Aggressive Policing Focused on Disorder and Serious Crime
Axios
Problems addressed
Effectiveness

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No Effect

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Life periods served
Where the program was applied
Country of application
Description

This is a police strategy focused on public nuisance and serious crimes. The objective is to reduce disorderly nighttime gatherings and consumption of alcoholic beverages in public spaces.
Six police officers in civilian clothes were assigned to the designated area with the instruction to make arrests and issue fines for consuming alcoholic beverages on the street. In addition, police vehicles were sent to various corners of the residential blocks to disperse uncontrolled concentrations.
The police officers in those vehicles did not turn on their emergency lights and did not take any specific action. The intervention lasted one month.

Impact evaluations

A time series analysis revealed that the intervention did not have a statistically significant impact on serious crime in any of the areas examined. The authors suggest two possible explanations for the results: the dosage was not high enough or the intervention was too short to have a substantive impact [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Novak, K. J., Hartman, J. L., Holsinger, A. M. y Turner, M. G. (1999). The effects of aggressive policing of disorder on serious crime. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 22(2), 171–194. https://doi.org/10.1108/13639519910271229