Criminology of PlaceHot spot policing is based on the idea that certain criminal activities occur in particular areas of a city. According to researchers, crime does not spread throughout the city, but is concentrated in small places where half of the criminal activities take place (Braga, chapter 12). Additionally, numerous studies have demonstrated that hot spots show significant positive results, suggesting that when police officers focus their attention on small, high-crime geographic areas, they can reduce criminal activity (Braga, Papachristo & Hureau, I press). According to researchers, 50% of calls received by the 911 center are generally concentrated in less than 5% of locations in a city (Sherman, Gartin and Buerger, 1989; Weisburd, Bushway, Lum and Yang, 2004). That is, crime action often takes place at the street level, not the neighborhood level. Thus, police can target a significant proportion of city-wide crime by focusing on a small number of high-crime locations (see Weisburd and Telep, 2010). In a meta-analysis of experimental studies, the authors found significant benefits of the hotspot approach in treatment compared to control areas. They concluded that fairly strong evidence shows that hot spot policing is an effective crime prevention strategy (Braga (007). Importantly, there was little evidence to suggest that hot spot policing Spatial displacement was a major concern in hot spot interventions. Crime did not simply move from hot spots into neighboring areas (see also Weisburd et al., 2006). Crime hot spots? Concerns remain about the effectiveness of policing in hot spots and what police officers should do to effectively reduce crime. A police officer should spend time in these locations. knowing what to do...... middle of paper ......e of the risk to offenders or the reduction in the attractiveness of potential targets has the great impact on criminal and disorder activities . According to the authors, these approaches are part of hot spot interventions because they include things like destroying abandoned buildings and cleaning up graffiti. However, increased arrests for misdemeanor offenders contribute to crime control in hot areas. but not as much situational effort (Braga and Bond 2008). The authors said that situational crime prevention strategies are key to combating crime in hot spots rather than maintaining an aggressive order of arrests in very disorderly locations. In other words, if police officers make arrests only in hot spots, it will not effectively reduce crime because they must develop a more complex approach to dealing with high-crime areas (Braga and Weisburd). , 2010).