Center for Problem-Oriented Policing

2011 Goldstein Winners Announced

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT

View abstacts of winners and finalists.

2011 POP Conference Presentations

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

2011 POP Conference Presentations can now be downloaded.

Sexual Assault of Women by Strangers

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

This guide begins by describing the problem of sexual assault of women by strangers and reviewing factors that increase its risks. It then lists a series of questions to help you analyze your local sexual assault problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem and what is known about them from evaluative research and police practice.

Preventing Crowd Violence

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Crime Prevention Studies, Volume 26: Preventing Crowd Violence. Crowd management is a fundamental police function in all societies. This task is complex and demanding. Police must address safety concerns in highly diverse environments and among heterogeneous collections of crowd participants, while adapting to dynamic and sometimes volatile situations with existing resources and limited information. Police must also accomplish seemingly conflicting goals when managing crowds.

22nd Annual Problem-Oriented Policing Conference

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:00:00 GMT

October 10-12, 2011. Intercontinental Hotel, Miami, FL. The annual Problem-Oriented Policing Conference is often described by attendees as the most substantive policing conference they've ever attended. Each year, police officers and police leaders, and all the ranks in between, as well as crime consultants and crime researchers, come together to discuss what they've learned about trying to reduce different crime and safety problems.

Reducing Fear of Crime: Strategies for Police By Gary Cordner

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This guide helps police understand what fear of crime is, why it matters, and why it should be an important target of police attention. The Guide provides a number of tools and techniques that should enable any police department to successfully add fear reduction to its operational strategy and organizational bottom line.

2010 Goldstein Winners Announced

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT

View abstacts of winners and finalists.

2010 POP Conference Presentations

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT

2010 POP Conference Presentations can now be downloaded.

Crime Analysis for Problem Solving Security Professionals in 25 Small Steps By Karim H. Vellani, CPP, CSC

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT

In an easy 25 steps, this manual shows security professionals how to select and implement appropriate countermeasures to reduce the opportunities for the everyday crimes that are the most common threats to assets and targets that security professionals must protect. Drawing on problem-oriented policing and situational crime prevention the manual is essential reading for security professionals, facility managers, risk managers, property managers, and as well for both public and private police who are concerned with everyday crime problems in business settings.

CRISP Report - Preventing Burglary in Commercial and Institutional Settings: A Place Management and Partnerships Approach

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT

In this report Tim Prenzler, PhD, looks at how to assess, manage, and respond to burglaries that occur at commercial and industrial sites. While there is a considerable amount written about domestic burglary, research is less in evidence when the locale is non-residential. His report looks at the context in which burglaries occur, and includes a consideration of the burglar's approach. He examines a range of solutions, which aim to make it more difficult for would be offenders particularly in the workplace, and he shows where security managers can have an impact.

Theft of Scrap Metal

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This guide begins by describing the problem of scrap metal theft and reviewing factors that increase its risk. It then identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local scrap-metal theft problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem, and what is known about these responses from evaluative research and police practice.

Assigning Police Officers to Schools

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This guide summarizes the typical duties of SROs, synthesizes the research pertaining to their effectiveness, and presents issues for communities to bear in mind when considering the adoption of an SRO model. It will be apparent that despite their popularity, few systematic evaluations of the effectiveness of SROs exist. This is a concern as evidence from evaluative research can usefully inform future SRO programs. Consequently, this guide identifies the type of data that can be collected in order to measure program effectiveness. This guide does not provide a history of SRO programs nor does it describe in detail the myriad types of SRO models currently available. Similarly, although this guide highlights specific issues that communities considering the implementation of SRO programs should bear in mind (such as the legal issues that apply to police officers in schools), it is not an authoritative guide to the legal or other special issues that must be addressed with such programs. The guide does however provide additional resources for readers who wish to research these issues.

Aggressive Driving

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This guide begins by describing the problem of aggressive driving and reviewing factors that increase its risks. It then identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local aggressive-driving problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem and what is known about these from evaluative research and police practice.

Street Robbery

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This guide addresses street robbery and reviews factors contributing to its occurrence. It then provides a series of questions to help you analyze your local street robbery problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem and what is known about them from evaluative research and police practice.

Theft of Customers' Personal Property in Cafes and Bars

Mon, 24 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

We begin this guide by describing the problem of theft of customers' personal property from cafés and bars and reviewing associated risk factors. We then identify a series of questions to help you analyze your local problem, and, finally, review responses to this type of problem. At present, evaluative research-whether carried out independently or by the police-is scarce; consequently it is not possible to draw any firm conclusions as to which responses to theft of customers' personal property from cafés and bars are the most effective. Nevertheless, we review several responses to this problem and make tentative statements as to their effectiveness.

Stolen Goods Markets

Tue, 11 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This guide addresses the problem of stolen goods markets. The guide begins by describing the problem, then provides advice on how best to analyze local, national, or international stolen goods markets; reviews tactics that you can use to detect those involved in stealing, dealing, and using stolen goods; and suggests ways to assess the tactics' likely effectiveness in specific situations and locations. The ultimate aim of reducing stolen goods markets is to make it more difficult and risky for people to trade in stolen goods and thereby discourage stealing in the first place.

Homeless Encampments

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This guide addresses homeless encampments, also known as transient camps. It begins by describing the problem and reviewing factors that contribute to it. It then identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem and what is known about them from evaluative research and police practice.

Speeding in Residential Areas 2nd Ed.

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This guide addresses the problem of speeding in residential areas, one of the most common sources of citizen complaints to the police. The guide begins by describing the problem and reviewing factors that increase its risks. It then identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local speeding problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem and what is known about them from evaluative research and police practice.

Child Abuse and Neglect in the Home

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

This guide begins by describing the problem of child abuse and neglect in the home, and reviewing factors that increase its risks. It then identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local child maltreatment problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem and what is known about them from evaluative research and police practice. This guide is not intended to provide specific guidance on investigative techniques.