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Crime and Policing - Office of Justice Programs
Department of Justice National Institute of Justice June 1988 No. 2 . A publication of the National Institute of Justice , Department of Justice , and the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Crime and Policing By Mark H. Moore, Robert C. Trojanowicz, and George L. Kelling The core mission of the police is to control Crime . No one disputes this. Indeed, professional Crime fightingenjoys wide public support as the basic strategy of Policing precisely be-cause it embodies a deep commitment to this objective. In contrast, other proposed strategies such as problem-solving or community Policing appear on the surface to blur this focus.' If these strategies were to leave the community more vulnerable to criminal victimization,they would be undesir-able alternatives. In judging the value of alternativepolice strategies in controllingcrime, however, one should not be misled by rhetoric or mere expressed commitment to the goal; one must keep one's eye on demonstrated effectiveness in achieving the goal.
response times, patrol tactics, and investigative techniques. Rather, improved crime control can be achieved by (1) diagnosing and managing problems in the community that produce serious crimes; (2) fostering closer relations with the community to facilitate crime solving; and (3) building self- defense capabilities within the community itself.
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