Improving policing by improving crime prevention: Ron Clarke and the Center for Problem‐Oriented Policing

Abstract This essay serves as both a personal tribute to Ronald V. Clarke, professor emeritus of criminal justice at Rutgers University, who died in June 2025, and as a brief history of the establishment of the Center for Problem‐Oriented Policing.

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Criminology & Public Policy
Published
2026-08-17
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.70034
Primary Topic
Crime Patterns and Interventions
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Improving policing by improving crime prevention: Ron Clarke and the Center for Problem‐Oriented Policing

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Improving policing by improving crime prevention: Ron Clarke and the Center for Problem‐Oriented Policing

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Abstract This essay serves as both a personal tribute to Ronald V. Clarke, professor emeritus of criminal justice at Rutgers University, who died in June 2025, and as a brief history of the establishment of the Center for Problem‐Oriented Policing.

Criminology & Public Policy
Albany State University (US), University at Albany, State University of New York (US), Arizona State University (US)
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