Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment
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The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment was a landmark 1970s policing study that tested the impact of varying levels of routine police patrol on crime, fear of crime, and public satisfaction, ultimately challenging assumptions about the effectiveness of visible patrol.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal justice research project
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field experiment ⓘ policing study ⓘ |
| aim |
to examine the relationship between patrol levels and citizen fear of crime
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to examine the relationship between patrol levels and public attitudes toward police ⓘ to test the effectiveness of visible police patrol in preventing crime ⓘ |
| challenged | traditional assumptions about deterrent effect of random patrol ⓘ |
| city | Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
Kansas City Police Department
NERFINISHED
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Police Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endTime | 1973 ⓘ |
| field |
criminal justice
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criminology ⓘ policing ⓘ |
| finding |
citizens did not notice differences in patrol levels across areas
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variations in routine preventive patrol had no significant effect on citizen satisfaction with police ⓘ variations in routine preventive patrol had no significant effect on fear of crime ⓘ variations in routine preventive patrol had no significant effect on reported crime ⓘ variations in routine preventive patrol had no significant effect on victimization ⓘ |
| hasPart |
normal patrol condition
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proactive patrol condition ⓘ reactive patrol condition ⓘ |
| impact |
prompted reexamination of police resource allocation
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supported shift from random patrol to targeted strategies ⓘ |
| influenced |
community policing
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evidence-based policing ⓘ problem-oriented policing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationType | urban patrol beats ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
crime rates
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fear of crime ⓘ police visibility ⓘ preventive patrol ⓘ public satisfaction with police ⓘ |
| publication | The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment: A Summary Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| researchDesign | randomized allocation of patrol levels to beats ⓘ |
| startTime | 1972 ⓘ |
| testedHypothesis |
increased routine preventive patrol improves public satisfaction with police
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increased routine preventive patrol reduces crime ⓘ increased routine preventive patrol reduces fear of crime ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
attitude surveys
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systematic crime data analysis ⓘ systematic observation of patrol ⓘ victimization surveys ⓘ |
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