This is a hot spot policing approach centered on the “broken windows” strategy conducted in three California cities. It aims to reduce the sense of insecurity and fear of crime, as well as to increase the perception of police effectiveness among neighbors.
The intervention involves reallocating police resources to small areas with high crime rates to reduce neighborhood disorder and crime. The approach is applied to 55 blocks that receive an additional three hours of police attention per week on top of the normal level of policing.
Officers receive one day of deployment training and are instructed to choose warnings and cautions over formal sanctions in cases of first-time minor offenses, while arrest is suggested in cases of repeat and serious offenses.