Problem
Imagine you work for a Police Department in a mid-sized central coast city. In cooperation with civic leaders and interested civilians, the agency has identified a growing problem: Absentee landlords renting to college students with few ties to the city have resulted in increasingly dilapidated rentals, many disturbing-the-peace complaints, increased drug use, and an ever-increasing amount of drunk driving. In line with the broken windows theory, city residents are paying less attention to their own behavior and city pride has plummeted. This downward spiral is threatening to involve additional and more violent criminal behavior.
a) What role can police patrol play in solving these issues?
b) Using the SARA method, create a patrol response to this issue. As you detail your proposed response, include a variety of patrol methods and techniques.