The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment

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The Kansas City Study, also known as the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment, was an experiment conducting in Kansas by the City Police Department and the Police Foundation to study whether or not routine patrol of clearly marked police cars had an effect on crime! The experiment was conducted between October 1972 through the end of 1973, and proved that departments can conduct these sorts of tests without jeopardizing public safety! Patrols were controlled in 15 areas; In the first five areas, police officers were not allowed to patrol the area, but could respond to distress calls from residents. The second five areas maintained a normal patrol, while the third five areas had patrols doubled or even tripled! Surprisingly, the study concluded

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