Hot Spots Policing: What We Know and What We Need to Know. (May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Weisburd, David; Telep, Cody W.
• Other Names: Wellford Charles guest-editor.; Lum Cynthia guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Journal of contemporary criminal justice. Volume 30:Number 2(2014:May)
• Page Start: 200
• Page End: 220
• Publication Date: 2014-05
• Subjects: displacement -- hot spots policing -- place-based policing -- police legitimacy; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Periodicals; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- Periodicals; 364.973
• DOI: 10.1177/1043986214525083
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1043-9862

Abstract

After reviewing the evidence regarding the general effectiveness of hot spots policing (what we know), we focus on areas where new knowledge must be developed (what we need to know). These include the importance of considering the impact of hot spots approaches on non-spatial displacement; assessing what strategies are most effective in addressing hot spots; examining how hot spots policing affects police legitimacy; evaluating whether hot spots policing will be effective in smaller cities and rural areas; investigating the long-term impacts of hot spots policing; and considering whether the adoption of hot spots policing will reduce overall crime in a jurisdiction.