IMPACT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE UNIT ON THE ARBOR HILL COMMUNITY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK - A SOCIOLOGICAL EVALUATION

• NCJ Number: 34861
• Author(s): R FORER; R A FARRELL
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 105 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: State University of New York at Albany; US Dept of Justice; New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
• Corporate Author: Albany Office of Crime Control
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

THIS EVALUATION EXAMINES THE IMPACT OF THE ARBOR HILL NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE UNIT (AHNPU) AND CONCLUDES THAT THE UNIT HAS HAD A SIZEABLE EFFECT ON CITIZEN'S ATTITUDES TOWARD THE POLICE AND ON NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME RATES.

Abstract

THE AUTHORS NOTE THAT THE AHNPU HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AS THE THE CITY AGENCY FROM WHICH TO SEEK ASSISTANCE FOR NON-CRIMINAL AS WELL AS CRIMINAL PROBLEMS. DESPITE THE FACT THAT AHNPU OFFICERS SPEND 90 PERCENT OF THEIR TIME ON NON-CRIME-RELATED COMMUNITY PROBLEMS, THE CRIME RATE HAS DECREASED ABOUT 50 PERCENT AND THE CLEARANCE RATE HAS INCREASED TO A PHENOMENAL 68 PERCENT. THE REPORT CLAIMS THAT THIS SUCCESS IS DUE TO THE TEAM'S ABILITY TO ENLIST THE AID AND SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY IN A COLLABORATIVE POLICE/CITIZEN EFFORT TO CONTROL CRIME.