Multi-Faceted Enforcement and Prevention Program to Target Gun Violence and Other Violence
Axios
Policing
Problems addressed
Violent crimes
Armed violence
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

It is a multi-agency, multi-agency community policing prevention and enforcement program aimed at reducing firearms and other gun violence in high-crime areas.

It involves initiatives to increase arrests and convictions, improve the tracking of parole offenders and reduce the nuisance they cause, as well as physical enhancement, community outreach and community policing efforts.It is coordinated by a planning group. These initiatives were best implemented over a 6-9 month period in 2008.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed an overall decline from 18% to 19% in crime and from 28% to 32% in violent gun crime. When law enforcement efforts were more intense, overall violence decreased significantly. However, the results did not have a statistically significant effect beyond the first few weeks of program development [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Koper, C. S., Woods, D. J. & Isom, D. (2016). Evaluating a Police-Led Community Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence in St. Louis. Police Quarterly, 19(2), 115–149. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098611115608506

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