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Friday, May 11, 2012

Researchers explore alternatives to reducing crime at high-crime locations

Researchers explore alternatives to reducing crime at high-crime locations 
The bar with the regularly flashing police lights in its parking lot.  The apartment building that’s frequently featured on the news because of numerous crime investigations.  A new essay suggests an alternative approach to reducing crime in such places, by placing regulations on places where crime is highly concentrated.  Authors John Eck, a professor of criminal justice at the University of Cincinnati, and his daughter, Emily Eck, a researcher at Dalhousie University, are featured this month in the journal, Criminology and Public Policy.