Foot Patrol : Rethinking the Cornerstone of Policing /

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Author / Creator:Ratcliffe, Jerry, author.
Imprint:Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer Nature, 2017.
Description:1 online resource (x, 90 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
Series:SpringerBriefs in Criminology, 2192-8533
SpringerBriefs in criminology.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12455544
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Other authors / contributors:Sorg, Evan T., author.
ISBN:9783319652474
3319652478
9783319652481
3319652486
9783319652467
331965246X
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:This Brief reviews the history of foot patrol and the recent, research-driven resurgence of foot patrol in places such as Philadelphia. It summarizes and critiques existing literature on the subject, examining the efficacy of foot patrol. At the time the Philadelphia Foot Patrol Experiment was published, popular opinion about foot patrol was that it might improve community perception of police and reduce fear of crime, but it did not have a concrete crime prevention benefit. The Philadelphia Experiment represented a major examination of this concept, involving over 200 officers in 60 locations over a two-year period, in some of the highest violent crime areas of Philadelphia. The results suggested that a targeted hot spots-oriented foot patrol strategy did contribute to violent crime reduction. Four years later, the lead author of that seminal experiment explores its findings, together with the findings of the Philadelphia Policing Tactics Experiment, and examines their differences. This work also explores officer experiences with foot patrol. This Brief concludes with policy recommendations about foot patrol, when and how to implement it, and the benefits it can add to a police department. This Brief will be of interest to researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice, particularly with an interest in Police Studies, and related fields such as sociology and public policy. It will also be of interest to practitioners and policy makers interested in evidence-based policing.
Other form:Printed edition: 9783319652467
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-65247-4
Table of Contents:
  • Crowd-pleasers and Crime Fighters
  • A History of Foot Patrol
  • The Philadelphia Experience
  • The Foot Beat Experience
  • Foot Patrol Policies.