...Federico del Castillo Purpose In the broad context of Uruguay’s police reform, the Ministry of Interior is implementing a problem-oriented policing (POP) program in Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital city. The purpose of this paper is to examine the obstacles confronted by this program over its...

... that have examined the effectiveness of directed patrol or problem-oriented policing specifically directed at hot spots of youth crime, or whether there are any negative consequences for youthful community members. The main youth crime problems at Westlake Park were property and drug offenses and high...

... Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Problem-oriented policing Implementation Place-based policing Case of Place Place-based policing acknowledges that crime concentrates within small geographic areas (see Braga et al., 2012 ; Shaw...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Legitimacy Problem-oriented policing Evaluations Community relations Deterrence Drug markets All focus groups were audio-recorded and transcribed and analyzed using Atlas.ti...

... Innovation Evaluations Problem-oriented policing The criminalization of persons with mental illness (PMI) is a documented problem in the USA (Steadman et al., 2001 ; Lamb et al., 2002 ; Oliva and Compton, 2008 ; Ralph, 2010). For many PMI, contacts with law enforcement occur...

...Troy C. Payne; Kathleen Gallagher; John E. Eck; James Frank Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how initial frameworks for understanding police problems influence how police analyze and address those problems in the context of problem-oriented policing. The paper shows why...

...Lorraine Mazerolle; Steve Darroch; Gentry White Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of leadership in problem‐oriented policing (POP). Design/methodology/approach This paper uses interrupted time series models to isolate the impact on crime trends of a transformational...

... of strategic priorities that focus on addressing causal issues. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Policing Intelligence‐led policing Problem‐oriented policing Decision making Strategic assessment Identifying priorities Analysis United Kingdom Intelligence products have become...

...Gisela Bichler; Karin Schmerler; Janet Enriquez Purpose This paper aims to evaluate a problem‐oriented policing project that used regulatory policy to foster responsible place management among operators of nuisance motels located in Southern California. Design/methodology/approach A mixed...

... to the police (Thurman et al., 2001). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Community policing Organizational change External auditing Problem‐oriented policing United States of America Community policing represents a sweeping change in the delivery of police services...