[PDF] Policing Drug Hot Spots eBook

Author : Lorraine Green Mazerolle
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 46,50 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Social Science
ISBN :

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Discusses the use of the SMART crime prevention methodology used in Oakland, California.

Author : Anthony Allan Braga
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 18,76 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0195341961

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There is good evidence that the police can control crime hot spots without simply displacing crime problems to other places. Police officers should strive to use problem-oriented policing and situational crime prevention techniques to address the place dynamics, situations, and characteristics.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 29,39 MB
Release : 2018-03-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 0309467136

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Proactive policing, as a strategic approach used by police agencies to prevent crime, is a relatively new phenomenon in the United States. It developed from a crisis in confidence in policing that began to emerge in the 1960s because of social unrest, rising crime rates, and growing skepticism regarding the effectiveness of standard approaches to policing. In response, beginning in the 1980s and 1990s, innovative police practices and policies that took a more proactive approach began to develop. This report uses the term "proactive policing" to refer to all policing strategies that have as one of their goals the prevention or reduction of crime and disorder and that are not reactive in terms of focusing primarily on uncovering ongoing crime or on investigating or responding to crimes once they have occurred. Proactive policing is distinguished from the everyday decisions of police officers to be proactive in specific situations and instead refers to a strategic decision by police agencies to use proactive police responses in a programmatic way to reduce crime. Today, proactive policing strategies are used widely in the United States. They are not isolated programs used by a select group of agencies but rather a set of ideas that have spread across the landscape of policing. Proactive Policing reviews the evidence and discusses the data and methodological gaps on: (1) the effects of different forms of proactive policing on crime; (2) whether they are applied in a discriminatory manner; (3) whether they are being used in a legal fashion; and (4) community reaction. This report offers a comprehensive evaluation of proactive policing that includes not only its crime prevention impacts but also its broader implications for justice and U.S. communities.

Author : Brian K. Payne
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 32,30 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Law
ISBN : 0398075476

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This book fills a void in the literature by examining from a scientific perspective the official police response to drugs, drug use, abuse, and dealing and how the different levels of police agencies process drug cases. Current drug texts simply do not address the drug problem from a criminal justice or criminological perspective in a clear, consistent fashion. At the beginning of each chapter, a series of critical thinking questions is provided. Throughout each chapter, a series of tables, figures, and charts are used to illustrate themes considered. With these items, critical thinking questions are included below each respective item. The text also makes use of Internet technology, inasmuch as students are referred to recommended Internet sites throughout each chapter. Many of these Internet sites deal with pharmacological and biological aspects of drug use. Three unique pedagogical features of the book will help students learn various drug-related issues. First, a box insert titled 'In the Streets' appears in each chapter that includes a discussion about some aspects of drug use related to the chapter's focus. A second box titled 'Tabloid Justice' also appears in each chapter discussing a particular celebrity's battles with drug abuse as it was considered in the press. A third box, 'Drugs and Research,' in each chapter highlights a specific drug study that should be of interest to students. This book will appeal to a number of criminal justice, criminology, and sociology program courses on drug abuse. Professionals interested in learning more about the criminal justice response to the drug problem, as well as police academies may also find the book useful.

Author : Melissa C. Minton
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 18,81 MB
Release : 2022
Category : Drug traffic
ISBN :

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Drug production, distribution, and trafficking is a growing problem in Southwest Virginia. Routine activity theory and situational crime prevention theory focus on the specific characteristics and have led to many policing initiatives such as hotspot policing. Many policing approaches, including hotspot policing, have positively impacted the production, distribution, and trafficking of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl in rural Virginia. However, there is little known about the impact these approaches have had on the displacement and diffusion of these drugs in the areas where the biggest law enforcement operations have taken place. Displacement and diffusion are common consequences of any drug initiatives. It cannot be assumed that rural hotspots follow the same patterns as urban hotspots. It also cannot be assumed that situational changes will affect crime patterns. Studying a rural area rather than an urban location gives greater insight into the effectiveness of hotspot policing in rural areas. This study aimed to show if major drug operations, considered hotspot policing for the purpose of this study, have an impact on the arrest rates of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl. Data were analyzed through a paired t-test and an ANOVA to determine the impact each operation (Operation Trap Door, Operation Pandemic, and Operation Appalachian Action) had on the county in which the operation occurred and the surrounding counties. Operations Trap Door, Pandemic, and Appalachian Action did not initiate statistically significant displacement or diffusion of benefits.

Author : Robert C. Davis
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 44,11 MB
Release : 1996-04-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0803971133

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This book describes the strategies employed in the United States by law enforcement agencies and community groups working in partnership to prevent and discourage drug dealing. It includes a discussion of both theoretical and programmatic issues.