Police platform patrols create ‘phantom effect’ that cuts crime in Tube stations
A major experiment introducing proactive policing to Underground platforms finds that short bursts of patrolling create a “phantom effect”: 97% of the resulting crime reduction was during periods when police weren’t actually present.
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Jan. 16, 2020 • ~6 min
Jan. 16, 2020 • ~6 min
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