Journal article
Law Enforcement Activities of Philadelphia's Group Violence Intervention: An Examination of Arrest, Case Processing, and Probation Levers
Police quarterly, v 23(2), pp 232-261
01 Jun 2020
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Abstract
The number of jurisdictions implementing focused deterrence strategies targeted at gangs continues unabated. Although recent research suggests positive impacts of the strategy on reductions in gun violence, little is known about the particular mechanisms operating behind the strategy. This article provides a descriptive analysis of the law enforcement activities or levers undertaken after enforcement operations in Philadelphia as a part of the focused deterrence strategy. The article quantifies the execution of levers related to arrest, case processing, and probation sanctioning during enforcement activities after shootings. The results show that Philadelphia achieved success in implementing the enforcement levers as intended, and there was little evidence that arrest practices were overly aggressive. The authors suggest that future evaluations seek to carefully document the wide array of levers used in concert with an assessment of community understanding of and reactions to the strategy as well as an examination of reactions of group members targeted.
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- Title
- Law Enforcement Activities of Philadelphia's Group Violence Intervention: An Examination of Arrest, Case Processing, and Probation Levers
- Creators
- Caterina G. Roman - Temple UniversityMegan Forney - Temple UniversityJordan M. Hyatt - Drexel UniversityHannah J. Klein - Temple UniversityNathan W. Link - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Publication Details
- Police quarterly, v 23(2), pp 232-261
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 30
- Grant note
- 2013-IJ-CX-0056 / U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Criminology and Justice Studies
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000506732300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85077150696
- Other Identifier
- 991019168841904721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Criminology & Penology