Center for Problem-Oriented Policing

Center for Problem-Oriented Policing
AbbreviationCPOP
Formation1999
TypeNonprofit organization
ServicesPolice training, issuing guidelines on specific policing-related problems
FieldsCriminal justice
Director
Michael Scott
Associate director
Ronald V. Clarke
Associate director
Graeme R. Newman
Parent organization
University of Albany
Websitewww.popcenter.org

The Center for Problem-Oriented Policing is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to studying and advancing problem-oriented policing. It consists of police practitioners, universities, and scholars studying policing. It was established in 1999 at the University of Albany, with funding from the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.