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reassurance policing  

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  • 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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