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multi-agency policing  

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  • DefinitionThe coordinated response of public sector agencies to address crime, social disorder and community safety. Often referred to as inter-agency policing or partnership policing.Distinctive FeaturesMulti-agency cooperation is a distinctive feature of managerialism and in the past decade has become the cornerstone in crime prevention activities and community safety initiatives. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Policing; Multi-Agency Policing]

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  • partnership policing

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/multi-agency_policing

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