Topics addressed in this book include: the receptivity of police managers and line officers to problem-oriented policing; the capacity of police organizations to make necessary changes; and the in-house expertise of the police in crime analysis.

Foreword (Ingelin Killengreen) Preface (Johannes Knutsson, National Police Academy, Norway) Introduction 1 On further developing problem-oriented policing: the most critical need, the major impediments and a proposal (Herman Goldstein, University of Wisconsin) 2 Getting police to take problem-oriented policing seriously (Michael S. Scott, policing consultant [former chief]) 3 Police problems: the complexity of problem theory, research and evaluation (John Eck, University of Cincinnati) 4 Form and function of analysis in solving problems (Deborah Lamm Weisel, North Carolina State University) 5 The role of research and analysis: lessons from the Crime Reduction Programme (Karen Bullock, Home Office and Nick Tilley, University College London) 6 Problem orientation, problem solving and organisational change (Michael Townsley, Shane D. Johnson, Univ of Liverpool and Ken Pease, University College London) 7 Repeat victimization: lessons from implementing problem-oriented policing (Gloria Laycock and Graham Farrell, University College London) 8 Advancing problem-oriented policing: lessons from dealing with drug markets (Rana Sampson, former police planner, San Diego) 9 Thefts from cars in center-city parking facilities: a case study in implementing problem-oriented policing (Ronald V. Clarke, Rutgers University and Herman Goldstein, University of Wisconsin)