Supervision of PhD research: The main objective of this study is trying to reveal both the supporting and constraining elements which have been presented during the adoption of C.P.Q.P. and examine the results obtained by the local police stations by using (or not) this approach. This way, the study looks for providing new insights into Chilean Policing strategy examining it from different angles and points of views bringing to mind what Innes pictured as ‘research with and within the police’ due to the author is in-service Senior Police Officer (Colonel). On the other hand, the operational deployment of Carabineros based chiefly on Police Zones and Prefectures provides an outstanding environment for exploring the grade of alignment between C.P.Q.P. and other policing models such as Problem-oriented Policing and Intelligence-led Policing respectively. Regarding, and in order to explore the adoption, receptivity and utility of this policing strategy, this study will be pursued by using a mixed methods methodology. In other words, it will be built upon qualitative and quantitative methodologies (i.e. Self-experiences as Police officer, analysis of official records, documentaries, self-completion surveys, workfield and semi-structured questionnaires) to address the research questions. In order to answer this main research question abovementioned this study would be divided into two areas of inquiry, namely: a. First area of enquiry: Adoption and receptivity i. Specific aim: to reveal what is C.P.Q.P. and the reasons why it was developed and deployed by Carabineros, and what type of factors whether be both organisational (cultural, structural and technological) and environmental (internal, external) promote or difficult considering it as a community policing strategy itself. · Sub-research questions o What is C.P.Q.P.? o What type of driver (s) of change did promote that strategy? o How was it developed, deployed and why? o What is/are the main purpose(s) of this strategy, and how is it attempt to be achieved? o What type of organizational factor is more likely to support the C.P.Q.P. practice? and What is the less likely to do so? o What type of cultural factor is acting as a driver for the receptivity of this policing model? o To what extent the structural and technological factors are drivers for the adoption of this police strategy? o What type of environmental factor (internal or external) is/are acting as promoter of the adoption of this preventive policing plan? b. Second area of inquiry and sub-research questions: Utility of the C.P.Q.P. in terms of Carabineros-community interactions aimed to solve their problems helping to reduce fear of crime and improving the community´s quality of life. i. Specific aim: To examine what type of Carabineros-community interactions are made in order to achieve the crime-controlling goals stated by each urban, sub-urban and rural police station with or without Quadrant Plan implemented. · Sub-research questions o What is/are the main crime problem(s) and what type of problem-solving strategy does the Police Stations with Quadrant Plan is using to respond to those security problems affecting the neighbourhood? o How effective these problem-solving actions are in terms of reducing both the local crime rates? o How effective these problem-solving actions are in terms of reducing the community´s fear of crime and improving their quality of life? o What type of problem-solving strategies does the police station without Quadrant Plan are using to respond to the security problems affecting the neighbourhood? o How effective these problem-solving strategies are in terms of reducing both the local crime rates? o How effective these actions are in terms of reducing the community´s fear of crime and improving their quality of life?