Implementation issues with hot spot policing

Barak Ariel

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlcj.2023.100629

Implementation issues with hot spot policing

Barak Ariel

Institute of Criminology

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Although the science behind hot spot policing is robust and grounded in theory, implementation issues prevent it from becoming commonplace in everyday policing. The mounting evidence suggests that “hot spot policing” (Sherman and Weisburd 1995) is rarely applied in police routines. The paper critically discusses three common problems with the implementation of this approach into policy: officers' motivation, organisational resistance, and technological failures. Two competing solutions are proposed to these endemic issues: instituting specialised hot spot policing units or outsourcing the job of ‘cooling down’ hot spots to alternative non-police entities, partially or wholly.

Original language	English
Article number	100629
Journal	International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice
Volume	75
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlcj.2023.100629
State	Published - Dec 2023

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Law

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