# Event-Centered Policing **Event-centered policing** begins predominantly from a completed or attempted event. Investigators collect evidence, reconstruct causes and sequences, identify responsible actors, and support adjudication. The term provides a temporal contrast with [[wiki/State-Centered Policing|State-Centered Policing]]. Real institutions combine both orientations rather than occupying only one. ## Relationships - **contrasted with:** [[wiki/State-Centered Policing|State-Centered Policing]]. - **transition toward:** [[wiki/Predictive Policing|Predictive Policing]] and [[wiki/Probabilistic Precrime|Probabilistic Precrime]]. - **collection route:** [[wiki/Counterterrorism Collection - Predictive Policing and Probabilistic Precrime|Predictive Policing and Probabilistic Precrime]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [RAND — Predictive Policing: The Role of Crime Forecasting in Law Enforcement Operations, 2013](https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR200/RR233/RAND_RR233.pdf) **As of:** 2026-09-23