How? When a crackdown emphasizes enforcement, it obviously relies on actual sanctions being applied to offenders to enhance the deterrent effect. Some crackdowns focus on particular illegal conductrobbery, burglary, drunken driving, speeding, drug dealing, gun-related crimes, etc. Alcohol Misuse Enforcement Campaign, Tackling The term crackdown is widely used in reference to policing and law enforcement, although it is often used rather loosely. 1997, Middlesbrough's San Diego : San Diego Association of Governments, Criminal Justice Research Division. You should not spread resources too widely just to avoid this criticism, lest you undermine the crackdown's potential to have a significant impact. There is a long history and variety of deterrents that have been used throughout the ages (e.g., Wines, 1895, pp. "I Won't Do Manhattan ": Causes and Consequences of a Decline in Street Prostitution . Police also posted fliers on storefronts, on electrical boxes, on planters, on windows, at bus stops, and in places identified as drug-dealing sites. Pitching is way too easy and accurate on anything other interface than classic with no visual aiming help. This is likely to be an underestimate, as only incidents known to be connected to street groups are counted as such; a substantial portion of those not known will also be group connected. Sampson, R., and J. Cohen (1988). Wright, A., and K. Pease (1997). ~{wrseD*| [ 2533). Socioeconomic Planning Sciences 27(2):119-130. Problem-Solving: Problem-Oriented Policing in Newport News . [13] Stockton's Operation Peacekeeper produced an overall 42% reduction in gun homicide in the city. ), then spatial displacement is less likely to occur after a drug crackdown. "A LEN Interview With Professor Herman Goldstein, the 'Father' of Problem-Oriented Policing." 0000029482 00000 n ), Situational Crime Prevention: Successful Case Studies (2nd ed.). Phoenix, South Wales Police, 2004, Operation International Journal of Drug Policy, 13(3):189-198. CeaseFire uses prevention, intervention and community-mobilization strategies to reduce shootings and killings. Nevertheless, the approach undoubtedly has the potential to work, although in this instance the consolidation served only to prolong the impact of the initial crackdown, rather than offer a sustainable solution. ), Crime and Justice: An Annual Review of Research , Vol. Policing Places With Drug Problems . Police Chief 67(7):24-29. Over the past 15 years, numerous cities across the country have successfully reduced relatively high rates of gang and youth gun violence through a strategy that brings together and assigns specific roles to criminal justice agencies, organizations that provide employment training and placement, social service agencies, community and faith leaders, and gang outreach programs. Eckart, M. (1984). Naik, A., A. Baveja, R. Batta, and J. Caulkins (1996). (1999); Wright and Pease (1997). 0000008782 00000 n Boston's Operation Ceasefire (Braga and Weisburd, 2015) provides a commonly used template for focused deterrence meetings. Opportunity costs. Street robberies declined. Reuter, P., J. Haaga, P. Murphy, and A. Praskac (1988). "Militarizing American Police: The Rise and Normalization of Paramilitary Units." The crime drama series City on a Hill shows a fictionalized account of Operation Ceasefire. In addition to officer wages, crackdowns generate higher costs for booking prisoners, processing arrest files, and processing cases through the legal system, and may incur new equipment and training costs. Abstract Operation Ceasefire is a problem-oriented policing intervention aimed at reducing youth homicide and youth firearms violence in Boston. Cajon and University Avenue Traffic Accident Reduction, San Diego Police Wilson, J., and G. Kelling (1982). Park 2004, Lancashire Constabulary, 2005, Kingsway US), 1997, Crime D --- (1990). Others cover an entire jurisdictiona city, a county, even a state. %PDF-1.3 % [Full text], Kennedy, D., A. Braga, A. Piehl, and E. Waring (2001). The project, over the course of time, became unique, as it: A core participating agency was defined as one that regularly participated in the Boston Gun Project Working Group over the duration of the project. The Group Violence Intervention (GVI) has been deployed in dozens of cities from Los Angeles to Providence, from Chicago to Nashville over almost 20 years. Sherman, L., and D. Rogan (1995). 0000001191 00000 n Secure .gov websites use HTTPS "An Evaluation of Operation Roundup: An Experiment in the Control of Gangs to Reduce Crime, Fear of Crime, and Improve Police Community Relations." The algorithm was implemented using the Wessa web interface to R (Wessa, 2017); the merging method used was Wards method (1963), which is the Wessa default and produces spherical clusters, consistent with different clusters of records representing overarching types or classes. The Police Response to Gangs: Case Studies of Five Cities . Agencies typically publicize the sanctions against groups and persons with the media; they also emphasize the sanctions in future intervention meetings as examples of what could happen if individuals do not change course. [16] A 34% reduction in homicide has been recorded in Indianapolis after the launch of the Indianapolis Violence Reduction Partnership. Tip: In the example case studies, the involvement of older syndicate members was intended to create peer pressure on high-risk members to desist from engaging in violence. Before taking enhanced actions, officers need to confirm that they are engaging with focused deterrence targets. It was not a war of America's choosing. When officers conduct a crackdown in a target area they are not normally assigned to, there is a heightened risk that they will not be able to distinguish the truly suspicious from the ordinary as effectively as locally assigned officers.28, Expense. [Full text]. Pros and Cons. "Have Changes in Policing Reduced Violent Crime? Policing Pubs: Evaluation of a Licensing Enforcement Strategy . Fontana Serious Traffic Offender Program, Fontana Police Department, 2003, Kenwood (1974) http://www.policefoundation.org/pdf/kcppe.pdf [PDF], McGarrell, E., Chermak, S. and Weiss, A. In N. La Vigne and J. Wartell (eds. American Journal of Police 9(1):43-74. [12] Since then, Operation Ceasefire has evolved into the National Network for Safe Communities' Group Violence Intervention. [Abstract only]. European Journal of Operational Research 88:231-250. They offer the promise of firm, immediate action and quick, decisive results. Justice Quarterly, 12(4): 673-694. A notable successful initiative against gang-related crime was Boston's Operation Ceasefire, in which a crackdown on violent youth gangs, combined with a variety of other responses, significantly reduced youth homicides.53, One possible unintended consequence of gang crackdowns is that they might increase gang members' solidarity and commitment to their gangs and lifestyle: by targeting gangs, police can inadvertently give them some of the recognition and status they seek.54. (1992); Zimmer (1990), Davis and Lurigio (1996); Worden, Bynum, and Frank (1994); Kleiman (1988). A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Racine Police Department, 1999, The Police have commonly used crackdowns to try to control robbery problems. In total, there were a total of fifty-three gangs analyzed. Variants that seek to dissuade drug selling are even less effective, although Braga, Weisburd, and Turchan found that almost half the drug-focused initiatives had severe implementation problems and that the drug-focused initiatives that did not report such severe problems had better results. It wanted to put a stop on the traffickers who were supplying guns to the juveniles. Spelman, W. (1990). Chermak, S., E. McGarrell, and A. Weiss (2001). The same rationality that police count on to deter some offenders causes others to adapt to police tactics and continue offending at the same rate.21 Depending on the extent and direction of displacement, police risk criticism for creating problems in areas previously unaffected. The first type was reduced crime within high-crime areas or with high-risk populations. Street-Level Narcotics Enforcement . Traffic enforcement crackdowns have had mixed results in reducing traffic crashes. The habitual users became aware of increased enforcement through their own or acquaintances' arrests and the fliers. "Deterrent Effects of Police Raids on Crack Houses: A Randomized, Controlled Experiment." The specific format was designed for interventions with the members of multiple gangs, or of a specified gang collectively, but can also be tailored to individuals. [Full text]. [8], Research on the Ceasefire method has found a profound and so far invariant connection between serious violence and highly active criminal groups. Officers used informants to spread the word that the operation was continuing. Gardens, San Diego County Sheriff's Department, 2002, Kingscote It's one thing to realize a quick dramatic decrease in some types of offenses, but if that's at the cost of creating great antagonism toward the police on the part of youth and future generations, then police departments are going to have to deal with the consequences of that hostility.25, But loss of public support is not inevitable. These groups came together to assess the youth homicide problem and implement the intervention, and found a substantial near-term impact on the problem. Area Cadillac/Corning Neighborhood Project, Department of Justice COPS Response Center, Yes, spatial displacement to adjacent precincts, No, but had a positive effect on public perceptions of safety, No, increased citizen satisfaction with police, No, did not reduce robbery or auto theft or have any measurable effect on traffic crashes, High volume of traffic stops in drug market areas; aggressive traffic enforcement; field interviews; street- level drug enforcement; follow-up investigation of arrestees; case- building, Yes, reduced burglary in three out of four districts; reduced robbery in one out of four; reduced auto theft in all four (by 43%, 50%, and 53% in three districts), while the citywide crime rate was climbing, Saturation patrol (four times the normal level, and 30 times the normal level of "slow patrol"), Yes, reduced nighttime, but not daytime, burglary; concluded that the crackdown was not cost-effective, All crimes (specially intended to reduce crimes considered suppressible: burglary; street and commercial robbery; assault; auto theft; thefts from yards, autos, or buildings; DUI; possession of stolen property or weapons; and disorderly conduct), Aggressive traffic enforcement, especially of speeding, signal violations, seat belt violations, DUI, and license and registration violations; from 140% to 430% increase above normal levels, Mixed results: there were significant reductions in Part I crimes (mainly burglary and larceny) in three out of four target areas, but there was less evidence of a significant impact on assaults and Part II offenses, Yes, but the effect was modest; concluded the crackdown was not cost- effective, Subway patrol by Guardian Angels (private patrol force), No, but there was a short-term reduction in citizen fear, Overtime to put 655 additional officers in the seven highest crime beats in the city; high-visibility patrol; hot-spot monitoring; zero tolerance; problem-oriented approaches, Yes, there were significant reductions in UCR Index crimes, No displacement; some diffusion of benefits to adjacent areas, Assault, malicious damage to property, and offensive conduct, Regular but unpredictable visits to licensed premises to check for breaches of licensing laws, Raids; arrests of burglary suspects; seizure of stolen property, West Yorkshire, England (Boggart Hill area), Targeted and intensive enforcement against known burglars, followed by repeat victimization reduction efforts (target hardening, educating elderly potential victims of burglary by deception) and youth outreach programs, Yes, there was a significant reduction in burglary and repeat victimization, No evidence of spatial displacement; some evidence of diffusion of benefits to other types of crime (auto theft), Intense intermittent patrol at known hot spots (100% increase in patrol time at hot spots), Yes, there was a modest effect (25% less disorder at hot spots), Identification and analysis of drug hot spots; engagement of business owners and citizens in crime control efforts; increased pressure on open-air markets (through drug enforcement, code enforcement, license regulation), maintained by patrol, Yes, there were consistent and strong impacts in reducing disorder-related emergency calls for service, but there was no impact on violent or property offenses, No evidence of displacement; some evidence of diffusion of benefits to adjacent areas, Enforcement of truancy and curfew laws; high- visibility patrol, with lots of stops and frisks by six to eight officers in areas where gangs hung out, Yes, there were significant reductions in gang violence, Two alternative interventions: 1) increased traffic enforcement on major arteries, with lots of stops of limited duration (general deterrence strategy); 2) traffic stops of suspected gang members and drug dealers, of longer duration, with more investigation and vehicle searches, Yes, the second intervention tactic resulted in significant reductions in gun-related crimes, aggravated assault, and homicide; there were no similar reductions resulting from the first intervention tactic, Little evidence of displacement; no evidence of geographic diffusion of benefits; modest evidence of residual deterrence effects 90 days after intervention, No, evidence of high level of public support both before and after intervention, Intensive enforcement of gun- carrying laws (Terry stops, searches incident to arrest, car stops and searches, plain-view searches,); door-to-door solicitation of tips; police training to interpret gun-carrying cues; field interviews in known gun crime hot spots, Yes, there was a 49% reduction in gun crimes in the target area during the intervention period, compared with the prior 29-week period; there were declines in both drive-by shootings and homicides; there was no apparent effect on total calls for service, other violence calls, property offenses, or disorder; the community became less fearful of crime and more satisfied with the neighborhood, Yes, modest spatial displacement; some evidence of diffusion of benefits to two adjoining beats, Extra dedicated police patrols on high-crime days of week and times of day for 14 weeks; traffic and pedestrian stops and searches; targeting of hot spots and times based on crime analysis, Yes, reduced shots fired by 34% and hospital-treated assault gunshot injuries by 71%, No evidence of temporal or spatial displacement; residual deterrence effects lasted about two weeks, No, no reported citizen complaints against police, Locating, cutting down, and burning marijuana plants; asset seizure and forfeiture; drug enforcement, No (but the methodology limited the findings), Public disorder (street cruising, loud music, and public drinking), Liquor license agents issued citations for open containers and other alcohol violations; local police parked police cars at intersections to monitor cruising; lasted for one month in 10-by-12- block area; no media publicity, Extra police patrols put on subways from 8 PM to 4 AM ; nearly every station and train had a uniformed officer on duty; total transit system police force increased by 250%, Yes, minor offenses and felonies declined significantly due to increased patrol, but at substantial extra cost (about $35,000 per felony crime prevented); there was some question as to whether police reporting procedures accounted for some of the claimed reduction, No displacement; residual deterrence effects for eight months, Robbery, burglary, grand theft, petty theft, auto theft, assault/ battery, sex crimes, and malicious mischief/ disturbances, Yes (there was some evidence that burglary, petty theft, and malicious mischief/disturbances are the most suppressible), Stiffer sanctions for speeding convictions: 30-day license suspensions for first offense, 60 for second, indefinite for third, Not definitive; the overall conclusion was that the crackdown was a substantial enforcement effort, but some of its effects were mitigated in practice, Speeding and other traffic problems, crime, and disorder and blight, Saturation patrol by about 30 officers/agents from various agencies; about 10 times the normal level of police activity in the area; traffic unit focused on traffic problems; alcohol agents worked bars; sheriff's deputies supervised inmates doing community service; traffic arrests increased tenfold; police made highly visible arrests in well-traveled parking lot at major intersection, Yes, there was some evidence of a modest effect on reported crime; unable to measure the effect on traffic crashes (weak evaluation), Regular patrol supplemented by specialized units (10 times the normal level); field interviews; citations; surveillance; arrest of street drug dealers and buyers; high-visibility presence (including setting up a mobile police command post); code enforcement; cleanup; public works repairs; trimming of foliage, Yes, total reported Part I offenses and violent crime declined significantly (by 92%) during the crackdown period and rates were unchanged in the comparison area; Part I property crimes and calls for service declined, but not significantly, No spatial displacement of crimes, but significant displacement of calls for service to adjacent areas; some evidence of diffusion of benefits to adjacent areas; residual deterrence effects lasted about six months, Buy-busts and high police visibility in hot spots with high mobility; vehicle seizures and confiscations; initial crackdown operation never lasted longer than 90 days in an area, but maintenance crackdowns occurred as necessary; initiative claimed to incorporate community involvement and interagency collaboration to address drug market conditions, but there is little evidence this occurred, There was a limited impact; there was an immediate benefit, but conditions returned to normal soon after the TNTs left; there were no measurable effects on public perceptions of crime, quality of life, or police-community relations; there was some increase in fear because drug dealing moved indoors to apartment hallways; there were some positive effects in making drug markets less visible in the target blocks, Yes, some displacement to indoor locations, No, some evidence community was largely unaware of crackdown in their neighbor-hood; community leaders generally supportive of crackdown, Operation Pressure Point (two smaller Pressure Point operations conducted in subsequent years), 240 uniformed officers on foot patrol to disperse crowds; increased arrests; field interviews; warnings and parking tickets; searches; mounted park patrols; canine units to clear buildings; surveillance and buy-busts; anonymous tip lines; raids on dealing locations; asset forfeiture; increased likelihood of conviction and severity of sentences; custodial arrests made instead of citing and releasing; additional responses to address environmental conditions, Yes, the search time for drugs increased; there was a reduction in heroin-related street activity; there were reductions in selected crime rates: burglary (37%), robbery (47%), grand larceny (32%), and homicide (62%); the neighborhood was revitalized; there was an increased demand for drug treatment, Mixed evidence: one study reported no spatial displacement, another reported displacement to other areas in and around city; some evidence of diffusion of benefits to adjacent areas, Observation by four 10-officer teams; arrests for drug dealing, public drinking, etc. [Full text], May, T., A. Harocopos, P. Turnbull, and M. Hough (2000). This article examines whether a program of crackdown and consolidation could lead to measurable and sustainable reductions in domestic burglary through an evaluation of one project within the Home Office reducing burglary initiative, which was launched in England and Wales during 1998. Wessa (2017) was used to run hierarchical clustering. "Deterrent Effects of the Police on Crime: A Replication and Theoretical Extension." Chermak, McGarrell, and Weiss (2001); Sherman (1990). They may use undercover or plainclothes officers working with uniformed police, and may involve other official actions in addition to arrests. Crackdowns designed to reduce burglary are typically of two types: those that focus on known burglars, and those that focus on other behavior thought to be connected to burglary (e.g., drug dealing, traffic violations, suspicious activity). increased perception of offenders and potential offenders that they are at higher risk of arrest (i.e., evidence that they noticed the crackdown and altered their behavior because of it). Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. The key is to be aware of the various possibilities for displacement, develop intelligence systems that inform you how the problem is shifting, and counteract it if possible. There were sixteen targeted gangs and thirty-seven control gangs. "Patrol Evaluation Research: A Multiple-Baseline Analysis of Saturation Police Patrolling During Day and Night Hours." Combat uniforms and military-style gear and weaponry, designed to better protect officers as well as convey an image of seriousness, can also heighten fear among casual observers. Some crackdowns require that officers suspend the usual discretion they apply to situations in favor of certain prescribed enforcement actions. Once again, the potential for criticism does not necessarily make crackdowns inadvisable; sometimes, displacing a problem from an area that has suffered disproportionately, to other areas that haven't, can be justified as a more equitable distribution of suffering. Behavioral Assessment 2:33-41. Tip: Agencies that want to use focused deterrence to reduce gang violence should focus their intervention meetings and other efforts on deterring future violence as opposed to, for example, deterring drug activity and hoping for an indirect effect on violence. Kenney, D. (1986). [Full text]. levers strategy was hailed as an unprecedented success (see, e.g. (1975); Kelling et al. Braga , A. Zero tolerance, often associated with the broken windows thesis,2 implies that police suspend the level of discretion they would ordinarily use in their enforcement decisions in favor of strictly enforcing the law for all or selected offenses. 0000005455 00000 n [11], Studies of Boston Operation Ceasefire found a 63% reduction in youth homicide. Evaluation Review 20(6):627-669. Optimal Control Applications and Methods 19:169-184. "Optimal Enforcement Policies (Crackdowns) on an Illicit Drug Market." Also, this essay . Without some follow-up court intervention or measures to change the environment, intensive enforcement campaigns only temporarily interrupt street prostitution, or move it elsewhere; they do not shut down a street prostitution market entirely.76. Fighting Back: Neighborhood Antidrug Strategies . Submission for the Herman Goldstein Award for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing . An official website of the United States government. Haulgh: Managing Prostitution, Regenerating the Community, The (London, UK), 2008, The 12. TheOperationCeasefireinterventionis,initsbroadestsense,adeterrence strategy. Cohen and Ludwig (2002); Sherman (1997); Sherman and Rogan (1995); Sherman (1990); Matthews (1990). In this experiment, the levels of uniformed patrols were varied to test their relative effect on reported crime and citizen perceptions, but patrol officers were not instructed to take any special enforcement actions (Kelling, et al. Los Angeles: Roxbury. [Full text]. Justice Quarterly 18(20):365-391. Highly extensible with multiple visualization and functionality tools. What are the protections and procedures in place to ensure that the selection process and criteria are used correctly? [Full Text], Metropolitan Police Authority. Heavily populated with seasoned and hard-core drug users, the street remained an entrenched drug market, stabilized by word-of-mouth marketing. 0000003843 00000 n 10 For example, if a drug enforcement crackdown clears many people out of a previously busy drug market, there are likely to be fewer opportunities for such crimes as drug-related robberies and assaults. Basic agents still don't work with all UNIX/Linux flavors. An agency wanting to use a focused deterrence strategy will need the following staff (adapted from Braga and Weisburd, 2015, p. 57): This hierarchy of teams for a focused deterrence strategy is illustrated in Figure 1. If officers are excessively pressured to make arrests and seize contraband, some might be tempted to take shortcuts that can compromise due process. Operation Ceasefire was instituted in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis and these cities achieved reductions in gun homicide of 25 to over 60 percent and, here in California, Stockton reduced gun homicide by more than 43 percent between 1998 and 2001. (1974). Evidence Rating: Effective - More than one study Date: This profile was posted on December 15, 2011 Program Summary 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. Street Sweep, Arizona Department of Public Safety, 1999, Project 0000030338 00000 n In R. Clarke (ed. When a crackdown emphasizes police visibility only, additional enforcement and sanctions may or may not result; the enhanced visibility alone is intended to produce the deterrent effect. Large increases in police patrol in a subway system also appear to have been effective in reducing robbery. A cost-effectiveness analysis is recommended.31. Effects of gun seizures on gun violence: Hot spots patrol in Kansas City. Award Finalist], Salt Lake City Police Department, 2001, The "Traffic Enforcement and Crime: Another Look." (2002). This involves several steps: Analyzing of the dynamics of local gun violence: A city will collect and analyze basic data on gun violence, including the geographic location of violent incidents, demographic information on individuals involved in gun violence, and patterns of gang violence. In S. Stevens (ed. Officers used an undercover, reverse-sting operation, arresting buyers for solicitation. : Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University . In D. McKenzie and C. Uchida (eds. Caeti, T. (1999). The one major pro I as well as we can take away from the movement was that its goal . [2] Between 1991 and 1995, Boston averaged about 44 youth homicides a year. Through the late 1980s and early 1990s, Boston, like many cities in the United States, experienced an epidemic of youth gun homicides. This covers an extensive family of arrangements that can be known by a variety of related labels, including: truce, humanitarian . The general elements include the following: For further information about establishing repeat offender programs, see Spelman (1990). The table below summarizes published studies on crackdowns. Safe Streets Clean Sweep (SSCS), Reduction 0000005432 00000 n [7] After a change in supervising personnel within the Boston police department and city government, this first site was abandoned. Officers also referred people to a newly formed drug court. Washington , D.C. : Police Foundation. A more detailed discussion on these issues can be found in Saunders et al. Moving prostitution indoors is a form of displacement, but it is generally preferable to the problems street prostitution causes. 0000052282 00000 n (Bolton, UK), 2004, The Martin However, this longer-term solution falls outside the usual bounds of developmental project funding. Thousand Oaks , Calif. : Sage. Among the factors you should consider are the characteristics of the drug sellers, the drug users, and the drug market (including the physical environment); and community attitudes toward the police and drug dealing.68, Drug crackdowns can displace at least some of the market to other locations (or from outdoors to indoors), or cause some buyers to move to new drug markets altogether. 15. Cohen, J., and J. Ludwig (2002). In M. Tonry and N. Morris (eds. The studies listed are not of equal value: some were better implemented than others, some were better evaluated than others. Cambridge , Mass. Power of Partnerships [Goldstein Award Finalist], Uchida, C., B. Forst, and S. Annan (1992). Crackdowns that focus on behavior that might be connected to burglary can help reduce burglary rates along with other crime rates. HVWSW%a"UH8 Federal Courthouse The quality and focus of these submissions vary considerably.
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