Problem-Oriented Crime Prevention

Prevention of social problems, especially crime, is a fight through the recognition and omission of their elements. Problem solving is one of the quite specialized guidelines of situational crime prevention for etiology and the persistent solution of social problems. Problem solving is a solution-based, scientific, practical, and systematic process which properly joins science to practice in order to analyze the related problem, implement preventive solutions, and evaluate their results. The present article broadly discusses the process of problem solving, the fundamental approaches of problem solving, its application in situational crime prevention, and necessary skills to implement it. After a debate on 10 methods of problem solving such as creativity, modeling, etc, as the most common ones, the steps of problem solving process will be explained as great outcomes that deeply solve the problems related to situational prevention. The essential for enjoyment of basic sciences such as awareness of criminology theories, studies, methodology, etc to begin the process of problem solving is another aspect discussed here. Finally, some scientific and practical suggestions will be presented to properly utilize such efficient approach.