Concept information
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policing strategies
community policing and problem solving
foundations: evolution of community policing and problem solving
fear of crime
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criminology and criminal justice
criminology
sociocultural context and popular culture
fear of crime
Preferred term
reassurance policing
Definition
- Reassurance policing (RP) is a comparatively new perspective in the community policing tradition. It focuses on targeting those crime and disorder incidents that influence and “drive” public perceptions of rising crime and fear of victimization and, thus, experiences of insecurity. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Reassurance Policing]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/reassurance_policing
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