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Evaluating problem‐oriented policing: a quasi‐experiment

Paul Jesilow (Criminology, Law and Society, University of California, Irvine, California, USA)
Jon’a Meyer (Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey, USA)
Deborah Parsons (Department of Criminal Justice, California State University, San Bernadino, California, USA)
William Tegeler (Santa Ana Police Department, Santa Ana, California, USA)

Policing: An International Journal

ISSN: 1363-951X

Article publication date: 1 September 1998

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Abstract

Problem‐oriented policing has been widely implemented during recent years, but researchers have conducted few controlled evaluations to assess its effectiveness. This paper presents a quasi‐experiment designed to test the effects of one such programme. Interviews with Santa Ana residents before and after the introduction of problem‐oriented policing in the city’s developmental district suggest that the archetype can lessen citizens’ complaints about their neighbourhoods.

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Jesilow, P., Meyer, J., Parsons, D. and Tegeler, W. (1998), "Evaluating problem‐oriented policing: a quasi‐experiment", Policing: An International Journal, Vol. 21 No. 3, pp. 449-464. https://doi.org/10.1108/13639519810228750

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