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Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention

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Behavioral Approaches to Crime and Delinquency

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The primary mission of police departments as seen by both the public and police professionals is the management of crime. How to achieve crime prevention, however, is not agreed upon in professional police circles (Larson, 1972). Indeed, the absence of a validated crime prevention technology for police has been documented in numerous articles (e.g., Dixon, 1978; Pate, Bowers, & Park, 1976).

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  1. Department of Psychology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 37-132, USA

    John F. Schnelle

  2. Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, USA

    E. Scott Geller

  3. Department of Psychology, Valdosta State College, Valdosta, Georgia, 31698, USA

    Mark A. Davis

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Schnelle, J.F., Geller, E.S., Davis, M.A. (1987). Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention. In: Morris, E.K., Braukmann, C.J. (eds) Behavioral Approaches to Crime and Delinquency. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0903-1_8

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