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strategic policing  

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  • Strategic policing refers to proactive measures that police take to prevent crime, control disorder, improve citizens' quality of life, and resolve community problems. To achieve these goals, the police employ tactics within a general, community-oriented strategy commonly known as “community policing.” While community policing is the dominant paradigm of policing, police strategies have evolved since the origin of modern police departments in the United States. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Policing, Strategic]

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