NCJ Number
144750
Date Published
1993
Length
33 pages
Annotation
The Virginia Crime Prevention Association has developed a comprehensive set of crime prevention standards which can be used by cities, towns, and counties that wish to develop or enhance their own crime prevention efforts.
Abstract
Crime prevention can take three forms: punitive, corrective, and organized. Organized crime prevention, the basis for today's concept of community policing and problem- oriented policing, is defined as the anticipation, recognition, and appraisal of a crime risk and the initiation of some action to remove or reduce it. Community-based crime prevention is implemented through the cooperation of citizen organizations, civic groups, business and industry, government agencies, and law enforcement agencies. A comprehensive crime prevention plan must be tailored to meet the specific needs of the locality; major sources of information used to analyze the crime situation include calls for service, incident reports, field interview cards, investigative reports, interviews, surveys, and city planning and demographic data. However, basic crime prevention standards, encompassing organization, administration, and operations can be applied to any crime prevention plan. 3 notes