Mobile police community office: a vehicle for reducing crime, crime harm and enhancing police legitimacy?

A key objective for police is to develop innovative and adaptive methods to efficiently maintain public safety and foster strong police-community relations. The Queensland Police Service (QPS) designed the Mobile Police Community Office (MPCO), a purpose-built van with many of the same facilities of...

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Main Author: Bennett, Sarah (Author)
Contributors: Newman, Mike ; Sydes, Michelle
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Pages: 417-428
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Crime impact score
Crime reduction
Evidence-based policing
Police legitimacy
Hot spots
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Summary:A key objective for police is to develop innovative and adaptive methods to efficiently maintain public safety and foster strong police-community relations. The Queensland Police Service (QPS) designed the Mobile Police Community Office (MPCO), a purpose-built van with many of the same facilities of a police station, and trained MPCO officers to engage with members of the public using principles of procedural justice. This paper reports on whether the MPCO can be a “vehicle” to reduce crime, crime impact and enhance police legitimacy in crime hot spots in Brisbane, Australia.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-017-9302-6