Center for Problem-Oriented Policing

New & Notable

Publications

Problem Solving Violent Crime: A Guide for Analysts

by Aiden Sidebottom, Iain Agar, Iain Brennan & Spencer Chainey, UK College of Policing, 2024

This guide is about problem solving and the analysis of serious violence.

Gunshot Detection: Reducing Gunfire through Acoustic Technology

by Dennis Mares

Knife Crime: A Problem Solving Guide

New POP Center Publications

Problem-Oriented Policing: Successful Case Studies

By Michael S. Scott and Ronald V. Clarke (eds.) (Routledge, 2020)

This book explores a wide range of problems that fall under five general categories: gang violence; violence against women; vulnerable people; disorderly places; and theft, robbery, and burglary. The case studies tell stories of how police, in collaboration with others, successfully tackled real-world policing problems fairly and effectively.

Order this book from Routledge

New POP Guides

New Wilderness Problems Collection

These publications explain how the ideas and principles of problem-oriented policing can be adapted to wildlife protection problems and how your organization can start a problem-oriented project of its own.

Integrated Threat Reduction

Andrew M. Lemieux and Boris Vos

This document is a practical guide for conservation professionals, law
enforcement agencies, and other stakeholders responsible for safeguarding protected areas. It introduces the SARA decision-making process (Scan, Analyse, Respond, Assess) as a versatile tool for both rapid and strategic decision-making, ensuring that teams can adapt to diverse operational demands.