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Research in Brief: Long-Term Success of Hot Spot Policing in a Small City

Christopher S. Koper, Associate Professor, George Mason University (GMU); Tim Hegarty, Captain (Ret.), Riley County Police Department, Kansas; Cynthia Lum, Professor, GMU; and Xiaoyun Wu, Research Associate, GMU

Hot spot policing (HSP)—i.e., policing focused on small geographic places or areas where crime is concentrated—has been one of the most important policing innovations of recent decades.

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