NCJ Number
60608
Date Published
1979
Length
145 pages
Annotation
THIS HANDBOOK WAS PREPARED BY A PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION ORGANIZATION IN ORDER TO HELP PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION'S OWN STAFF PROMOTE EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE
Abstract
THE CITIZEN'S LOCAL ALLIANCE FOR A SAFER PHILADELPHIA (CLASP) IS A COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION ORGANIZATION PROVIDING SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO NEIGHBORHOODS, PHILADELPHIA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA SINCE 1972. ITS HANDBOOK OUTLINES TECHNIQUES FOR ORGANIZING A BLOCK OR NEIGHBORHOOD. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE HOW TO START, THE FIRST MEETING, DEFINING PROBLEMS, DEVELOPING AN ACTION PLAN, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND OTHERS. SECONDLY PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND PRINTED RESOURCES ARE LISTED, ALONG WITH SUGGESTED ACTIONS ON CITY SERVICES, CITY OFFICES, FAMILY HEALTH AND WELFARE, SENIOR CITIZENS, EDUCATION, RECREATION, YOUTH PROBLEMS, EMPLOYMENT, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, POLITICS, HOUSING, HISTORICAL CERTIFICATION, PROPERTY TAXES, ZONING, LIQUOR LICENSES, PUBLICITY, FUND RAISING, AND CONSUMER ISSUES. FINALLY, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS 16 PUBLICATIONS OF GENERAL INTEREST IN NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZERS. THROUGHOUT THE TEXT, SYMBOLS NOTE RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS AND USEFUL PUBLICATIONS. (CFW)