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Understanding Problem-Oriented Policing

Editor, Kayleen M
June 4, 2015

Source: (2004) AICrime reduction matters no. 17, Australian Institute of Criminology.

Problem-oriented policing is an attitudinal shift that asks police to respond to situations in such a way that they respond to the underlying conditions that gave rise to the behavior, not just to the symptomatic behavior itself.

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