Hot Spots Policing (Jacksonville, FL)
Axios
Policing
Problems addressed
Crime and delinquency (multiple types)
Effectiveness

No Effect

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No Effect

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Life periods served
People of all ages
Where the program was applied
Community (streets or community centers)
Country of application
United States
Description

This is a problem-oriented policing and targeted patrolling program to reduce crime in areas with high crime rates by reorienting police resources based on geographic data.
Problem-oriented policing involves the articulation of police teams to solve tracked community problems, applying situational crime prevention strategies and making arrests and detentions in high-crime locations. Problem-oriented patrolling consists of preventing crime by “saturating” high-crime areas with a strong police presence in long-term patrols.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation revealed that while the program contributed to a statistically significant reduction in reports of non-domestic violence at the hot spots that received the intervention, there was no statistically significant effect on reports of any type of violence or property crime [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Taylor, B., Koper, C. S. y Woods, D. J. (2011). A randomized controlled trial of different policing strategies at hot spots of violent crime. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 7(2), 149–181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-010-9120-6

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