This is a program that seeks to develop strategies to combat street drug distribution and associated disorder problems, as well as to encourage the use of geographic data in crime analysis. The goal is to reduce drug-related activity in hot spots identified through computer mapping of police records, narcotics-related emergency service calls, and local police information.
The intervention consisted of three phases:
1) Planning: identification of hot spots and definition of the officer responsible for the area;
2) Enforcement: officers acted to suppress and shut down local illicit drug markets;
3) Maintenance: the agents in charge maintained the progress made, alerting the police to intensify surveillance and coordinating foot patrols at large locations.