If a police chief believes that the police should not just respond to incident after incident, but rather focus on the problems that cause the incidents, what type of policing do they support?

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a. Incorrect. Community policing is the philosophy of empowering citizens and developing a partnership between the police and the community to work together to solve problems.
b. Correct. Problem-solving policing, or problem-oriented policing, forces the police to focus on the problems that cause the incidents.
c. Incorrect. Incident-based policing is not a philosophy of policing discussed in this text.
d. Incorrect. Intelligence-led policing uses data analysis and other intelligence to focus police efforts on incidents and offenders causing the most harm to a community.

If a Police Chief Believes That the Police Should Not