NCJ Number
40598
Date Published
1977
Length
430 pages
Annotation
THIS TEXTBOOK EXAMINES CRIME PREVENTION ACTIVITIES AND APPROACHES OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE COMMUNITY, AND PRESENTS ISSUES AND TECHNIQUES INVOLVED IN EVALUATING CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
Abstract
AN OVERVIEW OF THE IMPORTANCE OF REDUCING CRIME AND THE ROLE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE COMMUNITY IN CRIME PREVENTION IS FIRST PROVIDED. THE POLICE ROLE IN CRIME PREVENTION IS THEN EXAMINED, AND SUCH ASPECTS OF POLICE CRIME PREVENTION AS COMMUNITY SUPPORT, POLICE ORGANIZATION, TEAM POLICING, AND CRIME PREVENTION PLANNING ARE DISCUSSED. SPECIFIC POLICE-ORIENTED CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS SUCH AS OPERATION IDENTIFICATION, CRIME SPECIFIC PREVENTION PROGRAMS, NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAMS, VACATION PREMISE INSPECTIONS, AND FAMILY CRISIS INTERVENTION ARE ALSO DETAILED. THE ROLE OF THE COURTS AND CORRECTIONS IN PREVENTING AND DETERRING CRIME IS DISCUSSED, AND COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS ARE REVIEWED. THE FINAL SECTION DISCUSSES THE IMPROVEMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY IN POLICE CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES AND THE EVALUATION OF CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS....DMC