Directed police patrolling occurs when:
a. the police direct citizens away from high-crime areas by blocking streets and thus reduce crime.
b. the police utilize high tech devices such as drones in order to identify crimes and direct patrol vehicles to the scene.
c. the police focus on hot-spot locations for crime, which appears to be able to reduce the amount of crime at these locations.
d. the police adopt community policing strategies in traditional high-crime areas, such as suburbs.
Answer: c
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