Annotated Bibliography: Policing Strategies and Crime Control

This annotated bibliography examines several key research papers on policing strategies and crime control. It begins by analyzing the role of third-party policing in Oakland and Minneapolis, highlighting how coercion and guardianship are employed to reduce crime. The bibliography then explores the effectiveness of traditional Anglo-American policing strategies, emphasizing the importance of patrol officers and preventive measures. It also discusses the impact of community policing and the emergence of third-party governmental sectors in crime prevention. Furthermore, the bibliography covers the challenges of policing in rural areas, specifically in Sweden, and the use of hot spot policing to reduce crime. The papers explore the impact of different policing methods, including proactive arrests and problem-oriented policing, on crime rates and community safety, offering insights into the evolution and effectiveness of various approaches.

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Buerger, M.E. and Mazerolle, L.G., 1998. Third-party policing: A theoretical analysis of an
emerging trend. Justice quarterly, 15(2), pp.301-327.
The author has highlighted third party policing strategies in two specific locations to
solve the problem of drug abatement in Oakland and RECAP unit in Minneapolis. The police use
coercion and thus create guardianship to reduce crime and disorders in the community. The
police assume a managerial and quasi enforcement role in the community. Police plays an
important role in protecting the community against any external threat. The crime prevention
tactics which are used by the police may be for the security of the entire community or for
protecting the individual at a particular moment. These actions are taken to reduce the risk of the
victims and thus help the police to maintain good relationship in the community.
Cameron, N., 1990, March. The police and crime control: Effectiveness, community
policing, and legal change. In Criminal Law Forum (Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 477-512). Kluwer
Academic Publishers.
The author describes the impact of crime control of community developing strategies and
the various limits of increasing the effectiveness of police in crime control. The traditional
strategies adopted by Anglo American police departments have highlighted the effectiveness of
policing in c rime control. The patrol officers are responsible for undertaking preventive patrols,
responding to the call of the public, carrying out different types of investigation and asserting
public police presence. The police department is taking special care to prevent the crime and to
employ investigation officers to take care of the offenses. The foot patrol experiment is one of
the best way of patrolling and it has helped in reducing the number of crimes.

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Desmond, M. and Valdez, N., 2013. Unpolicing the urban poor: Consequences of third-
party policing for inner-city women. American Sociological Review, 78(1), pp.117-141.
In this article, the author has showed that there new approaches adopted by the police has
reduced crimes in the country by more than double. This has been due to the development of
third party policing. The study also highlights the nuisance which took place between the
landlord and the tenants. The author has also cited several examples of domestic violence in the
society. The most important development in the prevention of crime control was the emergence
of a third governmental sector which established a link between the civil society and the state.
The society has also favored the traditional policing practices.
Ceccato, V. and Kristinasväg, D., 2016. Crime and policing in Swedish rural areas. The
Routledge International Handbook of Rural Criminology, p.387.
The author has highlighted policing and crime in the rural areas of Sweden. The daily
work of the police, community safety and crime prevention measures were also discussed in the
paper. Sweden has reported the highest number of crimes in rural areas. The country follows
traditional policing system. The police collaborated with the local partners in crime prevention
and control. The national crime prevention policies thus have tried to focus on the problems of
the cities and thus reduce crime. The policy in this state plays a minor role in investigating the
crimes that are reported by different agencies. The department also had to face different kinds of
challenges in crime prevention.
Braga, A.A., Papachristos, A.V. and Hureau, D.M., 2014. The effects of hot spots policing
on crime: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Justice Quarterly, 31(4),
pp.633-663.

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The author has highlighted the role of crime scholars and practitioners in preventing
crimes. A significant amount of clustering of crimes in small regions or hotspots has helped in
generating half of the criminal events. The police authorities took specific actions and thus this
has helped them in reducing crime prevention actions in specific hotspots. It has been found that
hotspot policing is an important way of preventing crime and it is very easy to detect the crime
through this method. Proactive arrests, directed patrols, problem oriented policing has helped in
reducing crimes in various regions. Moreover, management efficiency and operation of the
police department was given due importance in this aspect.

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Braga, A.A., Papachristos, A.V. and Hureau, D.M., 2014. The effects of hot spots policing on
crime: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Justice Quarterly, 31(4), pp.633-663.
Buerger, M.E. and Mazerolle, L.G., 1998. Third-party policing: A theoretical analysis of an
emerging trend. Justice quarterly, 15(2), pp.301-327.
Cameron, N., 1990, March. The police and crime control: Effectiveness, community policing,
and legal change. In Criminal Law Forum (Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 477-512). Kluwer Academic
Publishers.
Ceccato, V. and Kristinasväg, D., 2016. Crime and policing in Swedish rural areas. The
Routledge International Handbook of Rural Criminology, p.387.
Desmond, M. and Valdez, N., 2013. Unpolicing the urban poor: Consequences of third-party
policing for inner-city women. American Sociological Review, 78(1), pp.117-141.