerships operate and what contributes to success is needed, particularly for new and emerging scholars who may be inexperienced in creating and sustaining RPPs. Previous research has explored the process of creating RPPs, bu…
Preventing Crime at Places: The Importance of Recognizing That Places Exist Within a Broader Social Context
Reducing crime opportunities at places is a successful strategy to reduce actual crime. This conceptual article examines how reducing crime at places is also an opportunity to have greater social impact and improve social justice, particularly when crime displacement may occur, through the recognition that no place exists in a vacuum. We discuss opportunity reduction in its traditional form, but also in a broader context that considers a fuller e…
Credence for clearance rates: Modeling police clearance rates in Canadian municipalities
Clearance rates are one of the most common ways by which police performance is assessed. Next to crime rates, clearance rates are among the few metrics used to assess investigative success across jurisdictions. Low clearance rates are also often used, by police leaders and police services boards alike, to petition for additional staffing. However, the correlation between staffing levels and clearance rates has not been well studied in the Canadia…
Who is watching the watchers? A snapshot of Canadian police services board member capacity
Recurring high‐profile incidents of police misconduct in Canada have led to claims that Police Services Boards (PSBs) are often ineffective in carrying out their governance responsibilities and require significant reform. Incidents such as the Freedom Convoy occupation in Ottawa demonstrate the consequences that can arise when police oversight fails to meet expectations. Although concerns about police oversight are not new, PSBs continue to suffe…
Back to school days: Crime seasonality in a campus-dominated community
Churn at the top: Understanding predictors of turnover in police leadership in Canada
Police leadership in Canada is in flux. Police leaders appear to be turning over at an alarming rate, potentially jeopardising the stability of police services and raising questions about recruitment and retention by police service boards and commissions. In this study, we examine police chief tenure in 40 jurisdictions across Canada, 2000–2025. We investigate if the rate of police chief turnover is increasing and, if so, which factors contribute…
Steal that car: A spatial analysis of motor vehicle theft in New South Wales, Australia
This article seeks to better understand the increase in motor vehicle theft (MVT) in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, by answering three research questions: (i) what is the spatial distribution of MVT rates across Local Government Areas (LGAs) in NSW?, (ii) which factors predict MVT?; and (iii) do those factors play a more significant role in particular regions as compared to others? Using generalized least squares (ordinary least squares (with …
Crime Patterns and Interventions (13 works) · Criminology (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Geography (9 works) · Law (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Medicine (6 works)