Both those who study crime and those who fight it agree that crime is not spread evenly across city landscapes. Rather, clusters of crime--a few hot spots--host a vastly disproportionate amount of criminal activity. Even within the most crime-ridden neighborhoods, crime concentrates at a few locations while other areas remain relatively crime-free. In Policing Problem Places, Anthony Braga and David Weisburd draw on rigorous scientific evidence to make the case that hot spots policing--dealing with crime at problem places instead of catching criminal offenders--is an effective approach to crime prevention, and that it should be engaged by police departments in the United States and elsewhere.
Acknowledgements ; Chapter 1. Introduction ; Chapter 2. The Emergence of Hot Spots Policing ; Chapter 3. The Theoretical Importance of Place in Crime Prevention ; Chapter 4. The Empirical Evidence for Hot Spots Policing ; Chapter 5. Dealing with Problem Places ; Chapter 6. Enhancing Police Legitimacy Through Community Engagement ; in Problem Places ; Chapter 7. Conclusion: Improving Policing by Focusing on Problem Places ; Tables and Figures ; References ; Notes
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