Practical policing guides

Crime prevention

• Police toolkit : the role of the police in crime prevention (PDF 618kB)
  COPS, NCPC Washington and International Centre for the Prevention of Crime, 2002
• Urban safety and good governance : the role of the police (PDF 1.84MB)
  Maurice Chalom, Lucie Léonard, Franz Vanderschuren, and Claude Vézina. International Centre for the Prevention of Crime, 2001

Interview techniques

• Getting the story from children : good practice in forensic interviews
  Australian Institute of Criminology, 2008

Problem-solving

• Crime reduction toolkits
  Crime Reduction (UK)
• Problem-solving tool guides | Recommended readings
  Center for Problem-Oriented Policing
• Problem-specific guides for police
  Center for Problem-Oriented Policing
• Response guides
  Center for Problem-Oriented Policing
• Problem-solving street crime : practical lessons from the Street Crime Initiative (PDF 900kB)
  Nick Tilley, Jonathan Smith, Stephen Finer, Rosie Erol, Corrine Charles, John Dobby. Home Office (UK) practice guide, 2004
• Becoming a problem-solving crime analyst in 55 small steps
  Ronald V Clarke and John Eck. Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science, 2003
• Tackling crime and other public-safety problems : case studies in problem-solving
  Rana Sampson and Michael S Scott. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of Justice, 1999

Crime mapping

• Introductory guide to crime analysis and mapping (PDF 1007kB)
  Rachel Boba. Police Foundation (US), 2001
• Guidelines to implement and evaluate crime analysis and mapping (PDF 329KB)
  Rachel Boba. Police Foundation (US), 2000
• Mapping crime : principle and practice
  Keith Harries. National Institute of Justice (US), 1999