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An evaluation of a hot spot policing programme in four Argentinian cities

Chainey, Spencer P; Estévez-Soto, Patricio R; Pezzuchi, Gastón; Serrano–Berthet, Rodrigo; (2022) An evaluation of a hot spot policing programme in four Argentinian cities. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles 10.1177/0032258x221079019. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

In 2017, hot spot policing interventions were implemented in four cities in Argentina: La Plata, Morón, Santa Fe and Tres de Febrero. Each intervention was similarly designed, organized and implemented. Results differed between cities. La Plata experienced the largest decreases, including a significant 31% decrease in robbery (while controlling for geographic displacement), whereas in other cities, a mix of non-significant decreases and increases in robbery and theft were observed. No displacement was observed to assaults or vehicle crime. The differences in impact between cities were likely to be associated with differences in the project management of each intervention.

Type: Article
Title: An evaluation of a hot spot policing programme in four Argentinian cities
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1177/0032258x221079019
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1177/0032258x221079019
Language: English
Additional information: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Keywords: hot spot policing, robbery, theft, displacement, Argentina, implementation management
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Security and Crime Science
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10146114
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