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Hot spots policing is a prevention strategy seeking to reduce crime by focusing law enforcemennt responses to high-density crime areas knowns as "hot spots" of crime.
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Hot Spots Policing is a prevention strategy that seeks to reduce crime by directing law enforcement responses to high-density crime areas known as "hot spots" of crime. Police departments use systematic community data to identify troubled spots requiring a concentration of police resources. They then apply targeted patrols and predictive policing in the identified cluster areas to help deter potential crime.
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