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David Weisburd
Researcher at Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Publications - 332
Citations - 19420
David Weisburd is an academic researcher from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The author has contributed to research in topics: Crime prevention & Criminal justice. The author has an hindex of 67, co-authored 317 publications receiving 17318 citations. Previous affiliations of David Weisburd include George Mason University & State University of New York System.
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General deterrent effects of police patrol in crime “hot spots”: A randomized, controlled trial
TL;DR: In this paper, a one-year randomized trial in Minneapolis of increases in patrol dosage at 55 of 110 crime hot spots, monitored by 7,542 hours of systematic observations, showed that substantial increases in police patrol presence can indeed cause modest reductions in crime and impressive reductions in disorder within high crime locations.
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What Can Police Do to Reduce Crime, Disorder, and Fear?
David Weisburd,John E. Eck +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review research on police effectiveness in reducing crime, disorder, and fear in the context of a typology of innovation in police practices, emphasizing two dimensions: one concerning the diversity of approaches, and the other, the level of focus.
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Trajectories of crime at places: a longitudinal study of street segments in the city of seattle*
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the distribution of crime at street segments in Seattle, Washington, over a 14-year period and found that a relatively small proportion of places belong to groups with steeply rising or declining crime trajectories and that these places are primarily responsible for overall city trends in crime.
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The law of crime concentration and the criminology of place
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the law of crime concentration at place, which states that for a defined measure of crime at a specific microgeographic unit, the concentration of crime will fall within a narrow bandwidth of percentages for the defined cumulative proportion of crime.
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Policing drug hot spots: The Jersey City drug market analysis experiment
David Weisburd,Lorraine Green +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report the results of a randomized experimental evaluation of an innovative drug enforcement strategy developed as part of the Drug Market Analysis Program (DPA) developed by the DEA.