Evaluating Crime Prevention

Ekblom, Paul; Pease, Ken

doi:10.1086/449238

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“…Like most evaluations of crime-prevention programs (Ekblom and Pease, 1995), our evaluation design departs from the desirable randomized controlled experimental approach. The Ceasefire gun market disruption strategy was aimed at impacting the illegal trade in new handguns in all areas of Boston.…”

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Disrupting Illegal Firearms Markets in Boston: The Effects of Operation Ceasefire on the Supply of New Handguns to Criminals*

Braga¹,

Pierce

2005

Criminology Public Policy

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Research Summary: The question of whether the illegal firearms market serving criminals and juveniles can be disrupted has been vigorously debated in policy circles and in the literature on firearms and violence. To the extent that prohibited persons, in particular, are supplied with guns through systematic gun trafficking, focused regulatory and investigative resources may be useful in disrupting the illegal supply of firearms to criminals. In Boston, a gun market disruption strategy was implemented that focused on shutting down illegal diversions of new handguns from retail sources. Multivariate regression analyses were used to estimate the effects of the intervention on new handguns recovered in crime. Our results suggest that focused enforcement efforts, guided by strategic analyses of ATF firearms trace data, can have significant impacts on the illegal supply of new handguns to criminals. Policy Implications: The problem‐oriented policing approach provides an appropriate framework to uncover the complex mechanisms at play in illicit firearms markets and to develop tailor‐made interventions to disrupt the illegal gun trade. Strategic enforcement programs focused on the illegal diversion of new firearms from primary markets can reduce the availability of new guns to criminals. However, the extent to which criminals substitute older guns for new guns and move from primary markets to secondary markets in response to an enforcement strategy focused on retail outlets remains unclear. Our evaluation also does not provide policy makers with any firm evidence on whether supply‐side enforcement strategies have any measurable impacts on gun violence. Jurisdictions suffering from gun violence problems should implement demand‐side violence prevention programs to complement their supply‐side efforts.

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Disrupting Illegal Firearms Markets in Boston: The Effects of Operation Ceasefire on the Supply of New Handguns to Criminals*

Braga¹,

Pierce

2005

Criminology Public Policy

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“…By expanding the interval between pulses of the "treatment", the longevity of the effect can be estimated (experimentally). However, such experimental methods will not be appropriate for all types of intervention (for a discussion of other methodological approaches, see Ekblom and Pease 1995).…”

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Crime displacement: what we know, what we don’t know, and what it means for crime reduction

2014

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Objectives If offending were simply displaced following (often spatially) focused crime reduction initiatives, the continued expenditure of resources on this approach to crime reduction would be pointless. The aims of this article were to: critically appraise the current body of displacement research; identify gaps in understanding; articulate an agenda for future research; and to consider the implications of the accumulated findings for practitioners, evaluators, and policy makers. Methods First, we review existing criminological theory regarding crime displacement and the alternative perspective-that crime prevention activity might generate a diffusion of crime control benefits. Second, we review the empirical research, focusing in particular on the findings of existing systematic reviews. Third, we consider the types of displacement that might occur and the methodological approaches employed to study them. Results Theoretical and empirical research suggests that displacement is far from inevitable and that a diffusion of crime control benefit is at least as likely. However, some forms of displacement have not been adequately studied. Conclusion Existing research suggests that successful crime reduction interventions often have a positive impact on crime that extends beyond the direct recipients of a particular project. However, current understanding of crime displacement and how benefits might diffuse remains incomplete. Consequently, to inform an agenda for future research, we derive a typology of methodological issues associated with studying displacement, along with suggestions as to how they might be addressed.

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“…Like most evaluations of crime prevention programs (Ekblom & Pease, 1995), the evaluation design departs from the desirable randomized controlled experimental approach. Operation Peacekeeper was aimed at all areas of Stockton with a serious gun homicide problem.…”

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Pulling levers focused deterrence strategies and the prevention of gun homicide

Braga

2008

Journal of Criminal Justice

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Evaluating Crime Prevention

Cited by 39 publications

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Disrupting Illegal Firearms Markets in Boston: The Effects of Operation Ceasefire on the Supply of New Handguns to Criminals*

Disrupting Illegal Firearms Markets in Boston: The Effects of Operation Ceasefire on the Supply of New Handguns to Criminals*

Crime displacement: what we know, what we don’t know, and what it means for crime reduction

Pulling levers focused deterrence strategies and the prevention of gun homicide

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