Directed patrol involves targeted police deployment in high-crime areas to significantly reduce crime rates.
Directed patrol is the practice referred to when an entire patrol section is instructed to make numerous traffic stops and field interrogations. It involves consistent deployment of large numbers of police in high-crime areas ('hot spots') to reduce crime significantly.
Crackdowns, where police flood a high-crime neighborhood, make arrests, and then leave, have short-term effects. Focused deployment of police in high-crime areas is shown to be more effective over time in reducing crime.
Targeted efforts like intensive foot patrols in crime hotspots, community-oriented policing, and neighborhood watch programs can also contribute to reducing crime rates.
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