scholarly journals Effects of Hot Spots Policing on Crime

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony A. Braga
Keyword(s):  
Hot Spots ◽  
Hot Spots Policing

scholarly journals Hot Spots Policing in a High Crime Environment: An Experimental Evaluation in Medellín

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Collazos ◽  
Eduardo Garcia ◽  
Daniel Mejia ◽  
Daniel Ortega ◽  
Santiago Tobon
Keyword(s):  
Hot Spots ◽  
Experimental Evaluation ◽  
Hot Spots Policing ◽  
High Crime

Hot Spots Policing

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Cody W. Telep ◽  
David Weisburd
Keyword(s):  
Hot Spots ◽  
Hot Spots Policing

Crime Hot Spots

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Weisburd ◽  
Sean Wire
Keyword(s):  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Routine Activity Theory ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Routine Activity ◽  
Crime Concentration ◽  
Hot Spots Policing ◽  
Crime Hot Spots ◽  
Criminology Of Place ◽  
Traditional Paradigm

Hot spots of crime, and the criminology of place more generally, deviate from the traditional paradigm of criminology, in which the primary assumption and goal is to explain who is likely to commit crime and their motivations, and to explore interventions aimed at reducing individual criminality. Alternatively, crime hot spots account for the “where” of crime, specifically referring to the concentration of crime in small geographic areas. The criminology of place demands a rethinking in regard to how we understand the crime problem and offers alternate ways to predict, explain, and prevent crime. While place, as large geographic units, has been important since the inception of criminology as a discipline, research examining crime concentrations at a micro-geographic level has only recently begun to be developed. This approach has been facilitated by improvements to data availability, technology, and the understanding of crime as a function of the environment. The new crime and place paradigm is rooted in the past three decades of criminological research centered on routine activity theory, crime concentrations, and hot spots policing. The focus on crime hot spots has led to several core empirical findings. First, crime is meaningfully concentrated, such that a large proportion of crime events occur at relatively few places within larger geographies like cities. This may be termed the law of crime concentration at places (see Weisburd, 2015). Additionally, most hot spots of crime are stable over time, and thus present promising opportunities for crime prevention. Crime hot spots vary within higher geographic units, suggesting both that there is a loss of information at higher levels of aggregation and that there are clear “micro communities” within the larger conceptualization of a neighborhood. Finally, crime at place is predictable, which is important for being able to understand why crime is concentrated in one place and not another, as well as to develop crime prevention strategies. These empirical characteristics of crime hot spots have led to the development of successful police interventions to reduce crime. These interventions are generally termed hot spots policing.

Assessing the Practice of Hot Spots Policing

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher S. Koper
Keyword(s):  
Hot Spots ◽  
Hot Spots Policing

The Uses and Impacts of Mobile Computing Technology in Hot Spots Policing

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 587-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher S. Koper ◽  
Cynthia Lum ◽  
Julie Hibdon
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Computing ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Computing Technology ◽  
Hot Spots Policing
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