NCJ Number
164037
Date Published
1996
Length
53 pages
Annotation
The Office of Justice Programs sponsored a 1996 conference on communities, crime, and justice to exchange useful information and ideas about putting communities at the center of public safety efforts.
Abstract
Attorney General Janet Reno addressed the conference and discussed violence prevention, violence causes, community involvement in crime prevention, domestic violence, juvenile crime, drug abuse and drug treatment, homicide, crime victims, and community-based justice. Another conference presentation examined crime rates, challenges associated with juvenile gangs and violence, and the ability of communities to deal with crime. This presentation identified elements of a successful community crime prevention program: community partnership, criminal justice system coordination, the use of elements from other effective strategies, and committed local leadership. Other conference presentations looked at youth development, violent juvenile offenders, crime in urban schools, parental responsibility for children's socialization, restorative justice, fear of crime, and community involvement in crime prevention. Conference discussion groups explored the relationship between communities and law enforcement, prosecution and defense, courts, corrections and aftercare, crime victims, crime prevention initiatives, violence against women and families, juvenile delinquency, economic and community development, public housing, gang prevention, probation and aftercare, juvenile courts, minority involvement in the criminal justice system, community coalitions, and community empowerment.