Police patrol is a complex process. While on patrol, police officers must balance many
intersecting responsibilities. Most notably, police must proactively patrol and prevent …

We systematically review the effectiveness of police presence. In doing so, we investigate
concepts of police presence and differences between reported effects. Using the Preferred …

The concentration of police resources in stable crime hotspots has proven effective in
reducing crime, but the extent to which police can disrupt dynamically changing crime …

Evidence-based policing is a method of making decisions about “what works” in policing:
which practices and strategies accomplish police missions most cost-effectively. In contrast …

In this article, we join three distinct literatures on crime control—the deterrence literature, the
policing literature as it relates to crime control, and the environmental and opportunity …

Many criminologists doubt that the dosage of uniformed police patrol causes any
measurable difference in crime. This article reports a one-year randomized trial in …

What is intelligence-led policing? Who came up with the idea? Where did it come from? How
does it relate to other policing paradigms? What distinguishes an intelligence-led approach …

Criminologists and crime prevention practitioners are increasingly aware of the importance
of places of crime. A place is a very small area, usually a street corner, address, building, or …

After reviewing the evidence regarding the general effectiveness of hot spots policing (what
we know), we focus on areas where new knowledge must be developed (what we need to …

Over the past decade, problem‐oriented policing has become a central strategy for policing.
In a number of studies, problem‐oriented policing has been found to be effective in reducing …