This is a combined intervention of two policing strategies in residential areas with high crime rates: problem-solving approach and selective patrolling. The objective is to improve civilian perceptions of policing and to encourage fair policing.
The problem-solving approach consists of four components:
1) Problem identification and selection;
2) Problem analysis and understanding;
3) Problem-oriented intervention; and
4) Problem impact assessment.
Police officers should develop intervention strategies in collaboration with community stakeholders and conduct activities such as home visits, questionnaires, observation of high-violence areas (in person or through video surveillance), and interviews with merchants and residents.
Selective patrolling, on the other hand, consists of increasing the hours assigned to areas considered dangerous during peak crime periods. Officers are instructed to be visible during patrols and to record all interactions and activities, such as foot patrols, reporting, and interaction with local residents.