The Impact of Police Activity on Subway Crime.
ResearchPublished 1974
The impact of police manning and apprehension activities on New York City subway crime, with emphasis on robbery, is analyzed for the period 1965-1971. In March 1965, when subway crime was climbing dramatically, Mayor Wagner ordered increased uniformed patrol between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. Afterwards, the number of felonies decreased both during the hours of increased manning (a deterrent effect) and during the rest of the day (a phantom effect). Displacement of crime is analyzed via the relationship between subway and bus robberies. Robberies are found to be focused on a small number of subway stations, located in areas with high surface crime rates. Stakeout techniques developed by detectives to arrest token booth robbers are effective but do not appear to deter crime. Authors recommend redeploying police to times and locations with high crime, while capitalizing on the phantom effect. 53 pp. Ref.
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- Year: 1974
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Chaiken, Jan M., M. Lawless, and K. A. Stevenson, The Impact of Police Activity on Subway Crime. RAND Corporation, P-5203, 1974. As of September 5, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P5203.html
Chaiken, Jan M., M. Lawless, and K. A. Stevenson, The Impact of Police Activity on Subway Crime. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1974. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P5203.html. Also available in print form.
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