Crime Reduction and Problem-oriented Policing

<p>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. </p><p>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.</p> <p>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</p>