The Benefits of Patrol Officers Using Unallocated Time for Everyday Crime Prevention

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alese Wooditch
Keyword(s):  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Patrol Officers

An Examination of Police Officers’ Insights Into Problem Identification and Problem Solving

2005 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisela Bichler ◽  
Larry Gaines
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Patrol Officers ◽  
Problem Identification ◽  
Complex Problems ◽  
Police Presence

Problem solving begins with problem identification. Conventional knowledge suggests that because patrol officers work specific geographical areas (beats) on a fairly constant basis, they come to see where the problems exist; thus, police experience alone can be relied on to identify crime problems. However, few have examined whether officers are effective in identifying problems in their areas. This research examined the consistency of officer problem identification across focus groups for an entire police department in terms of the kinds of problems identified, the location of problems, and the suggested responses. Although there was little consistency across focus groups, officers were able to identify specific sites or properties thought to generate high levels of disorder-related calls. Solutions to crime problems tended to involve increased police presence for complex problems affecting areas and crime prevention for specific sites facing single-crime problems.

Crime Prevention

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Sutton ◽  
Adrian Cherney ◽  
Rob White
Keyword(s):  
Crime Prevention

Training Patrol Officers to Mediate Disputes

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Patrol Officers

Disrupting street-level drug markets: Crime prevention research reviews

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Mazerolle ◽  
David W. Soole ◽  
Sacha Rombouts
Keyword(s):  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Prevention Research ◽  
Drug Markets ◽  
Street Level
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