Compare and contrast hot spot policing and a crackdown.
What will be an ideal response?
Hot spot policing acknowledges that crime is more likely to happen at certain times and in certain places. As such their efforts are time and place specific. A crackdown may also be location specific, but unlike hot spot policing it may also may be offense specific. Another key difference is that crackdowns are generally announced to the public prior to beginning, where hot spot policing efforts are not. Finally, research seems to differ on the effectiveness of each. Hot spot policing has been identified as a productive method, while results are mixed as to the effectiveness of crackdowns.
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What will be an ideal response?
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