Which study found that random preventive patrol had little effect on crime or fear?

Which study found that random preventive patrol had little effect on crime or fear?

• A. Foot patrol
• B. Newark foot patrol study
• C. Kansas City patrol study
• D. Police pursuits

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is whether simply increasing random patrol presence can deter crime or change how safe people feel. The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment tested this by varying patrol levels across districts and then measuring crime rates and residents’ fear of crime. It found no meaningful differences in crime or in how safe people felt between areas with more patrol activity and those with normal patrols. That result showed that random preventive patrol by itself did not reduce crime or fear, which is why this study is the correct choice. In contrast, other studies, like Newark’s foot patrol work, explored different aspects such as police-community relations, but they don’t match the specific finding about random patrol’s limited impact on crime or fear.

The main idea here is whether simply increasing random patrol presence can deter crime or change how safe people feel. The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment tested this by varying patrol levels across districts and then measuring crime rates and residents’ fear of crime. It found no meaningful differences in crime or in how safe people felt between areas with more patrol activity and those with normal patrols. That result showed that random preventive patrol by itself did not reduce crime or fear, which is why this study is the correct choice. In contrast, other studies, like Newark’s foot patrol work, explored different aspects such as police-community relations, but they don’t match the specific finding about random patrol’s limited impact on crime or fear.