Conference Papers

Problem-oriented policing : a team approach

Jennifer West and Al Thomson

Published in:
National overview on crime prevention : proceedings of a conference held 4-6 June 1991
Sandra McKillop and Julia Vernon (eds.)
ISBN 0 642 18452 6 ; ISSN 1034-5086
Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1992
(AIC Conference Proceedings; no. 15)

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Abstract

West explains how the idea of using a problem oriented approach to policing was developed and trialed in South Australia, as part of the South Australian Government's Together Against Crime Strategy. She describes why the Para Hills Subdivision was selected for the trial and provides a brief overview of the techniques used to evaluate the trial. Inspector Al Thomson of the Para Hills Subdivision discusses how problem oriented policing works in practice.