Crime Prevention Research Review No. 4: The Effects of Problem-Oriented Policing on Crime and Disorder

• NCJ Number: 234626
• Author(s): David Weisburd; Cody W. Telep; Joshua C. Hinkle; John E. Eck
• Date Published: September 2010
• Length: 47 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS); Campbell Collaboration
• Sale Source: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
• Publication Format: Book (Softbound)
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study examined the effectiveness of problem-oriented policing (POP) in reducing crime and disorder.

Abstract

Results suggest that different problem-oriented policing approaches will have a significantly varying effect on the outcomes examined in this study. Law enforcement collaboration and partnerships with agencies other than criminal justice agencies appears to be one effective approach in POP. Results suggest that POP appears most effective when police departments are trained and fully committed to the tenets of the POP approach. Also shown was that officer caseload must be kept to a manageable level and police should not be expected to tackle major problems within a short period of time. Results suggest the need for a more focused policing approach as larger effect sizes were found when there was a focus for a particular type of crime, as opposed to reacting to general crime. Also found was that the two probationer-police partnerships examined in this study were shown to be particularly successful in reducing recidivism. Tables and references