EVALUATION OF ACT (ANTI-CRIME TEAM) I AND ACT II PROJECTS IN PHILADELPHIA FOR 1974 - FINAL REPORT

• NCJ Number: 39076
• Author(s): L SAVITZ
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 30 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-DF-03-0021; 75-DF-03-0020
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Philadelphia Police Dept
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FINAL REPORT ON PROJECTS CONCERNED WITH REDUCING BURGLARY AND ROBBERY, WITH THE PROBLEM OF INCREASING ARREST RATES, AND WITH OFFERING OTHER SERVICES TO AREAS OF PHILADELPHIA WITH HIGH CRIME RATES.

Abstract

EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON HIGHLY MOBILE, TACTICAL UNITS WITHOUT TIES TO POLICE PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE AREA. THESE FORCES WERE TO BE DEPLOYED THROUGH THE USE OF COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF PERSONNEL ALLOCATION. THE EVALUATION METHODOLOGY EMPLOYED INVOLVED A COMPARISON BY YEAR OF THE PROJECTS' IMPACT IN REDUCING CRIME BY ANALYZING THE NUMBER OF REPORTED CRIMES, WHICH ARE PRESENTED IN NUMEROUS TABLES THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...KAP