TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Who ya gonna call? The police as problem-busters
JO  - Crime and delinquency
A1  - Eck, John E.
A1  - Spelman, William
SP  - 31
EP  - 52
VL  - 33
IS  - 1
N2  - Current police practice is dominated by two, competing strategiesó"community policing" and "crime control policing." Both are limited: they each apply a standard set of police tactics to a wide variety of differing circumstances; they focus on incidents, rather than the underlying problems which cause these incidents. Recently, two police departments have developed an alternative. Through "problem-oriented policing," officers focus on these underlying causes. They collect information from numerous sources, and enlist the support of a wide variety of public and private agencies and individuals in their attempts to solve problems. Case studies in these departments show that use of the problem-oriented approach can substantially reduce crime and fear. In the long run, problem-oriented policing will require changes in management structure, the role of the police in the community and the city bureaucracy, and the limits of police authority. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Crime and Delinquency, 1987. Copyright © 1987 by SAGE Publications)  Community Based Community Policing Law Enforcement Intervention Law Enforcement Prevention Police Community Relations Police Intervention Police Prevention Crime Prevention Crime Intervention 06-07<p />
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SN  - 0011-1287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -