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HIGH VISIBILITY PATROL - CHERRY HILL, NEW JERSEY, EXPERIMENTS

NCJ Number
29974
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 42 Issue: 6 Dated: (JUNE 1975) Pages: 46-47
Author(s)
T J O'ROURKE
Date Published
1975
Length
2 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION OF A HIGH VISIBILITY PATROL PROGRAM WHICH, WHEN COMBINED WITH A CAMPAIGN FOR GREATER CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN CRIME PREVENTION, RESULTED IN GREATLY REDUCED RATES FOR RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY.
Abstract
THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF FIVE ELEMENTS: ESTABLISHMENT OF A CITIZENS SAFETY SQUAD, A RESIDENCE SECURITY PROGRAM, OPERATION IDENTIFICATION, A CALL FOR A CITIZEN-POLICE PARTNERSHIP, AND REDEPLOYMENT OF POLICE OPERATIONAL RESOURCES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)