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Three Approaches to Prevention

Policing for Prevention applies three approaches to crime and disorder. Used together, these approaches address immediate crime problems by focussing law enforcement efforts, building partnerships with community stakeholders to sustain success, and using the resources of government and other organizations to work on the underlying causes of crime in a community.

View the comprehensive table to see how the three approaches work together.