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Resources

Searchable Databases of POP Field Applications

• Herman Goldstein Award for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing
• Situational Crime Prevention Evaluation Database
• The Tilley Award

Interactive and Educational Applications

• Center for Problem-Oriented Policing (POP Center) Web Site
• Problem-Oriented Guides for Police, version 2.1 CD-ROM
• POP Curriculum Model (Template)
• Problem Analysis Module (Interactive)
• Street Prostitution Module(Interactive)

Foundational Publications (see also Problem-Solving Tools and Response Guides below)

• Crime Analysis for Problem Solvers in 60 Small Steps
• Crime Analysis for Problem-Solving Security
  Professionals in 25 Small Steps
• Crime Analysis (link to publications)
• Effective Policing and Crime Prevention: A Problem-Oriented Guide for Mayors, City Managers,
  and County Executives
• Improving Policing: A Problem-Oriented Approach
• Problem Analysis in Policing
• Problem-Oriented Policing: Reflections on the First
  20 Years Problem-Solving Partnerships: Including the Community for a Change
• Problem-Solving Tips: A Guide to Reducing Crime and Disorder through Problem-Solving Partnerships
• Tackling Crime and Other Public-Safety Problems: Case Studies in Problem-Solving
• Translated POP Guides and Special Publications

Crime and Disorder Specific Publications (see also Problem-Specific Guides below)

• Crime Prevention Studies
• Disrupting Street-Level Drug Markets
• Police Enforcement Strategies to Prevent Crime in Hot Spot Areas
• Does Neighborhood Watch Reduce Crime?
• Theft of and from Cars in Parking Facilities in Chula Vista, California
• Policing Terrorism: An Executive's Guide

Links

• Australian Institute of Criminology
• Design Against Crime (DAC) Research Centre (United Kingdom)
• Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security (Australia)
• Crime Reduction Partnerships (United Kingdom)
• Home Office Crime Reduction (United Kingdom)
• International CPTED Association
• International Centre for the Prevention of Crime (Canada)
• Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science (United Kingdom)
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
• National Crime Prevention (Australia)
• Police Society for Problem-Based Learning

Problem-Oriented Guides for Police
Problem-Specific Guides

• Abandoned Vehicles
• Aggressive Driving
• Acquaintance Rape of College Students
• Assaults In and Around Bars, 2nd Edition
• Bank Robbery
• Bicycle Theft
• Bomb Threats in Schools
• Bullying in Schools
• Burglary at Single-Family House Construction Sites
• Burglary of Retail Establishments
• Burglary of Single-Family Houses
• Check and Card Fraud
• Child Abuse and Neglect in the Home
• Child Pornography on the Internet
• Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs, 2nd Edition
• Crimes Against Tourists
• Cruising
• Disorder at Budget Motels
• Disorder at Day Laborer Sites
• Disorderly Youth in Public Places
• Domestic Violence
• Drive-By Shootings
• Drug Dealing in Open-Air Markets
• Drug Dealing in Privately Owned Apartment Complexes
• Drunk Driving
• Exploitation of Trafficked Women
• False Burglar Alarms, 2nd Edition
• Financial Crimes Against the Elderly
• Graffiti
• Gun Violence Among Serious Young Offenders
• Homeless Encampments
• Identity Theft
• Illicit Sexual Activity in Public Places
• Juvenile Runaways
• Loud Car Stereos
• Misuse and Abuse of 911
• Panhandling
• Pedestrian Injuries and Fatalities
• People with Mental Illness
• Prescription Fraud
• Rave Parties
• Robbery at Automated Teller Machines (ATMs)
• Robbery of Convenience Stores
• Robbery of Taxi Drivers
• School Vandalism and Break-Ins
• Shoplifting
• Spectator Violence in Stadiums
• Speeding in Residential Areas, 2nd Edition
• Stalking
• Stolen Goods Markets
• Street Prostitution, 2nd Edition
• Street Racing
• Street Robbery
• Student Party Riots
• Theft of Customers' Personal Property in Cafes and Bars
• Theft of Scrap Metal
• Thefts of and from Cars in Parking Facilities
• Thefts of and from Cars on Residential Streets and Driveways
• Traffic Congestion Around Schools
• Underage Drinking
• Witness Intimidation

Problem-Solving Tools

• Analyzing Crime Displacement and Diffusion
• Analyzing Repeat Victimization
• Assessing Responses to Problems: An Introductory Guide for Police-Problem Solvers
• Enhancing the Problem-Solving Capacity of Crime Analysis Units
• Implementing Responses to Problems
• Partnering with Businesses to Address Public Safety Problems
• Researching a Problem
• Understanding Risky Facilities
• Using Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design in Problem Solving
• Using Offender Interviews to Inform Police Problem Solvers

Response Guides

• Asset Forfeiture
• Assigning Police Officers to Schools
  Benefits and Consequences of Police Crackdowns
• Closing Streets and Alleys to Reduce Crime: Should You Go Down This Road?
• Crime Prevention Publicity Campaigns
• Dealing with Crime and Disorder in Urban Parks
• Improving Street Lighting to Reduce Crime in Residential Areas
• Shifting and Sharing Responsibility for Public Safety Problems
• Sting Operations
• Video Surveillance of Public Places