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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instanceOf criminal justice research project
field experiment
policing study
aim to examine the relationship between patrol levels and citizen fear of crime
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
Police Foundation NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1973
field criminal justice
criminology
policing
finding citizens did not notice differences in patrol levels across areas
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
proactive patrol condition
reactive patrol condition
impact prompted reexamination of police resource allocation
supported shift from random patrol to targeted strategies
influenced community policing
evidence-based policing
problem-oriented policing NERFINISHED
language English
locationType urban patrol beats
mainSubject crime rates
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
increased routine preventive patrol reduces crime
increased routine preventive patrol reduces fear of crime
timePeriod 1970s
usedMethod attitude surveys
systematic crime data analysis
systematic observation of patrol
victimization surveys

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George L. Kelling workedOn Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment