NCJ Number
166819
Date Published
1997
Length
27 pages
Annotation
This monograph examines ways in which community crime prevention and community policing are linked, both philosophically and operationally.
Abstract
The document examines crime prevention and community policing in practice in eight cities: Bridgeport, CT; Caldwell, ID; Hayward, CA; Knoxville, TN; Reno, NV; Salt Lake City, UT; St. Petersburg, FL; and Tempe, AZ. Research developed five conclusions: (1) Crime prevention and community policing share the common purpose of making the public safer and communities healthier; (2) Crime prevention efforts provide information and skills essential to community policing; (3) Crime prevention and community policing have great potential for enriching each other; (4) Crime prevention responsibilities may be repositioned within a department as it moves to community policing. However, successful departments have found it necessary to have a clear focus of responsibility for crime prevention and to apply and teach crime prevention knowledge and skills; and (5) Thoughtful, planned action that carefully nurtures a core of crime prevention expertise while making the skills and know-how available to all officers, especially those working at the street level, can substantially benefit the transition to community policing as well as its practice. Bibliography, notes