Directed patrol is a tactic used by law enforcement officers to try to prevent crime before it happens, from running traffic enforcement on a street where speeding is a concern to keeping surveillance on a house in a neighborhood where drugs deals are occurring to paying close attention to any other public safety issue.
The hot spots are specifically those are areas which were previously studies as places where is more common see evidences of crime and illegal acts that could put on risk citizen´s safety or life.
The hot times are all those moments of the day which, previous law enforcement intelligence and analysis, occurred the majority of emergencies where the police officers must be prepared to act.