The new age of holistic
policing, Nov 1996 |
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..a program aimed at first time offenders, designed by Caroline Nicholl, chief superintendent of Milton Keynes, aims to nip criminal behavior in the bud. Its effect is impressive. According to a study by the Home Office, the reoffending rate for those who have been through the program is 3%. Behind what is going on in Milton Keynes is problem oriented policing that aims, not just to react to calls from the public, but to find out why those demands are being made and to solve problems at their source.
To some extent, implementing these ideas means teaching cops to go about their work in a different way. But administrative changes are also making a difference.
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