Program Profile: Operation Ceasefire: Hollenbeck Initiative

This was a policing initiative that targeted specific gangs through aggressive enforcement and problem-oriented policing.

Evidence Rating: Promising | One study

Date:

This was a policing initiative that targeted specific gangs in the Hollenbeck area of Los Angeles, California, through aggressive enforcement and problem-oriented policing. The program is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant reduction in overall violent crimes in targeted blocks, compared with matched comparison blocks. However, there was no statistically significant effect on gang crimes or gun crimes.

A Promising rating implies that implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s).

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic

Geography: Urban

Setting (Delivery): Other Community Setting, High Crime Neighborhoods/Hot Spots

Program Type: Community-Oriented Policing, Community Awareness/Mobilization, Crisis Intervention/Response, Gang Prevention/Intervention, Specific deterrence, Violence Prevention

Targeted Population: Children Exposed to Violence, Gang Members, Serious/Violent Offender

Current Program Status: Not Active

Researcher:
Greg Ridgeway
Director
Safety and Justice Program, ISE, RAND Corporation

1776 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90407
United States

Phone: 310.393.0411
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George Tita
Associate Professor
Criminology, Law and Society Planning, Policy and Design University of California, Irvine

2307 Social Ecology II
CA 92697-7080
United States

Phone: 949.824.4927
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