pulling levers policing

• deterrence theory suggests crimes can be prevented when the offender perceives at the costs of committing a crime outweigh the benefits
• determines can be seen as either general or special with general deterrence being the idea that people are dissuaded from committing crime when they understand a punishment will flaw by trying to remove opportunities for crime and provide an alternative opportunity structure and special involves punishment given specifically to individuals
• selecting a particular crime problems, such as drug, dealing and pull together a law enforcement group to deal with it
• chi offenders such a street gangs are identified and a law enforcement operation is directed at those offenders using any and all legal methods to sanction members
• Police communicate directly and repeatedly, with offenders to let them know that they are under scrutiny, and how they can avoid further offending. Offender are deterred from future crime as they become aware of the cost.
• usefulness


  Emphasizes reducing the opportunities for crime, and focusing on creasing alternative structures for offenders

  seeks to redirect offenders away from crime

  Law enforcement have a variety of different levels to pull sort of deterrents, can be adapted to suit the nature of the offender
• effectiveness


  Weisburg suggests police departments can be most effective at deterring crime, when engaging in a variety of partnership, and using an array of tactics

  Operation cease-fire saw a reduction of 63% in the youth homicides
• practicalities


  Large financial cost in researching and carrying out and approach, such as the pulling levers deterrence framework

  It will be expensive to implement job training opportunities for offenders