NCJ Number
161467
Date Published
1994
Length
46 pages
Annotation
This is an evaluation of Program Rebound Plus, an effort by the city of Yakima, Washington, to create safe, clean, drug-free neighborhoods.
Abstract
The program goals were to: (1) sustain neighborhoods through an intensive effort to rid them of physical structures and other environmental conditions conducive to drug trafficking; (2) increase awareness and security of residents through presence of project staff and increased community involvement in project-sponsored activities; (3) increase awareness of property and business owners of the signs, dangers, and solutions to drug activities; and (4) encourage participation of neighborhood youth in different cleanup activities within the targeted areas. One of the project's noteworthy activities was the formation of a volunteer youth group who helped with graffiti removal and neighborhood cleanup. A majority of residents surveyed considered Project Rebound Plus either very active or moderately active in their neighborhoods. Footnotes, references, figures, tables, appendixes