Community Policing
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Effective | Implementing the program is likely to result in the intended outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. | |
Promising | Implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s) | On average, there is some evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. | |
No Effects | Implementing the program is unlikely to result in the intended outcome(s) and may result in a negative outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will not achieve the intended outcome or may result in a negative outcome. |
Programs
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Program Profile: Risk-Based Policing Initiative (Kansas City, Missouri) |
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Situational crime prevention, Violent crime, Community policing, Policing strategies, Law enforcement | This program was a place-based crime policing initiative implemented for 1 year to reduce violent crime. Risk-based policing initiatives promote data-informed decisions based on a process of defining the problem, gathering information, and analyzing data. The program is rated Promising. The program resulted in a statistically significant reduction of 22.6 percent in violent crimes in the intervention areas, compared with the comparison areas. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Police Department Body-Worn Cameras |
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Sensors/Surveillance, Evidence, Community policing, Patrol, Use of force, Law enforcement, Traffic law enforcement, Traffic laws, Crime prevention, Law enforcement operations, Arrests, Equipment and technology | This program equips police with on-officer cameras to record their interactions with civilians. The program is rated No Effects. Camera use had no statistically significant effects on officers’ total number of proactive activities, specifically on the number of traffic stops or business checks, nor on arrests, citizen complaints, and use-of-force incidents. Officers with cameras conducted statistically significantly fewer subject stops, and statistically significantly more park and walks. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Detroit (Mich.) Ceasefire |
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Gang Crime, Gun violence, Databases, Problem-oriented policing, Crime prevention, Victimization, Gangs, Arrests, Victims of crime | This is a focused deterrence police strategy that was designed to reduce gang- and group-related violence in Detroit, Mich. The program is rated No Effects. There were no statistically significant differences found for weapons arrests or shooting victimizations for participants in two age groups (15–24 and 25–34). The program did show a statistically significant reduction in all arrests and violent arrests for individuals who attended the Detroit Ceasefire call-in meetings. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Hot Spots Policing in the London Underground (London, UK) |
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Patrol, Situational crime prevention, Policing strategies, Law enforcement, Law enforcement operations, Problem-oriented policing | This policing strategy was designed to deter crime on platforms in high-crime areas of the London Underground. The program is rated Promising. Platforms in the treatment areas had statistically significant reductions in calls for services and crime, relative to the control group, on patrol and nonpatrol days. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: New York City Police Department Body-Worn Cameras’ Effects on Civility and Lawfulness of Police–Citizen Encounters and Policing Activities |
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Sensors/Surveillance, Evidence, Community policing, Patrol, Law enforcement operations, Arrests, Equipment and technology | This program equips police with body cameras to record encounters with civilians. The program is rated No Effects. Camera use had no statistically significant effects on number of arrests, arrests with force, and summonses issued after 1 year. Officers wearing cameras had statistically significant reductions in complaints filed against them and made more stop reports. Camera use resulted in a statistically significantly reduced likelihood of lawful stops and frisks but fewer subjects searched. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Tulsa (Oklahoma) Community-Based Crime Reduction Initiative |
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Burglary, Assault, Community policing, Patrol, Environmental design, Problem-oriented policing, Policing strategies, Law enforcement | This is a police-driven, collaborative, place-based crime-reduction approach focused on a target neighborhood in Tulsa, Okla. The program is rated Promising. The initiative resulted in statistically significant reductions in total crime in both areas of the target neighborhood at the two post-intervention periods and a statistically significant reduction in burglary in one area. There were no statistically significant reductions in disorderly offenses and mixed results on the number of assaults. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Police Substation Within a Business Improvement District in Newark, New Jersey |
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Burglary, Motor vehicle theft, Assault, Robbery, Community policing, Patrol, Environmental design, Crime prevention, Property crime, Larceny/theft, Violent crime | This is a police substation operating within a business improvement district in Newark (N.J.) with the goal of reducing crime in the target area. The program is rated Promising. There were statistically significant reductions in burglary and motor vehicle theft in the treated area compared with a control area over the entire 6-year postintervention period. There were no statistically significant differences in robbery, aggravated assault, or theft from auto. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Police Body-Worn Cameras (Phoenix, Arizona) |
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Evidence, Sensors/Surveillance, Community policing, Crime prevention, Law enforcement, Law enforcement operations, Arrests, Equipment and technology | This program equips police with on-officer cameras to record contacts with civilians. The program is rated Promising. Body-worn camera use resulted in statistically significant decreases in citizen complaints, and there were mixed results regarding camera use on arrest rates. There were no statistically significant differences in citizen resistance. There was a statistically significant increase in use of force, and less proactive, officer-initiated contact. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Police Body-Worn Cameras for Intimate-Partner Violence Cases (Phoenix, Ariz.) |
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Evidence, Sensors/Surveillance, Community policing, Crime prevention, Prosecution, Courts, Sentencing, Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement, Arrests, Equipment and technology | This program equips police with on-officer cameras to record contacts with civilians during intimate-partner violence incidents. The program is rated Promising. Camera use was statistically significantly more likely to result in arrests, charges filed, cases furthered, and both guilty pleas and verdicts. There was no statistically significant difference in sentence length. However, there was a statistically significantly greater reduction in case processing time in cases not involving a camera. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Tact, Tactics, and Trust (T3) Training Program |
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Training, Community policing, Procedural justice, Arrests, Law enforcement | This is a police training to develop officers’ decision-making, de-escalation, empathy, rapport-building, and self-control skills to discourage use of force in interactions with citizens. The program is rated No Effects. There was a statistically significant increase in procedural justice priorities posttraining in the treatment group, compared with the control group, but there were no statistically significant effects on maintaining self-control, physical control priorities, or use of force. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Community-Oriented Policing in New Haven (Conn.) |
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Training, Community policing, Procedural justice | This is a brief policing intervention for improving public attitudes toward police, through positive nonenforcement police contact. The program is rated Promising. Compared with control residents, intervention household residents reported statistically significant improvements in attitudes toward police and more positive perceptions of police performance and legitimacy and greater willingness to cooperate with police. But there was no statistically significant effect on compliance with police. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Police-Led Community Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence (St. Louis, Missouri) |
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Gang Crime, Gun violence, Homicide, Problem-oriented policing, Crime prevention | This police-led program was designed to reduce gun crime and serious violence in the Wells Goodfellow neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri. The program is rated No Effects. The intervention did not have a statistically significant effect on gun violence or total violence trends in the target neighborhood compared with the average trends of seven matched comparison neighborhoods across the city. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Body-Worn Cameras (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department) |
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Community policing, Patrol, Sensors/Surveillance, Law enforcement operations, Arrests, Equipment and technology | The program is designed to reduce officer use-of-force incidents and citizen complaints by providing body-worn cameras to officers in the Las Vegas (Nevada) Metropolitan Police Department. The program is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant reduction in police use-of-force and citizen complaints, and a statistically significant increase in arrests and citations for officers who wore the BWCs, compared with non-BWC control group. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Proactive Soft Policing at Hot Spots (Peterborough, England) |
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Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Policing strategies, Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement | This is a focused policing strategy to reduce calls for service and crime in hot spots using increased foot patrols by civilian police community support officers. The program is rated No Effects. Hot spots that were assigned civilian proactive police community support officers did not experience statistically significant reductions in calls for service or crime. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Effect of Hot Spots Policing Strategies on Citizen-Officer Interactions (St. Louis, Missouri) |
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Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Policing strategies, Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement | This intervention used two hot spots policing strategies (problem solving and directed patrol) to improve citizens’ perceptions of police in St. Louis, Mo. The program is rated No Effects. Although residents in both treatment groups reported a statistically significant increase in cooperation with the police, the preponderance of evidence suggests that the intervention had no significant impact on citizens’ perceptions of procedural justice, police legitimacy, or police abuse. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Police Body-Worn Cameras (Birmingham South, UK) |
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Sensors/Surveillance, Community policing, Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement, Arrests, Equipment and technology | Police body-worn cameras are used to record police encounters with citizens during officers’ shifts in Birmingham South. Officers were instructed to begin recording as soon as they left their vehicles and to conclude recording once the situation was resolved. The program is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant reduction in officers’ use of force and citizen injury, but no statistically significant reduction in officer injury. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Body-Worn Cameras to Reduce Use of Force by and Against Police in Eight Police Departments in the U.K. and U.S. |
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Sensors/Surveillance, Community policing, Situational crime prevention, Law enforcement operations, Equipment and technology | This is a police body-worm camera intervention that has been implemented across eight police departments in the United States and United Kingdom. The program equips officers with continuously recording body-worn cameras to record police and citizen interactions. The program is rated No Effects. There was no significant effect on police use of force, and use of cameras was associated with a statistically significant increase in assaults against officers. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Milwaukee Safe Streets Prisoner Release Initiative (PRI) |
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Mental health, Prisons, Reentry, Employment initiatives, Inmate assistance programs | This program combines enhanced employment opportunities and wraparound services for incarcerated persons before and after release from prison. The program is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant reduction in likelihood of rearrests for program group participants, compared with the control group. There was also a lower rate of reimprisonment for program participants than nonparticipants; however, this difference was not statistically significant. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Police Body-Worn Cameras (Rialto, Calif.) |
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Sensors/Surveillance, Community policing, Law enforcement operations, Equipment and technology | This program equips individual police officers in Rialto, Calif., with body-worn cameras to record police encounters during shifts. The program aims to reduce use-of-force incidents and citizen complaints by increasing mutual accountability. The program is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant reduction in police use-of-force, but no statistically significant difference in citizens’ complaints. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Group Violence Reduction Strategy (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
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Gang Crime, Youth gangs, Violent offenders, Surveillance, Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Policing strategies, Homicide, Crime prevention, Gun violence, Assault, Violent crime | This focused deterrence strategy in New Orleans, Louisiana, aims to reduce gang violence and homicide. The program is rated Effective. There were statistically significant reductions found in overall homicide, firearm-related homicide, gang member-involved homicide, and firearm assault from the pretest to the posttest period. Further, New Orleans showed significantly decreased homicide rates after the program was implemented, compared with 14 cities with similar violent crime rates. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Directed Patrol and Self-Initiated Enforcement in Hot Spots (St. Louis, Missouri) |
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Assault, Robbery, Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Policing strategies, Violent crime, Crime prevention, Law enforcement, Law enforcement operations | This experiment assessed the impact of two hot spots policing tactics on firearm violence. The program is rated Promising. Compared with comparison hot spots, hot spots that received self-initiated enforcement experienced a statistically significant reduction in firearm assault rates, but there were no statistically significant differences for hot spots that received directed patrol. There was no statistically significant effect on firearm robbery rates between treatment and comparison hot spots Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Program (Seattle, Washington) |
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Drug possession, Community policing, Jails, Correctional facilities, Recidivism, Crime prevention, Courts, Arrests | This is a pre-booking, community-based diversion program designed to divert those suspected of low-level drug and prostitution offenses away from jail and prosecution and into case management and other supportive services. The program is rated Promising. The intervention group had a statistically significant lower likelihood of having been rearrested, compared with the control group. However, there was no statistically significant impact on non-warrant rearrests. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) in Kansas |
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Robbery, Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Environmental design, Situational crime prevention, Burglary, Property crime, Crime prevention, Traffic law enforcement, Traffic laws, Law enforcement operations, Policing strategies | This is a law-enforcement model in which both location-based crime and automobile crash data is analyzed to determine where such incidents disproportionately occur (“hot spots”) and to employ targeted traffic enforcement strategies. The program is rated Promising. The areas of targeted enforcement experienced statistically significant declines in robberies, burglaries, and traffic crashes. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Queensland (Australia) Community Engagement Trial (QCET) |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Alcohol, Community policing, Procedural justice, Situational crime prevention, Traffic laws, Traffic law enforcement, Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement | The program tested whether police use of a specialized script (based on principles of procedural justice) during random breath-test traffic stops could improve perceptions of police and change people’s views about drinking and driving. The program is rated Promising. The program was shown to have a statistically significant effect on changing views on police and on drinking and driving, on increasing satisfaction and compliance with police, and on strengthening perceptions of procedural justice. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Cardiff (Wales) Violence Prevention Programme (CVPP) |
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Assault, Databases, Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Crime prevention, Arrests, Violent crime | This program consisted of a multi-agency partnership to prevent violence and reduce violence-related emergency room admissions in Cardiff, Wales. The program is rated Promising. The program showed a statistically significant reduction in the rates of total assaults, wounding assaults, and hospital admissions related to violence, compared with the comparison sites. However, there were no statistically significant differences between Cardiff and the comparison sites in the rate of common assaults. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Broken Windows/Public Order Policing in High Crime Areas (CA) |
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Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Public order offenses, Crime prevention | This program was implemented in three midsized cities near the Los Angeles, California area, with the goal of examining effects on residents’ fear of crime, perceptions of collective efficacy and police legitimacy, and actual and perceived levels of crime and disorder. The program is rated No Effects. Findings revealed no statistically significant impacts on any of the dependent variables, suggesting no indication of either beneficial effects or “backfire” effects in targeted areas. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Project Exile |
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Gun violence, Homicide, Mandatory sentencing, Community policing, Crime prevention | A crime reduction strategy in Richmond, Virginia implemented to deter former and persons with the potential to commit a crime from carrying and using firearms, with an overall goal of reducing firearm-related homicides. The project is rated Promising. Firearm-related homicides decreased significantly in the target area, compared with other U.S. cities where the program was not implemented. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Comprehensive Anti-Gang Initiative (CAGI) |
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Gang Crime, Gun violence, Homicide, Community policing, Reentry, Corrections, Crime prevention | A crime focused initiative, designed to address gang-related gun homicides in selected cities. The initiative involved a comprehensive model of suppression (enforcement), prevention, and reentry. The program is rated Promising. There was a significant reduction in gun homicides related to gang crime in cities that implemented the initiative. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Neighborhood Enrichment with Vision Involving Services, Treatment, and Supervision (NEW VISTAS) |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Drug testing, Probation, Schools, Marijuana, Alcohol, Substance abuse, Underage drinking, Intake/assessment, Community policing, Case Management, Youth development, Treatment, Comprehensive/wraparound services, Crime prevention, Recidivism, Juvenile detention, Drugs, Substance abuse | This program consisted of a comprehensive, neighborhood-based, family-focused service delivery model that employed wraparound services and case management for justice-involved families with identified substance abuse problems. The program is rated Promising. Treatment group youth had a statistically significant decrease in noninstitutional and institutional out-of-home placements, compared with comparison group youth. However, there was no statistically significant difference in recidivism. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Rockford Pulling Levers Drug Market Intervention |
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Drug possession, Databases, Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Procedural justice, Drug markets, Crime prevention, Law enforcement | A problem-oriented policing strategy that aims to combat drug markets and the problems associated with them, in a high- crime neighborhood, through a deterrence-based, pulling levers framework. The program is rated Promising. The program was shown to significantly reduce nonviolent offenses in the target area, but not violent offenses. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: High Point Drug Market Intervention |
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Drug possession, Databases, Evidence, Surveillance, Warrants, Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Procedural justice, Vehicles, Policing strategies, Drug markets, Drug trafficking, Crime prevention, Arrests | A problem-oriented policing program that aims to eliminate overt drug markets and the problems associated with them through a deterrence-based, pulling-levers framework. The program is rated Effective. The Intervention had a statistically significant impact on reducing violent incidents in the target areas. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Milwaukee (Wis.) Homicide Review Commission (MHRC) |
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Gun violence, Homicide, Problem-oriented policing, Crime prevention | A program that attempts to reduce homicides and non-fatal shootings through a multidisciplinary and multiagency homicide review process. The program is rated Effective. There was a statistically significant, 52 percent, decrease, in the monthly count of homicides in the intervention districts. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Public Surveillance Cameras (Baltimore, Maryland) |
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Burglary, Larceny/theft, Motor vehicle theft, Sensors/Surveillance, Surveillance, Witnesses, Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Situational crime prevention, Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement, Equipment and technology | This is a public surveillance system that includes a network of cameras and components for monitoring, recording, and transmitting video images to monitor crime in different areas of Baltimore, Md. The program is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant decrease in total monthly crime in the downtown, Greenmount, and tri-district areas of Baltimore between pretest and posttest. However, there was no statistically significant difference in the North Avenue area. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Operation Impact (Newark, New Jersey) |
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Assault, Gun violence, Homicide, Robbery, Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Violent crime, Crime prevention, Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement, Policing strategies | This was a saturation foot-patrol initiative implemented in Newark, N.J., in 2008 that aimed to reduce violent crime. The program is rated Promising. The target area that implemented the initiative experienced statistically significant reductions in overall violence and incidences of aggravated assault and shootings, compared with the control area. However, there was no statistically significant effect on incidences of murder or robbery. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) |
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Databases, Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Situational crime prevention | This is a community-based program that brings police, local government agencies, and the community together to prioritize problems and prevention efforts in Chicago, Ill. The goal is to solve neighborhood crime problems, rather than react to only to their symptomatic consequences. The program is rated Promising. Police beats or geographical units that implemented the program experienced a statistically significant reduction in crime and calls to 911, compared with police beats that did not. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: CASASTART |
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Schools, Substance abuse, Underage drinking, Truancy, Case Management, Youth development | This is a neighborhood-based, intensive case-management approach to prevent drug use and delinquency for high-risk adolescents living in distressed neighborhoods. The program is rated No Effects. While treatment group youths had statistically significant reductions in the frequency of total violence and drug sales, there were no statistically significant effects on delinquency, property or status offenses, arrests and tickets, truancy, and disciplinary incidents or suspensions. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Safe Street Teams (Boston, MA) |
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Assault, Gun violence, Homicide, Robbery, Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Situational crime prevention, Rape and sexual assault, Law enforcement | This is a place-based, problem-oriented policing strategy implemented by the Boston (Mass.) Police Department in response to a sudden increase in violent index crimes. The program is rated Promising. Treatment street units experienced statistically significant reductions in total violent index crime, robbery, and aggravated assault, compared with control street units. However, there was no statistically significant effect on incidents of homicide or rape/sexual assault. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Little Village Gang Violence Reduction Project (Comprehensive Gang Model) |
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Gang Crime, Youth gangs, Probation, Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Young juvenile offenders, Property crime, Crime prevention, Drugs, Violent crime | This is a comprehensive gang violence reduction program designed for the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. The program is rated Promising. Treatment group youth who participated in the program had statistically significant reductions in total violent crime, serious violent crime, and drug crime arrests, compared with control group youth. However, there was no statistically significant difference in property crime arrests or total arrests. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Gang Reduction Program (Los Angeles, California) |
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Gang Crime, Youth gangs, Assault, Gun violence, Youth/peer courts, Violent offenders, Dropout/expulsion, Truancy, Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Databases, Children exposed to violence, Property crime, Immigrants, Minorities, Case Management, Youth development, Treatment, Juvenile detention, Crime prevention, Juvenile (under 18), Mentoring, Child health and welfare | This is a comprehensive, multiyear program designed to reduce youth gang crime and violence. The program is rated Promising. The target area demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in calls for shots fired and gang-related incidents compared with the comparison area. However, there were no statistically significant impacts on calls for vandalism, incidents of serious violence, gang-related incidents of serious violence, or student attendance. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Richmond (CA) Comprehensive Homicide Initiative |
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Gang Crime, Gun violence, Homicide, Violent offenders, Truancy, Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Jobs and workforce development, Crime prevention, Policing strategies, Intimate partner violence | This is a problem-oriented policing program that offered a collection of enforcement and non-enforcement strategies designed to reduce homicide in Richmond, Calif. The initiative combined traditional law enforcement practices with prevention and intervention efforts that involved partnerships with the community, other city agencies, and local schools. This program is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant reduction of homicides following the implementation of the initiative. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Kansas City (MO) Gun Experiment |
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Gun violence, Homicide, Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Violent crime, Crime prevention, Law enforcement operations, Intimate partner violence | This program consisted of a police patrol experiment, which was designed to reduce gun violence in Kansas City (Mo.) by placing extra police patrols in gun crime hot spots. The program is rated Promising. In the treatment area, there was a statistically significant increase in gun seizures and a statistically significant decrease in gun crimes, compared with the comparison area, in the 6 months following implementation. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Police Foot Patrol, Philadelphia 2009 |
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Assault, Homicide, Robbery, Databases, Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Situational crime prevention, Arrests | This police foot patrol strategy involved rookie officers patrolling an average beat of 1.3 miles during one shift per day in hot spots in Philadelphia, PA. This program is rated Effective. Compared with the control areas, there were statistically significant reductions in reported violent crime in patrolled areas, although the effect faded once officers were removed from their targeted beats. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Drug Market Analysis Program (Jersey City, NJ) |
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Drug trafficking, Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Situational crime prevention, Drug markets | This is a hot spots policing program that targeted identified drug activity locations to reduce public disorder by engaging local residents and business owners and applying pressure through crackdowns. The program is rated Promising. The treatment group hot spots showed a statistically significant decrease in disorder-related offenses, compared with the control group hot spots. However, there were no statistically significant differences in violent or property offenses. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Hot Spots Policing (Jacksonville, FL) |
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Arson, Burglary, Larceny/theft, Motor vehicle theft, Assault, Homicide, Robbery, Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Situational crime prevention, Policing strategies, Property crime, Law enforcement operations, Arrests | This is a geographically focused policing strategy to reduce violent crime in high-crime areas using problem-oriented policing (POP) and saturation/directed patrols. The program is rated No Effects. While there were no statistically significant reductions in any violent or property crime in POP hot spots, or in any violence or property crime in directed patrol hot spots, there were statistically significant reductions in nondomestic violent crime in POP hot spots compared with control hot spots. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Hot Spots Policing (Lowell, Mass.) |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Burglary, Larceny/theft, Assault, Databases, Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Environmental design, Situational crime prevention, Arrests, Law enforcement | This is a crime-reduction strategy that uses a disorder-policing approach to improve physical and social order in high-crime locations in Lowell, Mass. This program is rated Effective. High-crime locations experienced statistically significant reductions in calls for service and in social and physical disorder, compared with control areas. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Operation Ceasefire (Boston, Mass.) |
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Gang Crime, Youth gangs, Weapons violations, Gun violence, Homicide, Violent offenders, Warrants, Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Trauma, Young juvenile offenders, Crime prevention, Assault | This is a problem-solving police strategy, which was designed to reduce gang violence, illegal gun possession, and gun violence in communities in Boston, Mass. The program is rated Effective. There were statistically significant reductions in youth homicide, citywide gun assaults, calls for service, and recovered new guns following implementation of the intervention. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Minneapolis (MN) Hot Spots Experiment |
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Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Policing strategies, Patrol, Law enforcement operations | This is a program that increased police presence in crime “hot spots” to reduce criminal activity in Minneapolis, Minn. The program is rated Effective. Experimental hot spots experienced statistically significant reductions in citizen calls to police and observed disorder, compared with control hot spots. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
Program Profile: Specialized Multi Agency Response Team (SMART) |
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Fines, Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Situational crime prevention, Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement, Policing strategies | This is a multi-agency team-based, drug-control program in Oakland, Calif., which is designed to reduce drug-related problems and improve habitation conditions at targeted problem areas. The program is rated Effective. Treatment areas experienced a statistically significant decrease in police contacts following the implementation of the program. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Weed and Seed (Miami, Fla.) |
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Gang Crime, Assault, Gun violence, Homicide, Drug trafficking, Schools, Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Situational crime prevention, Treatment, Law enforcement operations, Problem-oriented policing, Arrests, Violent crime, Policing strategies, Drugs, Drug treatment | This is a community-based approach to reducing and preventing crime while revitalizing the community. This program is rated No Effects. There were no statistically significant differences in rates of violent crime between the treatment and comparison areas following the crackdown. However, drug offenses increased significantly in the treatment areas, compared with the comparison areas. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Operation Peacekeeper (Stockton, Calif.) |
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Gang Crime, Youth gangs, Gun violence, Homicide, Violent offenders, Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Young juvenile offenders, Crime prevention | This is a focused-deterrence policing initiative designed to reduce gun homicide in Stockton, Calif., by providing gang-involved youth with positive alternatives to violence. The program is rated Promising. The intervention was associated with a statistically significant 42 percent decrease in the monthly number of gun homicides, compared with pre-intervention trends. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Indianapolis (Ind.) Violence Reduction Partnership (IVRP) |
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Gang Crime, Gun violence, Homicide, Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Violent crime, Crime prevention, Gangs | This is a policing program that targeted high-risk persons who chronically commit offenses to reduce gun violence in Indianapolis, Ind. The program is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant reduction in the number of average monthly homicides and gang-related homicides in Indianapolis, in the 2 years following the implementation of the program. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Operation Ceasefire: Hollenbeck Initiative |
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Gang Crime, Weapons violations, Assault, Gun violence, Homicide, Kidnapping, Robbery, Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Trauma, Crime prevention, Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement | 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. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Nashville (Tenn.) Drug Market Intervention |
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Drug possession, Drug trafficking, Surveillance, Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Drug markets, Crime prevention, Arrests | This is a policing program that used community mobilization, strategic planning, and pulling-levers notifications to reduce drug dealing in a high-crime area in Nashville, Tenn. The program is rated Promising. At the postintervention, there was a statistically significant decline in drug crime incidents in the target area, compared with the adjacent comparison area and the rest of Nashville. But there were no statistically significant effects on violent or property offenses or calls for service. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Compstat (Fort Worth, Texas) |
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Regulatory offenses, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Property crime, Violent crime, Law enforcement operations, Policing strategies | This is a policing program designed to reduce crime through the management of police resources in Fort Worth, Texas. The program is rated Promising. Following the implementation of Compstat in Fort Worth, there was a statistically significant reduction in rates of overall crime and property crime, and a statistically significant increase in arrests for minor nuisance offenses. However, there were no statistically significant effects on violent crime rates. Date Posted: |
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Program Profile: Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), Los Angeles (Calif.) |
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Burglary, Larceny/theft, Assault, Robbery, Community policing, Patrol, Crime prevention, Arrests | This is a nonprofit organization created by neighborhood property owners or merchants to provide services, activities, and programs to promote local improvements and public safety. The program is rated Promising. The treatment areas experienced statistically significant reductions in overall crime, serious crime, less serious crime, and arrests compared with the matched control group areas. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Interactive Programs for Preventing Marijuana Use in Middle School Students |
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Schools, Marijuana, Substance abuse, Crime prevention, Juvenile (under 18), Child health and welfare, Drugs | This practice consists of skill-building and interaction-based activities integrated into school-based programs for grades 6–8 that are aimed at preventing marijuana use among adolescents ages 12–14. This practice is rated Effective for preventing marijuana use. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Geographically Focused Policing Initiatives |
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Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Situational crime prevention, Law enforcement, Law enforcement operations | Geographically focused policing initiatives increase the presence and visibility of police officers at specific high-crime locations to significantly reduce crime and disorder. This practice is rated Promising for reducing crime in treatment areas relative to control areas. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Police-Initiated Diversion for Youth to Prevent Future Delinquent Behavior |
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Community policing, Young juvenile offenders, Juvenile delinquency, Policing strategies, Juvenile (under 18), Crime prevention | This practice includes pre-court interventions or strategies that police can apply as an alternative to court processing or the imposition of formal charges against low-risk youth. This approach is designed to reduce reoffending by minimizing youth contact with the criminal justice system and divert youth toward services that address their psychosocial development and other needs that contribute to their at-risk behavior. The practice is rated Effective for reducing future delinquent behavior. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Crisis Intervention Teams (CITs) |
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Community policing, Jails, Corrections, Community corrections, Courts, Diversion, Law enforcement, Arrests | This practice comprises specialized police-led, pre-booking jail diversion responses to individuals with mental illness. The goals are to reduce police officers’ injuries and use of force, and to reduce arrests of individuals with mental illness. The practice is rated No Effects for reducing arrests of individuals with mental illness and reducing trained police officers’ use of force in situations involving mentally ill individuals. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Disorder Policing |
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Alcohol-Related Offenses, Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Environmental design, Situational crime prevention, Policing strategies, Juvenile delinquency, Arrests, Substance abuse, Legal substances, Drugs, Public order offenses | This is a policing strategy to reduce crime and delinquency by focusing efforts on disorderly neighborhood conditions and minor crime offenses. This practice is rated Effective for reducing multiple types of crime and delinquency, and rated Promising for reducing specific types of crimes, including property, violent, and drug and alcohol offenses. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Street-Level Drug Law Enforcement |
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Problem-oriented policing, Law enforcement operations, Public order offenses | This practice includes targeted-policing approaches for reducing drug and drug-related offenses. This practice is rated Promising in reducing reported, drug-related calls for services and offenses against persons. This practice is rated No Effects in reducing reported property offenses, public order calls for service, and total offenses. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Problem-Oriented Policing |
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Community policing, Patrol, Problem-oriented policing, Crime prevention | These analytic methods are used by police to develop crime prevention and reduction strategies. The practice is rated Promising and led to a significant decline in crime and disorder. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Surveillance |
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Burglary, Larceny/theft, Motor vehicle theft, Sensors/Surveillance, Surveillance, Witnesses, Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Situational crime prevention, Law enforcement operations, Law enforcement, Violent crime, Equipment and technology | Public surveillance systems include a network of cameras and components for monitoring, recording, and transmitting video images. Public surveillance cameras are designed to reduce both property and personal crime. This practice is rated Promising for reducing overall crime, property crime, and vehicle crime, and rated No Effects for impacting violent crime. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Focused Deterrence Strategies |
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Gang Crime, Youth gangs, Assault, Gun violence, Homicide, Violent offenders, Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Sentencing, Courts, Juvenile (under 18) | This practice (also referred to as “pulling-levers policing”) includes problem-oriented policing strategies that follow the core principles of deterrence theory. The strategies target specific criminal behavior committed by a small number of individuals who chronically commit offenses, such as youth gang members or those who repeatedly commit violent offenses, who are vulnerable to sanctions and punishment. The practice is rated Promising for reducing crime. Date Posted: |
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Practice Profile: Neighborhood Watch |
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Burglary, Motor vehicle theft, Community policing, Problem-oriented policing, Property crime, Situational crime prevention, Victimization | Also known as block watch, apartment watch, home watch, and community watch, these programs involve citizens trying to prevent crime in their neighborhood or community. Citizens remain alert for suspicious activities and report those activities to the police. The practice is rated Promising in reducing crime in the control area compared to the experimental area; and rated No Effects in reducing victimization. Date Posted: |