VIRGINIA - HIGH INCIDENCE TARGET (HIT) PROGRAM - HELP STOP CRIME - SUMMARY REPORT

• NCJ Number: 44360
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 46 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Virginia Division of Justice and Crime Prevention
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FINDINGS BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE OF 11 VIRGINIA JURISDICTIONS WITH THE HIGH INCIDENCE TARGET (HIT) PROGRAM, WHICH CONCENTRATES LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES TO REDUCE SPECIFIC TARGET CRIMES, ARE PRESENTED.

Abstract

THE OVERALL FINDINGS INDICATE THAT THE HIT PROGRAM WAS A SUCCESS IN TERMS OF CRIME REDUCTION AND ITS IMPACT ON TARGET CRIME (BURGLARY AND ROBBERY). THE EXPERIMENTAL NATURE OF THE PROGRAM ENABLED THE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO IDENTIFY VARIOUS STRATEGIES AND TACTICS, TO TEST THEIR IMPACTS ON CRIME, AND TO IDENTIFY THOSE ELEMENTS WHICH WERE SUCCESSFUL OR UNSUCCESSFUL. THE FIRST TWO SECTIONS OF THE REPORT LINK CONCLUSIONS THAT HAVE RESULTED FROM THE HIT EVALUATIVE EFFORTS TO POLICE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL CONCERNS. THEY ARE INTENDED TO AID THE DECISIONMAKING PROCESSES OF LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN TERMS OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND FUTURE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. THE THIRD SECTION PRESENTS DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THREE INDIVIDUAL HIT PROJECTS. MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION, OPERATIONS, RESULTS, AND IMPACT ARE DISCUSSED FOR EACH PROJECT. THESE PROJECT EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATE THE WIDE RANGE OF APPROACHES AND ACTIVITIES WHICH WERE UNDERTAKEN AND PRESENT THE DETAILED EVALUATION OF VARIOUS PROJECT ELEMENTS.