Policing problem places : crime hot spots and effective prevention

Policing problem places : crime hot spots and effective prevention / Anthony A. Braga, David Weisburd.

There is good evidence that the police can control crime hot spots without simply displacing crime problems to other places. Police officers should strive to use problem-oriented policing and situational crime prevention techniques to address the place dynamics, situations, and characteristics.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Braga, Anthony Allan, 1969-
Other Authors: Weisburd, David
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:Studies in crime and public policy.
Subjects:
Problem-oriented policing.
Crime prevention.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Crime prevention
Problem-oriented policing
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:There is good evidence that the police can control crime hot spots without simply displacing crime problems to other places. Police officers should strive to use problem-oriented policing and situational crime prevention techniques to address the place dynamics, situations, and characteristics.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 299 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199711932
0199711933
9780199866847
0199866848
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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