Reforming Boston Schools, 1930 to the Present

Focused deterrence strategies effects on crime: A systematic review

“…Braga and Weisburd (2014) suggest that multisite cluster randomized trial designs could be used to conduct more rigorous evaluations of gang and group violence reduction strategies. 17 Comparative research on applications of focused deterrence strategies in other countries is also needed to determine whether these violence reduction policies and practices can be transferred to settings outside U.S. urban environments. Experiences in Glasgow, Scotland, suggest that the approach may be beneficial in addressing serious youth violence problems in other Western countries (Deuchar, 2013).…”

“…For instance, is it possible to develop a network of capacity that could mobilize communities to complement law enforcement efforts to control the violent behaviors of drug gangs in severely disadvantaged favelas of Rio de Janeiro? Drawing on the positive experiences in 17 Cluster randomized experiments represent a variation of the classic randomized controlled trial design in which clusters (groups) of subjects, rather than individual subjects, are randomly allocated to treatment and control conditions. This design allows better control of treatment "contamination" across individual subjects.…”

“…It would be considerably more complicated to use randomized experimental designs to evaluate gang and criminally active group focused deterrence programs given that these interventions intentionally seek to generate spillover effects that could contaminate control gangs, groups, and areas Braga and Weisburd (2014). suggest that multisite cluster randomized trial designs could be used to conduct more rigorous evaluations of gang and group violence reduction strategies 17. Comparative research on applications of focused deterrence strategies in other countries is also needed to determine whether these violence reduction policies and practices can be transferred to settings outside U.S. urban environments.…”