Problem-Oriented Policing
Problem-Oriented Policing (POP) is an operational strategy that places emphasis on having patrol officers finding the causes of the crime problems that patrol officers encounter when they answer to calls for service (Fritsch, Liederbach, Taylor & Caeti, 2009, pg. 100). The POP strategy requires officers to use the SARA model that stands for scanning, analysis, response and evaluation (NCJA, n.d.). The four steps of the SARA model are (Fritsch et al., 2009, pg. 100):
1) Identify the problem
2) Gather and analyze information
3) Find and implement solutions for the problem
4) Evaluate the effectiveness of the solutions that were implemented For the hypothetical scenario involving a deadly batch of heroin, I would employ the SARA model as follows: