A Police Executive Research Forum Publication Reporting on Innovative Approaches to Policing Alcohol-related Crime Drops by 80 Percent Scanning Park Disturbances Cease after Parking Lot Redesigned
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Sibley Park had a long history of attracting problem-causing groups. Between 1978 and 1993, when this POP project began, these problem groups chose various locations within the park to "hang out." Some groups gathered to drink or party, others to show off their cars. Park personnel and the police had tried a variety of unsuccessful solutions, such as closing off areas where these groups congregated and establishing daily park employee or police patrols.
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A Police Executive Research Forum Publication Reporting on Innovative Approaches to Policing
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