TY - BOOK AU - Bullock,Karen AU - Tilley,Nick TI - Crime reduction and problem-oriented policing T2 - Crime science series SN - 9781135989712 (ebook) PY - 2003/// CY - Cullompton PB - Willan KW - Crime prevention KW - Great Britain KW - Philosophy KW - Crime KW - ukslc KW - Peace studies & conflict resolution KW - thema KW - Crime & criminology KW - Penology & punishment KW - Politics & government KW - Causes & prevention of crime KW - Police & security services KW - Jurisprudence & general issues KW - lcsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Also available in printed form ISBN 9781843920502; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web N2 - This work aims to provide an overview of the UK government's Targeted Policing Initiative as a whole, to describe findings about the adoption of a problem-solving approach, and to indicate what was learned from efforts to address the specific problems targeted in the evaluated initiatives; Problem-oriented policing has been one of the most significant new approaches to policing and crime reduction in recent years, and in the UK significant funding was provided to a variety of projects adopting a problem solving methodology in both policing and crime prevention and reduction partnerships as part of the government's Crime Reduction Programme. This book aims to draw upon the main findings of this initiative, to provide an overview of the government's Targeted Policing Initiative as a whole, to describe findings about the adoption of a problem solving approach, and to indicate what was learned from efforts to address the specific problems targeted in the evaluated initiatives UR - http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=WestLondon&isbn=9781135989712 ER -