Policing problem places : crime hot spots and effective prevention /
There is good evidence that the police can control crime hot spots without simply displacing crime problems to other places. Police officers should strive to use problem-oriented policing and situational crime prevention techniques to address the place dynamics, situations, and characteristics.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York ; Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Series: | Studies in crime and public policy.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | There is good evidence that the police can control crime hot spots without simply displacing crime problems to other places. Police officers should strive to use problem-oriented policing and situational crime prevention techniques to address the place dynamics, situations, and characteristics. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 299 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199711932 0199711933 9780199866847 0199866848 |