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Identifying and Defining Policing Problems
132016
Author: Michael S. Scott
Sections
- Introduction
- Understanding a ‘Problem’ as a Basic Police Work Unit
- Recognizing Potential Policing Problems
- Verifying That Problems Are Real and Warrant Police Attention
- Defining Problems with Specificity and Accuracy
- Persuading Others to Give Problems Special Attention and to Apply Problem-Oriented Approaches
- Determining the Appropriate Level of Aggregation at Which to Examine and Address the Problem & Conclusion
- Appendix A: Problems Commonly Addressed by Police
- Appendix B: Problems Commonly Addressed by Police, by Behavioral Type and Environment
- Endnotes
- References
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