Could Innovations in Policing have Contributed to the New York City Crime Drop even in a Period of Declining Police Strength?: The Case of Stop,Question and Frisk as a Hot Spots Policing Strategy

Available data make it impossible to reach strong conclusions about the role of policing in the New York crime decline. Instead, we examine whether innovations implemented in New York fit with what is known about effective policing strategies. Our main analysis focuses on how the New York City Police Department (NYPD) could have continued to contribute to the crime drop over the last decade when the number of police declined significantly. We examine geographic data on crime and stop, question and frisks (SQFs) to show that SQFs are concentrated at crime hot spots. We also show that the NYPD increased these specific hot spots policing strategies despite declining numbers. In our discussion, we speculate on whether this “doing more with less” could be an explanation for the continued crime drop in New York, noting the limitations of drawing conclusions from existing data. We also raise concerns about possible backfire effects of SQF hot spots approaches.     

谈入世后公安工作指导思想的转变

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实施社区警务战略若干问题的思考

为组织引导广大基层民警深入有效地开展社区警务建设,当前应考虑和解决以下三个问题:一是认识问题,包括正确认识社区民警和责任区民警、社区警务与公安派出所基础工作的关系,社区警务基本理论与基本特征,社区警务战略与目标,社区警务规范化管理与公安派出所队伍建设等;二是具体工作指导问题,必须从传承、借鉴、整改、创新四个方面着手;三是当前需要解决和理顺的问题有:警力配置、社区警务室建设、公安派出所与有关警种和有关部门的关系等。     

论社区警政之实践（节选）-台北县警察局实施单东保母服务之启示

近十年来在台湾的警察真的可以说是十分辛苦。在各种统计分析告诉我们 :犯罪发生率正逐步下降或未恶化 ;破案率不断攀升 ;交通事故发生也是逐年下降 ;秩序维持亦日趋良好。这些都得益于警察局实施的单车保母服务。单车保母服务队乃为了深入汽车巡逻所无法触及的治安死角 ,并增加警察与民众接触的机会 ,而推动步巡或自行车巡逻 ,尤其在商业繁荣地区更为适用。简言之 :以自行车为交通工具的执勤方式 ,所延伸的民众利益与日俱增