Please help with Class Discussion

"Targeting Policing Strategies"  Please respond to the following:

  • Read the article titled “How Targeted Deterrence Helps Police Reduce Gun Deaths. You may view the article in link below. Examine how police use focused-deterrence strategies to reduce gun violence in U.S. cities. Speculate on the main risk(s) of using focused-deterrence strategies to reduce gun violence and suggest how police would mitigate the risk(s) in question.


  • Determine two (2) other types of violent crimes that targeted deterrence could help reduce. Support your position.

Article: https://thesocietypages.org/ssn/2013/06/03/targeted-deterrence/