{"id":929,"date":"2018-01-09T11:00:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartforce.com\/blog\/?p=929"},"modified":"2018-01-05T15:02:06","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T15:02:06","slug":"hot-spot-policing-make-the-most-out-of-this-proactive-policing-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartforce.com\/blog\/adventos\/hot-spot-policing-make-the-most-out-of-this-proactive-policing-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Spot Policing: Make the Most Out of This Proactive Policing Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hot Spot Policing is a proven, highly effective technique for agencies focused on a Place-based crime reduction strategy. The research from Dr. Chris Koper shows Hot Spots policing can positively deter and therefore reduce crime (if executed correctly) as well as enhance community trust and legitimacy.<\/p>\n

The Police Foundation encourages police leaders to consider using the \u201cKoper Curve\u201d research and results to maximize their agency\u2019s hot-spot policing strategy.\u00a0 Click here<\/a> to see the 5 Things You Need to Know About Hot Spots Policing & The \u201cKoper Curve\u201d Theory<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, to execute correctly and make the most out of Hot Spot policing, I\u2019d like to expand on the 2nd<\/sup>, 3rd<\/sup>, and 4th<\/sup> things you need to know about the \u201cKoper Curve\u201d Theory.\u00a0 Officers must document their activity and crime analysts and supervisors must analyze what\u2019s been documented.<\/p>\n

This kind of accountability provides data that ensures the proper number of minutes of patrol (10-16) are executed randomly instead of at the same times.\u00a0 It also shows whether officers are \u201crunning the right play\u201d or conducting the right activities in the Hot Spot based on the type of crime they are hoping to deter.\u00a0 And finally, this kind of accountability provides analysts and supervisors the ability to report on the effectiveness of these patrol ops and decide on whether resources are still needed in this area or should be moved to another Hot Spot.<\/p>\n

But many agencies fall short on documenting, organizing, and reporting on their Hot Spots because they do not use an agency management system designed specifically for pro-active policing.\u00a0 Instead, they rely on email or other less effective methods and fall short on their potential for preventing and reducing crime.<\/p>\n

The Hot Spot Solution<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Enter SmartForce\u2122, the first and most widely used software solution designed specifically for Hot Spot Policing and all other proactive policing strategies.\u00a0 SmartForce\u2122 provides a mobile and officer-friendly interface for patrol to document their Hot Spot activity and for crime analysts, detectives, and supervisors to receive real-time<\/strong> updates and reports in one singular environment.<\/p>\n

Agencies who have converted to SmartForce\u2122 have seen dramatic improvements in the execution of their Hot Spot and other crime reduction strategies as well as increased job satisfaction from catching more criminals and clearing cases faster.<\/p>\n

The Grand Junction Police Department in Colorado is one such agency.\u00a0 GJPD officers, detectives, crime analysts, and supervisors have worked collaboratively on Hot Spots in their jurisdiction using SmartForce\u2122.\u00a0 On one such Hot Spot Op, self-initiated officer activity increased by a massive 75% and calls for service in this over-indexed area plummeted.\u00a0 To see and read more about their success, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Leading your agency to reach its crime reduction potential through Hot Spot policing is more possible today than ever with the advent of proven cost-effective tools like SmartForce\u2122.\u00a0 Best wishes adding accountability and real-time communication to the \u201cKoper Curve\u201d theory and watch your Hot Spot policing efforts deter and reduce more crime this year!<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hot Spot Policing is a proven, highly effective technique for agencies focused on a Place-based crime reduction strategy. The research from Dr. Chris Koper shows Hot Spots policing can positively deter and therefore reduce crime (if executed correctly) as well as enhance community trust and legitimacy. The Police Foundation encourages police leaders to consider using … Continue reading Hot Spot Policing: Make the Most Out of This Proactive Policing Strategy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agency-management-system","category-adventos","category-smartforce"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartforce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartforce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartforce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartforce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartforce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=929"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/smartforce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":933,"href":"https:\/\/smartforce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929\/revisions\/933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartforce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartforce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartforce.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}