Policing tactics that are proactive, focused on small places or groups of people in small
places, and tailor specific solutions to problems using careful analysis of local conditions …

Objectives To determine whether crime-reduction effects of increased police patrols in hot
spots are dependent on the “hard” threat of immediate physical arrest, or whether “soft” …

This chapter reviews the evidence-base for police patrol practices and argues that patrol in
micro-level hotspots is an evidence-based policing policy. We note, however, that agencies …

Our understanding of causality and effect size in randomized field experiments is challenged
by variations in levels of baseline treatment dosage in control groups across experiments …

Although the science behind hot spot policing is robust and grounded in theory,
implementation issues prevent it from becoming commonplace in everyday policing. The …

Abstract Chicago's Safe Passage program attempts to ensure the safety of student traveling
to and from schools by placing civilian guards along specified routes. The program was …

" Risk-based policing is the latest advancement in the long history of policing innovations,
where research and planning have combined to manage crime risks, prevent crime, and …

For nearly forty years, policymakers within law enforcement, commercially motivated interest
groups, and scholars have made the case for an augmented implementation of technology …

Objective: Examine the place-based correlates of robbery activity displaced by a foot-patrol
intervention in Newark, NJ. We use constructs from Crime Pattern and Social …

Objectives This research evaluates the impact of an implementation of a place-based police-
directed patrol intervention—originally based on the Data Driven Approaches to Crime and …