Reassurance policing is a model of policing that centers on
signal crime Signal crime is a concept coined by Professor Martin Innes and Professor Nigel Fielding, aiming "to capture the social semiotic processes by which particular types of criminal and disorderly conduct have a disproportionate impact upon fear of crime. ...
s. Developed in the
United Kingdom
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, reassurance policing aims to identify "signals", and involve the community in solving community-related problems (similar to the community policing model).
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Signal crime Signal crime is a concept coined by Professor Martin Innes and Professor Nigel Fielding, aiming "to capture the social semiotic processes by which particular types of criminal and disorderly conduct have a disproportionate impact upon fear of crime. ...
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