This is sort of a catch-22. The LAPD would be wasting its resources if they didn't focus on areas where crime is more likely to occur - a strategy that patrolled all neighbourhoods equally (with the same coverage they currently apply to high-crime areas) would simply be unaffordable.
Same goes for repeat offenders. The data on recidivism rates is pretty disheartening, but they're just stats - far and away the people most likely to commit crimes are those who have committed them in the past.
A population-wide policing strategy should then, naturally, focus on areas with high crime rates and on repeat offenders to maximize return for policing dollar. https://www.gbwaplus.com/
The issue, of course, is that a disproportionate number of these areas are predominantly black or hispanic. This reflects a deeper, pretty messed-up socioeconomic issue not unique to LA but certainly highly visible there.
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This is sort of a catch-22. The LAPD would be wasting its resources if they didn't focus on areas where crime is more likely to occur - a strategy that patrolled all neighbourhoods equally (with the same coverage they currently apply to high-crime areas) would simply be unaffordable. Same goes for repeat offenders. The data on recidivism rates is pretty disheartening, but they're just stats - far and away the people most likely to commit crimes are those who have committed them in the past. A population-wide policing strategy should then, naturally, focus on areas with high crime rates and on repeat offenders to maximize return for policing dollar. https://www.gbwaplus.com/ The issue, of course, is that a disproportionate number of these areas are predominantly black or hispanic. This reflects a deeper, pretty messed-up socioeconomic issue not unique to LA but certainly highly visible there.