Evidence Based Policing
This essay will be discussing the relevance of crime prevention theories to evidence based policing. In order to do this both terms will be explained and crime prevention theories will be introduced, explained and evaluated In relation to evidence based policing. Trials which are relevant to the theories will also be included with evaluation.
Evidence based policing is a structured method of making decisions about policing based on the evidence and intelligence you gather about the situation. This method in effect uses scientific evidence to work out a plan that works best for the community and for the police. This is in direct opposition to previous methods of policing as everything is structured and nothing left to chance. This focused method …show more content…
The fact these processes are streamlined means that cases are easily passed over to various forces and can be followed from beginning to end. It exists with three interconnecting levels. The first is local issues this deals with ‘problems affecting a basic command unit or small force area’ . It includes a ‘whole range of categories and levels of crime, notably volume crime’ . The second is cross border issue, this deals with problems that affect ‘more than one basic command unit’ or force area. This is on a different level as ‘intelligence needs to be shared’ as the incidents could cross many areas and centralising the investigation could save more, time and resources.
The third and final level is ‘serious and organised crime operating on a national or international scale’ . This is the most serious of the stages and will require ‘dedicated units and a preventative response on a national basis’ . However despite these issues being on a different level the can all interact and complement each other. For example information given by one member of the community could result in arrests in different areas/countries if the crimes are committed …show more content…
As the offenders would simply move on to another area, so you may have to start the process again in another area which would be costly. An advantage of this is it focuses on ‘specific offences rather than crime in general’ , this allows you to personalise your plan of attack on the area you are dealing with rather than using a one size fits all process. This could be a problem in certain cases though as you could have multiple offences being committed in one area and you would have to design a different plan for each offence which takes up more time and will cost more
Evidence based policing is a structured method of making decisions about policing based on the evidence and intelligence you gather about the situation. This method in effect uses scientific evidence to work out a plan that works best for the community and for the police. This is in direct opposition to previous methods of policing as everything is structured and nothing left to chance. This focused method …show more content…
The fact these processes are streamlined means that cases are easily passed over to various forces and can be followed from beginning to end. It exists with three interconnecting levels. The first is local issues this deals with ‘problems affecting a basic command unit or small force area’ . It includes a ‘whole range of categories and levels of crime, notably volume crime’ . The second is cross border issue, this deals with problems that affect ‘more than one basic command unit’ or force area. This is on a different level as ‘intelligence needs to be shared’ as the incidents could cross many areas and centralising the investigation could save more, time and resources.
The third and final level is ‘serious and organised crime operating on a national or international scale’ . This is the most serious of the stages and will require ‘dedicated units and a preventative response on a national basis’ . However despite these issues being on a different level the can all interact and complement each other. For example information given by one member of the community could result in arrests in different areas/countries if the crimes are committed …show more content…
As the offenders would simply move on to another area, so you may have to start the process again in another area which would be costly. An advantage of this is it focuses on ‘specific offences rather than crime in general’ , this allows you to personalise your plan of attack on the area you are dealing with rather than using a one size fits all process. This could be a problem in certain cases though as you could have multiple offences being committed in one area and you would have to design a different plan for each offence which takes up more time and will cost more