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Problem-oriented policing in violent crime places: A randomized controlled experiment
- A. Braga, D. Weisburd, E. Waring, L. Mazerolle, W. Spelman, Francis Gajewski
- Sociology
- 1 August 1999
Over the past decade, problem-oriented policing has become a central strategy for policing. In a number of studies, problem-oriented policing has been found to be effective in reducing crime and… Expand
POLICING CRIME AND DISORDER HOT SPOTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL*
- A. Braga, Brenda J. Bond
- Engineering
- 1 August 2008
Dealing with physical and social disorder to prevent serious crime has become a central strategy for policing. This study evaluates the effects of policing disorder, within a problem-oriented… Expand
Problem-Oriented Policing, Deterrence, and Youth Violence: An Evaluation of Boston's Operation Ceasefire
- A. Braga, D. M. Kennedy, E. Waring, A. Piehl
- Political Science
- 1 August 2001
Operation Ceasefire is a problem-oriented policing intervention aimed at reducing youth homicide and youth firearms violence in Boston. It represented an innovative partnership between researchers… Expand
The Effects of Hot Spots Policing on Crime
- A. Braga
- Political Science, Sociology
- 1 November 2001
In recent years, researchers have argued that police actions should be focused on high-risk crime places rather than spread thinly across the urban landscape. This review examines the available… Expand
Hot spots policing and crime prevention: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials
- A. Braga
- Psychology
- 15 September 2005
Crime scholars and practitioners have argued that police actions should be focused on high-risk crime places rather than spread thinly across the urban landscape. This review examines five randomized… Expand
Stress and Hardship after Prison1
- B. Western, A. Braga, Jaclyn Davis, Catherine Sirois
- Psychology, Medicine
- American Journal of Sociology
- 1 March 2015
The historic increase in U.S. incarceration rates made the transition from prison to community common for poor, prime-age men and women. Leaving prison presents the challenge of social integration—of… Expand
The Concentration and Stability of Gun Violence at Micro Places in Boston, 1980–2008
- A. Braga, Andrew V. Papachristos, David M. Hureau
- Geography
- 1 March 2010
Boston, like many other major U.S. cities, experienced an epidemic of gun violence during the late 1980s and early 1990s that was followed by a sudden large downturn in gun violence in the mid 1990s.… Expand
The Effects of Focused Deterrence Strategies on Crime
- A. Braga, D. Weisburd
- Psychology
- 1 August 2012
Objective. Focused deterrence strategies are increasingly being applied to prevent and control gang and group-involved violence, overt drug markets, and individual repeat offenders. Given the growing… Expand
Reducing Gun Violence: The Boston Gun Project's Operation Ceasefire
- A. Braga, A. Piehl, D. M. Kennedy
- Political Science
- 1 May 2004
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Police Innovation: Contrasting Perspectives
- D. Weisburd, A. Braga
- Sociology
- 12 June 2006
1. Introduction David Weisburd Part I. Community Policing: 2. The promise of community policing Wesley G. Skogan 3. Community policing: a skeptical view Stephen Mastrofski Part II. Broken Windows: 4.… Expand
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