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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Autor principal: Bennett, Sarah (Autor)
Otros Autores: Newman, Mike ; Sydes, Michelle
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
En: Journal of experimental criminology
Año: 2017, Volumen: 13, Número: 3, Páginas: 417-428
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Palabras clave:
Crime impact score
Crime reduction
Evidence-based policing
Police legitimacy
Hot spots
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Sumario: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