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The Newark Foot Patrol Experiment found that additional foot patrol had what effect?

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ADDITIONAL FOOT PATROLS DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE OVERALL CRIME RATE IN A COMMUNITY.

Explanation: Newark conducted his experiment between the year 1978 to 1979 where he tried to show the relationship between additional foot patrols and crime rate, and perception,he discovered that the overall crime rate in a given community is not significantly affected by increased or additional foot patrols by law enforcement officers but that there is a significant RELATIONSHIP between FOOT PATROL BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS LIKE THE POLICE WITH COMMUNITY RELATION AND PERCEPTION.

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