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In view of the ever increasing drug problem it is necessary for the police to make better and more efficient use of their repressive and preventive potential. In this context the question arises whether criminological research can make a contribution to this issue. On the basis of empirical studies an outline will be given of the research results which are useful to practical police work ranging from preparing situation reports to developing criminal and legal police strategies.

The quality of urban living changed dramatically in the 1960s and 1970s. These changes were mainly the result of the growth and concentration of industrial production and of public and private services. Urban residents became aware of such change through the fact that less and less of the inner city was left for their use, the quality of the city-center environment deteriorated, and the residents of heavily populated housing areas had dispersed and moved out to satellite towns.

Nicht nur Praventionsinstanzen fallen Entscheidungen, auch der potentielle oder tatsachliche Straftater entscheidet sich mehr oder weniger bewust und subjektv rational im Zusammenhang mit der Begehung von Straftaten. Praventionsorientiert gilt es, das Problemlosungsverhalten des potentiellen Taters so zu beeinflussen, das er aus seinem Entscheidungsrepertoire moglichst kriminelles Verhalten ausklammert.