NCJ Number
41933
Date Published
Unknown
Length
30 pages
Annotation
THIS CITIZENS' ANTI-CRIME GUIDE PROVIDES DEFINITE IDEAS ON HOW CITIZENS CAN BETTER PROTECT THEIR BUSINESSES, HOMES AND THEMSELVES AGAINST CRIME AND DESCRIBES PROGRAMS WHERE POLICE AND CITIZENS CAN EFFECTIVELY WORK TOGETHER.
Abstract
IT ATTEMPTS TO REDUCE THE FEAR OF CRIME BY EXPLAINING HOW CITIZENS THEMSELVES CAN PREVENT NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME BY ACCEPTING THEIR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY AND ORGANIZING TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO LIMIT THEIR CHANCES OF BECOMING CRIME VICTIMS. DISCUSSED ARE HOME AND PERSONAL SECURITY TECHNIQUES; PROGRAMS FOR A BLOCK, A NEIGHBORHOOD, OR A CITY; AND METHODS FOR ORGANIZING A COMMUNITY-WIDE CRIME PREVENTION CAMPAIGN....ELW