Police and the Microgeography of Crime: Scientific Evaluations on the Effectiveness of Hot Spots and Places

El informe señala que el énfasis de la vigilancia policial debería centrarse en unidades geográficas de análisis muy pequeñas, tales como segmentos de calles o pequeños grupos de manzanas. La delincuencia en un determinado lugar no es simplemente un sucedáneo de los efectos de zonas o comunidades más grandes; en realidad, la evidencia de la investigación básica sugiere que gran parte de las acciones de la delincuencia se producen en unidades geográficas muy pequeñas. Esta investigación se apoya en un sólido cuerpo de evidencia experimental sobre la efectividad de ejercer vigilancia sobre el lugar para reducir la incidencia de delitos y disturbios sin sencillamente desplazar la delincuencia a zonas vecinas. También, se sostiene que la percepción de la legitimidad de la policía debería ser parte fundamental de los programas de vigilancia de lugares.

Capitalizing On Patrol Intelligence: Practitioner Receptivity To Patrol-Driven Intelligence-Led Policing

Intelligence-led policing (ILP) approaches seek to utilize a variety of strategies capitalizing on intelligence and analysis to reduce, address, and prevent crime or harm. Often, the application of these strategies involves a top-down approach. An exception to this is the Phoenix Police Department’s patrol-driven Intelligence Officer Program (IOP). This article examines the extent to which personnel from the department are receptive to this specific patrol-driven ILP approach. More specifically, responses from surveys of patrol officers, intelligence officers, and their supervisors are used to explore the perceived value of the program to patrol activities and the patrol function more broadly. Results suggest that stakeholders seem to be enthusiastic about the IOP. Importantly, it is demonstrated that more familiarity and engagement with programs can encourage greater receptivity to policing innovations such as patrol-driven ILP programs. Potential avenues for research are also discussed

PROTOCOL: Street outreach conflict mediation programs for reducing violence

Abstract This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: This systematic review will synthesize the available evaluation research on the effectiveness of street outreach conflict mediation programs. The review seeks to answer the following primary question: Are street outreach worker strategies that use conflict mediation and/or violence interruption strategies effective at reducing violence? Assuming a sufficient number of eligible studies, this review will also address two additional questions: Are there certain program elements that render these strategies more or less effective? Are there certain conditions under which these strategies are more or less effective? As policymakers struggle to understand the policy options available to them for preventing and reducing violence, having clear answers to these three questions will help them make more informed decisions. The primary focus of this review is the effect of these strategies on violence. Nonetheless, when data are available we will collect information on secondary outcomes such as the cost‐effectiveness of these strategies and their impacts on perceptual or attitudinal measures such as fear, perceived safety, and violence‐related norms