Proactive policing and crime control

David Weisburd ()
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David Weisburd: George Mason University

Nature Human Behaviour, 2017, vol. 1, issue 10, 707-708

Abstract: A quasi-experimental study of the generalized enforcement of low-level violations in New York City finds that proactive policing increases crime. This finding suggests the importance of taking a careful look at aggressive enforcement approaches used by police to reduce crime as they may be causing harm in urban communities.

Date: 2017
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