The SARA ModelGoldstein's method: treat repeated incidents as one problem.Criminal JusticeFour stages. The middle two are the ones most often skipped.1ScanningIdentify a recurring problem from calls, data and communityreports.2AnalysisEstablish who, where, when and why it recurs before responding.3ResponseDesign a tailored response, usually with partners outside policing.4AssessmentMeasure whether the problem changed, not whether activityhappened.Educational reference. Reviews find problem-oriented policing effectiveon average; implementation quality varies widely.The SARA Modellearnposters.com
The SARA Model — printable law & society wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

The SARA Model, step by step

Four stages. The middle two are the ones most often skipped.

  1. ScanningIdentify a recurring problem from calls, data and community reports.
  2. AnalysisEstablish who, where, when and why it recurs before responding.
  3. ResponseDesign a tailored response, usually with partners outside policing.
  4. AssessmentMeasure whether the problem changed, not whether activity happened.

Educational reference. Reviews find problem-oriented policing effective on average; implementation quality varies widely.

Questions about the The SARA Model poster

What’s on the The SARA Model poster?
4 numbered steps. Four stages. The middle two are the ones most often skipped. Scanning — Identify a recurring problem from calls, data and community reports.; Analysis — Establish who, where, when and why it recurs before responding.; Response — Design a tailored response, usually with partners outside policing.; Assessment — Measure whether the problem changed, not whether activity happened.. Educational reference. Reviews find problem-oriented policing effective on average; implementation quality varies widely.
Who is the The SARA Model poster for?
The SARA Model belongs to the Criminal Justice section rather than to a school year, because law & society is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning policing can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the The SARA Model poster?
Use it to structure a problem-solving project rather than a response plan. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The SARA Model belongs on the wall where that law & society work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The SARA Model?
Models of Policing, Body-Worn Cameras and The Broken Windows Debate sit alongside The SARA Model in the Criminal Justice section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Models of PolicingBody-Worn CamerasThe Broken Windows Debate
Is the The SARA Model poster free to download and print?
Yes. The SARA Model downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Criminal Justice section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The SARA Model poster print at?
The SARA Model is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The SARA Model loses nothing.Printing guide

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