Research indicates that focused deterrence interventions are associated with violence
reductions, although levels of success vary across sites. It is unknown if these strategies can …

This Element examines an increasingly important community crime prevention strategy-
focused deterrence. This strategy seeks to change offender behavior by understanding …

This empirical study is an exploration of the influence methods, fear appeals, and urgency
cues applied by phishers to trick or coerce users to follow instructions presented in …

Research Summary The use of focused deterrence to reduce lethal violence driven by
gangs and groups of chronic offenders has continued to expand since the initial Boston …

Celerity—meaning the swiftness of punishment—is arguably the most overlooked element of
deterrence theory. Scholars often neglect discussing it, at least in part, because of the …

" Terrorism prevention--superseding the programs and activities previously known as
Countering Violent Extremism (CVE)--policies seek to broaden the options available to …

Abstract Research Summary The evaluation literature suggests that focused deterrence
strategies are effective in reducing gun violence. However, focused deterrence is notoriously …

Focused deterrence programs, which concentrate community and police resources on small
groups of high-risk offenders, have been identified in a number of cities as an effective …

This chapter compares and contrasts two focused deterrence pulling levers strategies in two
cities, 4000 miles apart: London, England, and St. Paul, Minnesota. Based on qualitative …

Purpose Target prioritization is routinely done among law enforcement agencies, but the
criteria to establish which targets will lead to the most crime reduction are neither systematic …