Assignment:
Using problem-oriented policing strategies (look at the Routine Activities theory), solve the following crime problem:
University Heights is a 100-unit apartment building located next to an industrial complex and strip mall shopping area. In the past 6 months, calls for service have escalated. The problems include drug dealing, gang activity, criminal mischief, shots fired and loud noise. The majority of calls are received from non-English speaking residents. The apartment manager has not been cooperative with police. Tensions between the police and residents is high. You are the police supervisor responsible for this area of town. Provide some problem-oriented policing strategies (not traditional policing strategies) on how you may respond to such a problem. Remember, traditional policing focuses on apprehension and deterrence. POP focuses on eliminating the underlying social conditions which allow for the criminality to occur.
Readings:
Implementing Pop-Leading, Structuring, and Managing a Problem-Oriented Police Agency
By Michael S. Scott and Stuart Kirby