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Center for Problem - Oriented Policing Page 1 of 2 r ---'� , Center for Problem - Oriented Policing _ '''.67.''''' ° PrOb NM : T, ri t - I11' - 1 - I About POP tenter = r ..- _ .._, PQP Center : About POP Center : W .. hatIs Pro_blem- Oriented Policing? What is Problem- Oriented Policing? iii L. Ab4ut_POP Center 1 blem ori policing is n h i in wi �— discrete Pro pieces of ented police business ( approac each consisting to polic of ng a cluster hch What is Problem Oriented Policirn of similar incidents, whether crime a or acts of disorder, that f -- Hsto the police are expected to handle) are subject to microscopic Oriented Policing examination (drawing on the especially honed skills of crime f -- Key elements of POI analysts and the accumulated experience of operating field — The SARA Model personnel) in hopes that what is freshly learned about each _ The Problem Analysi • + problem will lead to discovering a new and more effective Triangle strategy for dealing with it. Problem - oriented policing places L_ Situational Crime a high value on new responses that are preventive in nature, Pre that are not dependent on the use of the criminal justice system, and that engage other public agencies, the community and the private sector when their involvement has the potential for significant contributing to the reduction of the problem. Problem - oriented policing carries a commitn to implementing the new strategy, rigorously evaluating its effectiveness, and, subsequent i reporting the results in ways that will benefit other police agencies and that will ultimatel) contribute to building a body of knowledge that supports the further professionalization of Professor Herman Goldstein, police. an early founder of the problem- oriented approach - Herman Goldstein 2001 History of Problem- Oriented Policing In the late 1970's, researchers, police professionals, and policymakers became interested in improving the effectiveness of policing. Research during this period pointed out the limitations of random patrol, rapid response, and follow -up criminal investigations— practices that had been the foundation of policing for many years. These findings laid the groundwork fort emergence of problem - oriented policing. The research yielded important insights: • Police deal with a range of community problems, many of which are not strictly criminal in nature. • Arrest and prosecution alone —the traditional functions of the criminal justice system —do not always effectively re: problems. • Giving the officers, who have great insight into community problems, the discretion to design solutions is extremel valuable to solving the problems. • Police can use a variety of methods to redress recurrent problems. • The community values police involvement in non - criminal problems and recognizes the contribution the police car make to solving these problems. Early experiments in problem- oriented policing occurred in Madison, Wisconsin; London; and Baltimore County, Marylar the early 1980's. The first evaluation of an agency -wide implementation of problem- oriented policing took place in the Nel News, Virginia Police Department by the Police Executive Research Forum in the mid- 198o's. Since then, many police age: in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Scandinavia, Australia, and New Zealand have continued to experimen with problem - oriented policing, to apply it to a wide range of crime and disorder problems, and to change their organizatir to better support problem- oriented policing. As problem - oriented policing has evolved over the last two decades, researchers and practitioners have focused on the evaluation of problems, the importance of solid analysis, the development of pragmatic responses, and the need to strategi engage other resources — including community members, city departments and government agencies, and local business at service organizations. Next Page http: / /www.popcenter .org/about - whatisPOP.htm 11/9/2004