Setting a higher standard for the evaluation of problem-oriented policing initiatives

摘要

Braga (2010) discusses the lack of quality evaluative research with strong research designs that exists in problem-oriented policing and questions whether problem-oriented policing can be actually be evaluated if more rigorous designs were in place. He attributes the bias against more rigorous designs when evaluating the effectiveness of POP as a leading cause for the weak scientific evidence base for the POP approach. Specifically, the author laments the lack of randomized controlled trials that are used in evaluating problem-oriented policing research.