Scanning

Scanning

The first stage of the SARA model of problem-oriented policing, in which officers take steps to identify possible problems and expose their underlying causes.

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Is a form of division of a geographical area that a police force is responsible to patrol. It can be a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes.

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