The Macon-Moline Project formed cleanup committees. Managers were instructed on how to screen applicants to keep drugs out of the apartment. These efforts soon expanded to other concerns. The department also achieved success against open dealing and prostitution by using barricades on problem streets. Lansing recently placed Community Officers into specific problem neighborhoods where they had begun to see street-level dealing.
Initial reports look promising, and they hope to report on the full impact soon.
Dusenbury looks forward to using DRE's in combination with Community Policing to combat the drug problem in Long Beach. Undercover operations identify the drug houses first, then sweeps are made with a squad of 100 uniformed officers. To ensure long-term results, a foot patrol officer remains on permanent assignment. Coordinating city services is also part of the effort to clean up the neighborhoods.