The New Haven directed patrol study concluded that increasing patrols in a specific location did what?

The New Haven directed patrol study concluded that increasing patrols in a specific location did what?

• A. Won public favors
• B. Decreased crime
• C. Increased crime suppression
• D. Did not win public favors or decrease crime; displacement occurred

Answer: (D)

Concentrating patrols in one location tests whether more visible police presence reduces crime and improves public perception there. The New Haven directed patrol study found that, while residents’ views of policing in that spot didn’t necessarily become more favorable, crime there did not decrease in a lasting way. Instead, offenders shifted their activities to other places or times, a phenomenon known as displacement, so the overall effect on city crime was minimal. In short, increasing patrols in that specific area did not win public support and did not reduce crime; displacement occurred.

Concentrating patrols in one location tests whether more visible police presence reduces crime and improves public perception there. The New Haven directed patrol study found that, while residents’ views of policing in that spot didn’t necessarily become more favorable, crime there did not decrease in a lasting way. Instead, offenders shifted their activities to other places or times, a phenomenon known as displacement, so the overall effect on city crime was minimal. In short, increasing patrols in that specific area did not win public support and did not reduce crime; displacement occurred.