NCJ Number
38536
Date Published
1976
Length
59 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION OF A PROJECT INVOLVING AN AUDIOVISUAL APPROACH TO HELPING ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS DECREASE THEIR CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM OF ROBBERY, BURGLARY, OR ASSAULT.
Abstract
BALTIMORE'S CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY WAS A COOPERATIVE EFFORT BY THE MAYOR'S COORDINATING COUNCIL ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE COMMISSION ON AGING AND RETIREMENT EDUCATION. IT INVOLVED THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM AIMED AT SENIOR CITIZENS, UTILIZING A VIDEOTAPE PRESENTATION ACCOMPANIED BY AUDIENCE DISCUSSION. PRE- AND POST-PROGRAM QUESTIONNAIRES WERE USED TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PRESENTATION. THIS REPORT BEGINS WITH A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM FOLLOWED BY A DETAILED DISCUSSION OF THE VARIOUS PHASES. POINTS COVERED INCLUDE INITIAL MEETINGS, SCRIPTWRITING, FILMING, SCHEDULING OF PRESENTATIONS, TEACHING TECHNIQUES, PRESENTATION SUMMARY MANUAL, AND VIDEOTAPE EQUIPMENT. A GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE PROGRAM AND ITS IMPACT IS PROVIDED. THE APPENDIX INCLUDES SUCH ITEMS AS PRESENTATION INFORMATION, LESSON PLANS, PRE- AND POSTPROGRAM EVALUATIVE QUESTIONNAIRES, AN ANALYSIS OF QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS, AND VERBAL AND WRITTEN REACTIONS OF SOME PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. FOR THE THREE VIDEOTAPES WHICH DEAL WITH ROBBERY, ASSAULT, AND BURGLARY, SEE NCJ-38533, 38534, AND 38535 RESPECTIVELY....BLU