NCJ Number
150845
Date Published
1990
Length
108 pages
Annotation
This futures study was designed to help California police agencies develop crime prevention programs that will be appropriate in the year 2000.
Abstract
Five probable trends which will affect external influences on crime prevention programs were selected: level of private communities formed for security-safe neighborhoods, level of government funding of crime prevention programs, level of advisory committees representing ethnic communities, level of private industry funding of crime prevention programs, and level of Neighborhood Watch group activity. In addition, five probable events were analyzed: consolidation of city/county government; levy of special taxes to support crime prevention programs; school, community, business, and police unity; creation of community advisory board on police issues; and implementation of educational programs in schools, community, and businesses to reduce level of serious crime. The ideal scenario formulated in this study would center around active community input into police-sponsored crime prevention initiatives. This paper presents strategic and transition management plans to advance the desired scenario. 8 tables, 11 figures, 5 notes, 16 references, and 7 appendixes