Center for Problem-Oriented Policing

 

 

Problem-Solving Tool Guides

Problem-solving Tool Guides explain how various analytical methods and techniques can be applied to improve an understanding of crime and disorder problems.

Anonymous Peer Review: Each guide is informed by a thorough review of the research literature and reported police practice, and each guide is anonymously peer-reviewed by a line police officer, a police executive and a researcher prior to publication. The review process is independently managed by the COPS Office, which solicits the reviews.

These guides are web versions of the guides with links to many additional resources designed to be read on-line.
These are shorter printed versions of the guides for easy download and printing.
These guides are formatted for all E-book readers (Kindle, Nook etc.)
#1 Assessing Responses to Problems
#2 Researching a Problem
#3 Using Offender Interviews to Inform Police Problem Solving
#4 Analyzing Repeat Victimization
#5 Partnering With Businesses to Address Public Safety Problems
#6 Understanding Risky Facilities
#7 Implementing Responses to Problems
#8 Using CPTED in Problem Solving
#9 Enhancing the Problem-solving Capacity of Crime Analysis Units
#10 Analyzing Crime Displacement and Diffusion
#11 Analyzing and Responding to Repeat Offending
#12 Understanding Theft of 'Hot Products'
#13 Identifying and Defining Policing Problems
#14 Understanding and Responding to Crime and Disorder Hot Spots