Deborah Osborne, of the Analysts’ Corner blog, just published a great article covering the importance of creating a strategy for crime reduction. This is the second article in a series she is writing about intelligence led policing. In the first article, Osborne compared the police department to a sports team, pointing out that sports teams have a strategy when they go up against an opposing team. She continues the metaphor in this article, saying that instead of a sports team, many police departments are functioning as hospital emergency rooms—dealing with whatever comes in the door first, without going after the root of the problems.

True crime reduction comes from having clear goals and a concise vision of what the police department wants to achieve. With a clear goal in mind, crime analysts are better able to define a strategy and suggest contingency plans. As well, Osborne points out, these strategies need to be fluid and reassessed as their implementation continues. Like a sports team, police departments need to examine each success and failure and change strategies accordingly.

Read the entire article here.

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