This new trend in combining foot patrol is called geographic policing, or "geo-policing," where officers are assigned a bear who is required to build a relationship with community members in the area. Police supervisors are also assigned areas to work on so they can explore ways to address crime hot spots and trends in their assigned areas. Many people think that squad card technology has prevented officers from building relationships with the community, so this is where combined patrol comes into play. The goal is to better allocate police, distributing them where they are needed, while building a relationship with the community. Officers may use the "park and walk" strategy, which targets high-crime areas, business districts, parks, highly residential neighborhoods and schools. The benefits of this approach are fuel savings and vehicle wear, as leaving a police car parked for two horsepower during an eight-hour shift can reduce fuel consumption by 25%. “Park and Walk” can also strengthen community relations, assist in recruitment efforts, and foster informant development. The combination of foot patrol and car patrol has wonderful all-round benefits providing the best of both worlds, when it comes to patrol method, for both officers and the community. There are several patrol methods that are also very useful,