Problem-Oriented Policing

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This paper introduces and analyzes the topic of problem-oriented policing. Specifically, it discusses two articles from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community-Oriented Policing Services (COPS) website and describe the approaches these articles use to address crime problems. The articles are entitled "Gangs" and "School Safety."

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"School violence is much more than gang activity today, it can also come from outside the school in the form of vagrants, parents, and even strangers who are looking to kidnap or harm students, or even students themselves, who go on violent rampages and kill faculty and other students. While these activities are much harder to predict, there may be many indicators that are being overlooked in this area as well, and so, law enforcement agencies must educate parents, educators, and those who deal with students, from bus drivers to counselors and even school security guards, to be on the lookout for any unusual or potentially dangerous activities. If the same indicators can be identified for this type of violence, then there may someday be a way to target schools that might pose a higher threat for other type of safety issues, such as gun violence and child abduction, and this will ultimately lead to safer schools and safer students."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Editors. "Gangs." Center for Problem Oriented Policing. 2007. 8 Nov. 2007.<http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=1593>
• Editors. "School Safety." Center for Problem Oriented Policing. 2007. 8 Nov. 2007. <http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=106>

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