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LOWRY HILL EAST - COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION NEIGHBORHOOD DEMONSTRATION PROJECT - SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

NCJ Number
41632
Date Published
1977
Length
20 pages
Annotation
THIS COLLECTION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING CRIME IN THE LOWRY HILL EAST NEIGHBORHOOD INCLUDES SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREAS OF COMMUNITY ACTION, POLICE ACTION, ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.
Abstract
IT IS RECOMMENDED, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT A CRIME PREVENTION ACTION COUNCIL BE FORMED, THAT BLOCK CLUBS AND APARTMENT BUILDING CLUBS BE ESTABLISHED, THAT BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS FOR THE REDUCTION OF CRIME BE FORMED, AND THAT SUCH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN FACTORS AS LIGHTING, VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION, AND RESIDENTIAL SECURITY BE IMPROVED. SPECIFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVEMENT IN EDUCATION, PREMISE SECURITY SURVEYS, PATROL, AND ALARMS ARE ALSO PROVIDED. ...DMC