Request for study outcomes ref: "soft uniform" for detectives

[BehindBlueI's]

Have you tried looking in Google Scholar? Absent being able to get into an academic (online) library, it isn't a bad place to start.

I haven't, as I didn't even know that was a thing. I tried regular ol' vanilla Google, but will check that out tonight.

[Rex G]

Polos were briefly authorized during COVID but somebody effed it up for everyone by looking like a bag of smashed assholes in the media and the next day it was suits again.

Who needs a study, when your PD ran its own live experiment, which produced a valid result?

[Hambo]

Note I *do not care in the slightest* if the study shows improved outcomes or worsened outcomes or neutral outcomes. I am not attempting to push policy, solely to provide the information requested so I'm crowdsourcing my job.

I've never heard of a department researching a topic that usually comes down to "me boss, you not"; these cool guys wear it so we should too; someone spent significant time under the relevant chief's desk to get what they want; or we've worn this since 1890 and we will continue until hell freezes over.

Good luck, man, but I'd start working on your "there is no data" speech.