Crime Reduction and Problem-oriented Policing [Hardcover]

Problem-oriented policing has been one of the most significant new approaches to policing and crime reduction in recent years, and in the UK significant funding was provided to a variety of projects adopting a problem solving methodology in both policing and crime prevention and reduction partnerships as part of the government's Crime Reduction Programme.

This book aims to draw upon the main findings of this initiative, to provide an overview of the government's Targeted Policing Initiative as a whole, to describe findings about the adoption of a problem solving approach, and to indicate what was learned from efforts to address the specific problems targeted in the evaluated initiatives.

1. Introduction: Problem-oriented policing: the concept, implementation and impact in the UK and USA  2. Two go wild in Knowsley: analysis for evidence-led crime reduction  3. Rolling out the National Intelligence Model: key challenges  4. Doing problem-solving across borders in low-crime areas: the Fens experience  5. From strategy to action: the development and implementation of problem-oriented projects  6. Data and analysis for problem-solving: alcohol-related crime in pubs, clubs and the street  7. Theory into practice: implementing a market reduction approach to property crime  8. Problem-oriented evaluation? Evaluating problem-oriented policing initiatives  9. Assessing cost-effectiveness  10. Mainstreaming solutions to major problems: reducing repeat domestic violence  11. Conclusions: the role of the centre

Problem-oriented policing has been one of the most significant new approaches to policing and crime reduction in the UK in recent years. Drawing upon the main findings of the government's Crime Reduction Programme, this book aims to provide an overview of the government's Targeted Policing Initiative as a whol3