DIRECTORY OF COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS: NATIONAL AND STATE LEVELS

• NCJ Number: 47126
• Author(s): J L LOCKARD; J T DUNCAN; R N BRENNER
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 130 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-023-77
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Directory
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

NATIONAL AND STATEWIDE COMMUNITY-BASED CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS ARE LISTED, AND INFORMATION ON COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION AND RELATED RESOURCES IS PRESENTED.

Abstract

THE PURPOSES OF THE DIRECTORY ARE TO FACILITATE THE FLOW OF KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS ABOUT CRIME PREVENTION, TO ASSIST PROFESSIONAL RESEARCHERS IN IDENTIFYING OTHER GROUPS WITH SIMILAR INTERESTS, TO HELP PRACTITIONERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS LOCATE INFORMATION, AND TO AID THE POTENTIAL COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM DEVELOPER. ALL OF THE PROGRAMS LISTED HAVE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AS A MAJOR COMPONENT AND SEEK TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE CRIMINAL OPPORTUNITY. PROGRAMS OPERATED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND BY NONPROFIT AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ARE INCLUDED. EACH LISTING IDENTIFIES THE ORGANIZATION, PROGRAM TITLE, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, SPONSORING AGENCY, PROGRAM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, SERVICES, RESOURCES, AND PUBLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL AND FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE ENTRIES ARE CURRENT AS OF APRIL-MAY 1978. ACCOMPANYING THE DIRECTORY ARE AN INTRODUCTORY ARTICLE ON THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION; AN OVERVIEW OF THE LEAA ROLE IN COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION (INCLUDING A LISTING OF RELEVANT LEAA GRANTS); A LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FUNDING, AND TRAINING MATERIALS; A GLOSSARY; AND AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION MATERIALS FROM THE NCJRS COLLECTION.