Publisher's Synopsis
AREA SATURATION PATROL ASP is a policing strategy which is designed to conduct on-going active patrols of Police District (neighborhood) crime hot spots. This book explains and examines a very successful policing strategy. This enforcement philosophy was implemented in two police districts that Glenn D. Frankovis commanded as a captain with the Milwaukee Police Department. During the summer of 2001, Milwaukee's Metcalfe Park neighborhood, located in District #3, was a virtual war zone. Fox News 6 reporter Mara MacDonald's investigation dubbed this troubled area a killing field. In an effort to prevent more bloodshed, Police Chief Arthur Jones called on Captain Glenn Frankovis to assume command of District #3 in November of 2001. Glenn had previously served as the Commanding Officer at District Five, where he implemented an Area Saturation Patrol (ASP) strategy that worked wonders. In 2002, overall major crime in District Three declined 8.1 percent, shootings plummeted 42.8 percent, and the number of homicides decreased 48.6 percent. Within 12 months, the near north side policing sectors under Frankovis' command had witnessed one of the largest one-year declines in per capita homicides in urban America. But could the man with a plan, and his hard-charging foot soldiers, put a lid on the violence of Milwaukee's killing field? After all, Metcalfe Park was surrounded by other neighborhoods teetering on the brink. Instead of making excuses, requesting a huge influx of new officers, or whining about budgets, Glenn Frankovis met the challenge head-on. In his second year at District Three, the commander's ASP strategy and no-nonsense policing style resulted in a further reduction of 6.5 percent in major crime and a 15.5 percent reduction in violent crime, including a 21.7 percent reduction in robberies. Because of Glenn Frankovis' leadership, families could - for the first time in years - congregate peacefully outside their homes and enjoy the summer without being intimidated by predator gangs. Ironically, it was the stellar commander's use of the word "thug" that caused Milwaukee's newly appointed, politically correct chief-of-police, Nan Hegerty, to remove Frankovis from District Three. Today, Glenn Frankovis remains one of Milwaukee's legendary crime fighters. Chiefs of police, politicians, pundits, and anyone else interested in knowing what it takes to drive down crime and improve their city's quality-of-life, should read this book. --Steven Spingola Lieutenant of Detectives, Homicide Unit, Milwaukee Police Department (Retired)
