NCJ Number
174141
Date Published
1998
Length
203 pages
Annotation
Following an overview of the factors that influence crime in Maryland, this report profiles the State's 1998 strategy for making Maryland's communities safe.
Abstract
The strategy identifies four key areas of action: targeting high-risk offenders; reclaiming at-risk neighborhoods; protecting and supporting victims; and preventing youth violence, drug use, and gangs. The targeting of high-risk offenders encompasses four areas of action: controlling dangerous adult offenders, controlling dangerous juvenile offenders, keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, and breaking the link between drugs and crime. The reclaiming of at-risk neighborhoods involves the following action components: targeting crime "hotspots" with a comprehensive strategy, promoting community policing, engaging citizens in crime control, and revitalizing aging neighborhoods. The two action components for protecting and supporting crime victims consist of reducing and preventing family violence and enhancing victims' rights and services. Four action plans are designed to prevent youth violence, drug use, and gangs. These plans aim to demand individual responsibility, strengthen families, enhance school safety, and promote supportive communities. An executive summary accompanies the full report. Appended key crime control and prevention information