Crime prevention - Bulletin Reports, Problem-Solving Tips: A Guide to Reducing Crime and Disorder Through Problem-Solving Partnerships - Book Review

FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin,The, August, 2003

Problem-Solving Tips: A Guide to Reducing Crime and Disorder Through Problem-Solving Partnerships serves as a reference for those implementing a problem-solving approach to reduce crime and disorder through partnerships. A proactive, problem-solving approach, such as community policing, attempts to determine the root cause of a problem to prevent it from happening again.

This guide, presented by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), contains insights into every stage of the process, most of which draw from the experiences of law enforcement officers. Information is based on the SARA (scanning, analyzing, responding, and assessing) model, an approach that analyzes related incidents of a specific crime problem so that comprehensive, tailored strategies can be developed to deflect offenders, protect likely victims, and make crime locations less conducive to problem behaviors. This guide can be accessed electronically at http://www.cops.usdoj.gov; the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center provides availability and ordering information at 800-421-6770.