Community Crime Prevention Planning Participant Handbook

• NCJ Number: 85593
• Author(s): R Wasserman; S Gaffigan; R Wells; J Mays; E Freedman; D Lewis; M McPherson; S S Steinberg; A Evans
• Date Published: 1980
• Length: 112 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-004-79
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ); US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: University Research Corporation
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: National Institute of Justice Criminal Justice Research Utilization Program (formerly National Criminal Justice Executive Training Program)

Annotation

This handbook for participants in the Community Crime Prevention Planning Research Utilization Workshops summarizes each of the 14 workshop sessions, which aim at the development of local teams to design strategies and programs for community crime prevention, and related materials are included.

Abstract

In the development of the local community crime prevention teams, the emphasis is on the coproduction of effort, which must include the sharing of responsibility and power in the process of defining the problem, the setting of priorities, and the implementation of action strategies. The desired product of the workshop is the development of a framework for the initiation of a local community crime prevention planning process involving representatives from the community, the police, and other units of local government. Workshop goals are to (1) become familiar with research findings on differing perceptions about crime, fear, and safety; (2) participate in a process emphasizing collaboration among persons and organizations affected by crime and responsible for its control; and (3) develop an initial community crime prevention plan for communities to facilitate the process upon participants' return home. It is expected that participants will understand the differences between social control and victimization approaches to community crime prevention planning. It is also anticipated that participants will understand the difference between 'crimes' as perceived, defined, and reported by government agencies and as viewed by local residents. Participants will become familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of a range of community crime prevention programs and identify a number of community crime problems as a basis for initiating a community crime prevention planning process. Finally, participants will apply feasible solutions to the problems identified.