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'''C3 Policing''' or '''Counter Criminal Continuum Policing''' is a modification of [[counter-insurgency]] ("COIN") methods used by U.S. Armed Forces adapted for use by civilian law enforcement agencies. The concept was developed through a partnership between the [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] Police Department<ref>[http://www.springfieldpolice.net/police/index.php Springfield Police Department]</ref> and a team of [[Massachusetts State Police]] (MSP) Troopers (designated as the [[Massachusetts State Police#Field Services - Special Projects Team|Massachusetts State Police Special Projects Team]]) to implement C3 methods in order to control [[Gang|criminal street gangs]] and illicit drug networks in the North End section of Springfield. |
'''C3 Policing''' or '''Counter Criminal Continuum Policing''' is a modification of [[counter-insurgency]] ("COIN") methods used by U.S. Armed Forces adapted for use by civilian law enforcement agencies. The concept was developed through a partnership between the [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] Police Department<ref>[http://www.springfieldpolice.net/police/index.php Springfield Police Department]</ref> and a team of [[Massachusetts State Police]] (MSP) Troopers (designated as the [[Massachusetts State Police#Field Services - Special Projects Team|Massachusetts State Police Special Projects Team]]) to implement C3 methods in order to control [[Gang|criminal street gangs]] and illicit drug networks in the North End section of Springfield. The MSP Special Projects Team personnel includes 2 veteran Special Forces soldiers, Trooper Michael Cutone (MSG 19th SFG) and Trooper Thomas Sarrouf (CPT 19th SFG). |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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The C3 Policing model was created and adapted by |
The C3 Policing model was created and adapted by Trooper Cutone, a senior [[Non-commissioned officer|NCO]] with the [[Special Forces (United States Army)|US Army Special Forces]] [[19th Special Forces Group|19th SFG]] (National Guard) with twenty years of experience in Army SF. Cutone was also a Massachusetts State Trooper assigned to the MSP Springfield Barracks. In 2006, Cutone returned from a deployment in Avghani, Iraq, where his unit had used the principles of COIN to defeat insurgent networks. In October 2009, during the course of his patrol duties in Springfield, he determined that the principals of COIN utilized in Iraq<ref name=Grip-2008>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.ausa.org/publications/armymagazine/archive/2008/5/Documents/Grip_0508.pdf| journal = AUSA Magazine| title = The Avghani Model| author = Grip Jr, Stanley T| date = May 2008| postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> could also be implemented to detect, disrupt, degrade and dismantle gang activity in that city's crime plagued North End section.<ref name=Hibbard-2011>{{Cite journal|url = http://policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display&article_id=2475&issue_id=92011| journal = Police Chief Magazine| title = Counter Criminal Continuum (C3) Policing in Springfield, Massachusetts:A Collaborative Effort between City and State Police to Reduce Gang Violence| author = Hibbard, Bradley G.| date = October 2011| postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> That initiative has received accolades from the citizens of the North End section as well as local public officials.<ref name=Spencer-2011>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/05/springfield_north_end_resident.html| journal = Springfield Republican| title = Springfield North End residents praise police initiative that has reduced crime| author = Spencer, Buffy| date = May 5, 2011| postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref><ref name=Mostue-2011>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wfcr/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1843242| journal = WFCR New England Public Radio| title = Counter-Insurgency Tactics Used to Reduce Crime in Springfield| author = Mostue, Anne| date = August 22, 2011| postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> In April 2012, journalist [[Sharon Weinberger]] was embedded with the Special Projects Team and wrote an article detailing her observations in ''[[Nature (journal)| Nature]]''.<ref name=Weinberger-2012>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.nature.com/news/a-data-driven-war-on-crime-1.10389| journal = Nature| title = A data-driven war on crime| author = Weinberger, Sharon|date = April 4, 2012| postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> On May 1, 2012 by an article on the model written by Erica Goode<ref>[http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/g/erica_goode/index.html Erica Goode]</ref> appeared in the [[NY_Times|NY Times]].<ref name=Goode-2012>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/us/springfield-mass-fights-crime-using-green-beret-tactics.html| journal = N.Y. Times| title = Springfield, Mass., Fights Crime Using Green Beret Tactics| author = Goode, Erica|date = May 1, 2012| postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 15:38, 4 May 2012
C3 Policing or Counter Criminal Continuum Policing is a modification of counter-insurgency ("COIN") methods used by U.S. Armed Forces adapted for use by civilian law enforcement agencies. The concept was developed through a partnership between the Springfield, Massachusetts Police Department[1] and a team of Massachusetts State Police (MSP) Troopers (designated as the Massachusetts State Police Special Projects Team) to implement C3 methods in order to control criminal street gangs and illicit drug networks in the North End section of Springfield. The MSP Special Projects Team personnel includes 2 veteran Special Forces soldiers, Trooper Michael Cutone (MSG 19th SFG) and Trooper Thomas Sarrouf (CPT 19th SFG).
Background
The C3 Policing model was created and adapted by Trooper Cutone, a senior NCO with the US Army Special Forces 19th SFG (National Guard) with twenty years of experience in Army SF. Cutone was also a Massachusetts State Trooper assigned to the MSP Springfield Barracks. In 2006, Cutone returned from a deployment in Avghani, Iraq, where his unit had used the principles of COIN to defeat insurgent networks. In October 2009, during the course of his patrol duties in Springfield, he determined that the principals of COIN utilized in Iraq[2] could also be implemented to detect, disrupt, degrade and dismantle gang activity in that city's crime plagued North End section.[3] That initiative has received accolades from the citizens of the North End section as well as local public officials.[4][5] In April 2012, journalist Sharon Weinberger was embedded with the Special Projects Team and wrote an article detailing her observations in Nature.[6] On May 1, 2012 by an article on the model written by Erica Goode[7] appeared in the NY Times.[8]
References
- ^ Springfield Police Department
- ^ Grip Jr, Stanley T (May 2008). "The Avghani Model" (PDF). AUSA Magazine.
- ^ Hibbard, Bradley G. (October 2011). "Counter Criminal Continuum (C3) Policing in Springfield, Massachusetts:A Collaborative Effort between City and State Police to Reduce Gang Violence". Police Chief Magazine.
- ^ Spencer, Buffy (May 5, 2011). "Springfield North End residents praise police initiative that has reduced crime". Springfield Republican.
- ^ Mostue, Anne (August 22, 2011). "Counter-Insurgency Tactics Used to Reduce Crime in Springfield". WFCR New England Public Radio.
- ^ Weinberger, Sharon (April 4, 2012). "A data-driven war on crime". Nature.
- ^ Erica Goode
- ^ Goode, Erica (May 1, 2012). "Springfield, Mass., Fights Crime Using Green Beret Tactics". N.Y. Times.