License Plate Reader (LPR) Police Patrols in Crime Hot Spots: An Experimental Evaluation in Two Adjacent Jurisdictions

Peer-Reviewed Study · Cynthia Lum and coauthors; National Institute of Justice · 2011

National Institute of Justice-funded randomized experiment (George Mason University): plate reader patrols in crime hot spots produced no general or offense-specific deterrent effect.

when small numbers of LPR patrols are used in crime hot spots in the way the authors have tested them here, they do not seem to generate either a general or offense-specific deterrent effect.

National Institute of Justice-funded randomized experiment (George Mason University): plate reader patrols in crime hot spots produced no general or offense-specific deterrent effect.

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