NEED FOR CRIME PREVENTION IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY - A CHALLENGE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT

• NCJ Number: 3154
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 36 Issue: 6 Dated: (JUNE 1969) Pages: 58-62
• Author(s): D J FILLIS; D D DETTON
• Date Published: 1969
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article

Annotation

PROGRAMS DEVELOPED BY THE SALT LAKE CITY SPECIAL POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIVISION TO INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY IN CRIME PREVENTION AND TO IMPROVE POLICE-CITIZEN RAPPORT.

Abstract

THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIVISION IS AIDED IN ITS EFFORTS BY AN ADVISORY COUNCIL COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES AND A BUSINESSMEN'S EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. THE ONGOING PROGRAMS INCLUDE A DOWNTOWN PREVENTIVE FOOT PATROL, CRIME PREVENTION CENTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CITY, DIVISION TRAINING FOR THE STAFF AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS, AND CITYWIDE ATHLETIC LEAGUES FOR YOUTHS.