Risk auto theft: Predicting spatial distributions of crime events

Police typically rely on retrospective hotspot maps to informe prevention strategies aimed at reducing future crime. The current study reviews environmental crime theories that help to identify casual factors associated with rish of auto theft. Map layers are created from data that operationalize these risk factors. These layers are combined using spatial analysis techniques to produce a risk density map. Analysis of crime data are used to determing wheter our risk density map better predicts subsequetnt theft events than a traditional retrospective hotspot map

Obstacles to Developing and Implementing Problem-Oriented Policing Projects in Police Agencies

This research examines impediments to problem-solving initiatives within police organizations. A systematic evaluation of a complex problem-oriented policing project in Las Vegas, Nevada, is used to identify obstacles to developing effective crime reduction interventions. This evaluation focuses on the first three steps of the SARA problem-solving process: scanning, analysis, and response. At each stage of the project, interviews are conducted with key project personnel (e.g., area command captains, supervising sergeants, community-oriented policing officers, community partners, residents). Data is also collected through observations at community meetings and ride-alongs with officers assigned to the project. These data are analyzed and common themes are identified. The observed process is evaluated using the theoretical frameworks that form the basis of problem-oriented policing. Policy recommendations for both practitioners and researchers engaged in problem-solving initiatives are offered

Å forebygge vold i folkemasser

Politiet har som en viktig oppgave å garantere både ytringsfriheten og forsamlingsretten. Politiet skal også sikre at disse frihetene kan utøves på en trygg og sikker måte og forhindre at vold oppstår i folkemasser. I boken har internasjonalt fremragende forskere behandlet temaet om vold i folkemasser og hvordan politiet kan forebygge at vold oppstår. Forfatterne behandler en rekke temaer. Et viktig spørsmål er hvordan tidlige teorier om opptøyer preget politiets måte å håndtere folkemasser på, og som har økt konfliktene mellom politi og publikum. Andre spørsmål er hvilke prosesser som kan redusere konflikter og forebygge at voldssituasjoner oppstår. Boken formidler viktig kunnskaper både til praktikere og forskere, og særlig til de polititjenestepersonene som arbeider med slike oppgaver