ALBUQUERQUE - POLICE DEPARTMENT - PROPERTY CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM - FINAL EVALUATION

• NCJ Number: 28191
• Author(s): W V NIEDERBERGER; W F WAGNER
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 160 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-DF-06-0007
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: University of Albuquerque
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

AN EVALUATION OF THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S SPECIAL OPERATIONS SECTION'S (SOS) PROPERTY CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM AIMED AT HIGH CRIME AREAS OF THE CITY.

Abstract

THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS SECTION WAS CAPABLE OF DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS, WAS AUTHORIZED FOR DEPLOYMENT (INDEPENDENT OF THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT), AND WAS CAPABLE OF CHANGING ITS MODES OF DEPLOYMENT. THE METHODOLOGY USED TO ANALYZE THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE APPLICATION OF BEFORE-AFTER AND CONTROLEXPERIMENTAL COMPARATIVE DESIGNS. APPROPRIATE MEASURES OF ASSOCIATION AND TEST OF SIGNIFICANCE ALONG WITH PERCENT COMPARISONS ARE USED TO ASSESS THE VIABILITY OF NINE HYPOTHESES. THE FINDINGS SHOW THAT THE SOS PROJECT WAS SUCCESSFUL IN AFFECTING CRIME RATES FOR THE ENTIRE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND FOR GIVEN EXPERIMENTAL AREAS. THE GREATEST SUCCESS IS FOUND IN THE LOWERING OF RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY AND ARMED ROBBERY. IN CONCLUSION, THE FINDINGS SUPPORT A CLAIM FOR SUCCESS IN LOWERING, OR IN SOME CASES LEVELING, THE RISING PROPERTY CRIME TREND. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)