CITIZEN CRIME REPORTING PROJECTS - NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM - PHASE 1 SUMMARY REPORT

• NCJ Number: 35828
• Author(s): L BICKMAN; P J LAVRAKAS; S K GREEN; N NORTH-WALKER; J EDWARDS; S BORKOWSKI; S SHANE-DUBOW
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 46 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-NI-99-0088
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Loyola University of Chicago
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM

Annotation

THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PROJECTS THAT ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO REPORT SUSPICIOUS/CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

Abstract

CONTAINED IN THIS SUMMARY REPORT OF CITIZEN CRIME REPORTING PROJECTS (CCRPS) ARE A DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT TYPES, A FRAMEWORK PRESENTING THE PLACE CCRPS OCCUPY IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE EFFORT AND IMPACT OF CCRPS, AND JUDGMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE CCRP EFFORTS. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SPECIALISTS INTERVIEWED WERE SAID TO BE ALMOST UNANIMOUSLY POSITIVE IN THEIR EVALUATION OF CCRP'S. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)