NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM - PHASE 1 REPORT, V 4 DESIGN FOR PHASE 2 RESEARCH - CITIZEN CRIME REPORTING PROJECT

• NCJ Number: 34142
• Author(s): L BICKMAN; P J LAVRAKAS
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 15 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-NI-99-0088
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Loyola University of Chicago
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM

Annotation

THIS PROPOSAL PRESENTS A PLAN OF RESEARCH WHICH WOULD FILL THE GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CITIZEN CRIME REPORTING PROJECTS REVIEWED IN THE PHASE ONE SEGMENT OF THIS RESEARCH.

Abstract

THE TYPES OF CITIZEN CRIME REPORTING PROJECTS (CCRP'S) INVOLVED IN THIS RESEARCH FALL INTO TWO MAJOR CATEGORIES, EACH HAVING THREE PROJECT TYPES. THE FIRST CATEGORY CONSISTS OF PROJECTS WHICH FACILITATE THE MEANS OF REPORTING SUSPICIOUS/CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - WHISTLESTOP, RADIO WATCH, AND SPECIAL TELEPHONE LINE PROJECTS. THE SECOND CATEGORY CONSISTS OF PROJECTS WHICH USE AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH TO ENCOURAGE WITNESS REPORTING OF SUSPICIOUS/CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - GROUP PRESENTATION, MEMBERSHIP, AND HOME PRESENTATION PROJECTS. THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PHASE TWO RESEARCH DESIGN INCLUDE AN EVALUATION OF HOME PRESENTATION CCRP'S, A COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION (CCRP'S, SECURITY SURVEYS, OPERATION IDENTIFICATION) PHASE ONE MODEL EVALUATION, EVALUATION OF RADIO WATCH CCRP'S, AND A SURVEY OF WITNESS BEHAVIOR (THE FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE WITNESSES TO REPORT CRIMES IN NATURALISTIC SITUATIONS). A SAMPLE WORK PLAN PRESENTS THE CHRONOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF WORK REQUIRED BY THE PHASE TWO COMPONENTS. THE FIRST YEAR BUDGET (ALSO PRESENTED) IS PROPOSED SO AS TO ALLOW FOR WORK ON ALL FOUR COMPONENTS SIMULTANEOUSLY. FOR THE OTHER VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES, SEE NCJ-34140, 41, AND 43.