hot spot policing

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HOT SPOTS

- A geographic concepts ( a place with a really high crime rate)

- the drivers: crime enablers, crime attractors and crime generators

HOT SPOTS EMERGE WHEN:

- the number of motivated offenders increases, the number of suitable targets increases and the levels of control from capable guardians decrease.

WHAT MAKES A HOT SPOT?

- busy of dangerous locations

- what makes spots hot will help determine the success of reducing crime.

THREE BASIC FORMS OF HOT SPOTS:

1. Hot Dots: specific locations with high crime levels

2. Hot Lines: specific seggments where crime is concentrated

3. hot areas: suburban areas where crime is concentrated.

RESPONDING TO HOT SPOTS?

1. CRIME GENERATOR:

cause- many uprotected targets

type of response-increase protection

2. CRIME ATTRACTOR:

cause- attracts offenders

type of response- discourage offenders from coming

3. CRIME ENABLER:

cause- erosion of control

types of response- restore guardianship or place managers.

HOT SPOT POLICING

- a police response which focuses resources on the locations where crime is highly concentrated.

- hot spot policing is effective.