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Can lollipops reduce anti-social behaviour? Or wizards halt street gambling? Do fake bus stops protect pensioners? Will organising a dog show stop young people killing each other? Stevyn Colgan believes that the answer to all of those questions is 'Yes'. Packed with fascinating anecdotes and important questions, this astonishing book reveals the innovative and imaginative ways Colgan tried to prevent crime during his thirty years on the police force.
Colgan worked for twelve of those years as part of a unique team called The Problem Solving Unit. With no budget and laughable resources, they were given an extraordinary brief – to solve problems of crime and disorder that wouldn't respond to traditional policing. They were told they could try anything as long as it wasn't illegal, wasn't immoral, wouldn't bring the police into disrepute, and didn't cost very much.
With amusing, insightful and sometimes controversial approaches to problem solving, Colgan mixes personal anecdotes from his time on the force with real-world examples of how The Problem Solving Unit helped build communities and prevent recurring crime.
At its core, this book's message is simple: police should direct far more effort towards preventing crime before it happens rather than solving crime after it has happened.
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Stevyn Colgan spent thirty years as a police officer. But now he's one of the writers of the award-winning TV show QI and its sister show on BBC Radio 4, The Museum of Curiosity. In A Murder to Die For he brings his sense of humour and his policing experience together to create something that is definitely not your average murder mystery.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Can lollipops reduceantisocial behaviour? Could wizards prevent street gambling? Do fake bus stopsprotect pensioners? Can dog shows help reduce murder rates?Stevyn Colgan spentthirty years in the police service-twelve of them as part of the ProblemSolving Unit, a special team with an extraordinary brief: to solve problems ofcrime and disorder that were unresponsive to traditional policing.They could tryanything as long as it wasn't illegal (or immoral), wouldn't bring the policeinto disrepute, and didn't cost very much. The result is this extraordinarycollection of innovative and imaginative approaches to crime prevention,showing us that any problem can be solved if we can just identify itsunderlying roots.In Why Did the Policeman Cross the Road? you'lllearn how bees can prevent elephant stampedes and what tiger farms and sexworkers have in common. You'll read about killer snakes in African cornfieldsand cholera epidemics in Soho. You'll come to appreciate the advantages ofsticking gum on celebrities' faces, why the colour of the changing room mightdecide a football match, and how eating lobsters may help to save their lives.This book is anamusing, insightful and sometimes controversial celebration of good policingand problem solving that reaches beyond law enforcement and into everyday life. Seller Inventory # 406822
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