@article{801090,
      recid = {801090},
      author = {Ratcliffe, Jerry H. and Sorg, Evan T.},
      title = {Foot patrol : rethinking the cornerstone of policing /},
      publisher = {Springer International Publishing :},
      address = {Cham :},
      pages = {1 online resource.},
      year = {2017},
      abstract = {This Brief reviews the history of foot patrol and the  recent, research-driven resurgence of foot patrol in places  such as Philadelphia. It summarizes and critiques existing  literature on the subject, examining the efficacy of foot  patrol. At the time the Philadelphia Foot Patrol Experiment  was published, popular opinion about foot patrol was that  it might improve community perception of police and reduce  fear of crime, but it did not have a concrete crime  prevention benefit. The Philadelphia Experiment represented  a major examination of this concept, involving over 200  officers in 60 locations over a two-year period, in some of  the highest violent crime areas of Philadelphia. The  results suggested that a targeted hot spots-oriented foot  patrol strategy did contribute to violent crime reduction.  Four years later, the lead author of that seminal  experiment explores its findings, together with the  findings of the Philadelphia Policing Tactics Experiment,  and examines their differences. This work also explores  officer experiences with foot patrol. This Brief concludes  with policy recommendations about foot patrol, when and how  to implement it, and the benefits it can add to a police  department. This Brief will be of interest to researchers  in Criminology and Criminal Justice, particularly with an  interest in Police Studies, and related fields such as  sociology and public policy. It will also be of interest to  practitioners and policy makers interested in  evidence-based policing.--},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/801090},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65247-4},
}