Full Description
Problem-Oriented Policing: Successful Case Studies is the first systematic and rigorous collection of effective problem-oriented policing projects. It includes more than twenty case studies from among the thousands of projects submitted for the Herman Goldstein Award for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing. The volume describes in detail the case studies and explains the wider significance of each for effective, efficient, and equitable policing.
This book explores a wide range of problems that fall under five general categories: gang violence; violence against women; vulnerable people; disorderly places; and theft, robbery, and burglary. The case studies tell stories of how police, in collaboration with others, successfully tackled real-world policing problems fairly and effectively. The authors have also drawn out of the case studies the cross-cutting themes and issues they illustrate. The authors prove that the concept can work, bring to life the context in which police and communities addressed these vexing problems, and, ideally, will inspire future problem-oriented police work that builds on these reported successes.
Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars of policing, criminology, and social studies; police practitioners and crime analysts; and all those who are interested in learning more about the reality of police problem-solving.
Contents
1.Introduction Part One.Gang violence 2.Youth gang gun violence in Boston, Massachusetts 3.Gun violence in Cincinnati, Ohio 4.Gang violence in Enfield, London 5.Gang violence and street disorder in Portland, Oregon 6.Gang violence in Aurora, Illinois Part Two.Violence against women 7.Domestic violence in High Point, North Carolina 8.Domestic violence in Chula Vista, California 9.Sexual assault of women by illegal-taxicab drivers in London 10.Sexual assault of women by illegal-taxicab drivers in Tønsberg, Norway 11.Assaults with glasses in bars and clubs in Lancashire, England Part Three.Vulnerable people 12.Accidental drownings of migrant laborers in Morecambe Bay, England 13.Traffic injuries and fatalities in farm-labor vehicles in California 14.Repeat callers to police in Lancashire, England 15.Opioid abuse in Reno, Nevada Part Four. Disorderly places 16.Disorderly day laborers in Glendale, California 17.Crime and disorder at a budget motel in Oakland, California 18.Crime and disorder at budget motels in Chula Vista, California 19.Disorderly homeless encampments in Eureka, California 20.Crime and disorder in a residential neighborhood in Austin, Texas Part Five.Theft, robbery and burglary 21.Robberies of convenience stores in Houston, Texas 22.Construction-site theft and burglary in Port St. Lucie, Florida 23.Burglary of storage units in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina 24.Auto theft in Winnipeg, Manitoba Part Six.Reflections 25.Problem-oriented public safety
