According to the San Diego Field Interrogation Study, stopping field interrogation, field contact, and stop and frisk had what effect on suppressible crimes?

According to the San Diego Field Interrogation Study, stopping field interrogation, field contact, and stop and frisk had what effect on suppressible crimes?

• A. Decreased suppressible crimes
• B. Had no impact on suppressible crimes
• C. Increased suppressible crimes
• D. Displaced suppressible crimes to other locations

Answer: (C)

The main idea being tested is whether proactive police stops can reduce crime by deterring offenses that are easy to prevent. Suppressible crimes are those street-level offenses that police presence can most readily deter. The San Diego Field Interrogation Study found that stopping field interrogation, field contact, and stop-and-frisk did not produce a sustained drop in crime. Instead, it was associated with an increase in suppressible crimes during the intervention period. This pattern can arise because offenders adapt to heightened police scrutiny—shifting when and where they commit minor offenses, or becoming more detectable in the areas where police are most active. As a result, the category of crimes that are relatively easy for police to deter can appear to rise, even if overall crime isn’t falling. So the result reflects that these proactive tactics did not achieve the intended crime reduction and, in this measure, corresponded with more suppressible offenses occurring or being detected.

The main idea being tested is whether proactive police stops can reduce crime by deterring offenses that are easy to prevent. Suppressible crimes are those street-level offenses that police presence can most readily deter.

The San Diego Field Interrogation Study found that stopping field interrogation, field contact, and stop-and-frisk did not produce a sustained drop in crime. Instead, it was associated with an increase in suppressible crimes during the intervention period. This pattern can arise because offenders adapt to heightened police scrutiny—shifting when and where they commit minor offenses, or becoming more detectable in the areas where police are most active. As a result, the category of crimes that are relatively easy for police to deter can appear to rise, even if overall crime isn’t falling.

So the result reflects that these proactive tactics did not achieve the intended crime reduction and, in this measure, corresponded with more suppressible offenses occurring or being detected.