NCJ Number
34898
Date Published
1974
Length
75 pages
Annotation
AN ASSESSMENT OF PROJECT PERFORMANCE FOR THE 12 MONTH IMPACT FUNDING PERIOD BEGINNING FEBRUARY 15, 1973, FOR THIS PROGRAM WHICH UTILIZED MASS MEDIA PUBLICITY AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION.
Abstract
THE FUNDAMENTAL HYPOTHESIS OF THIS PROJECT WAS THAT IF THE PUBLIC WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF CRIME INCLUDING CRIME REDUCTION AND THEIR ASSISTANCE WAS ELICITED, THEN THE PROJECT COULD ACCOMPLISH ITS TWOFOLD GOAL: TO MINIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMIT CRIME AND TO MAXIMIZE THE RISK TO COMMIT CRIME. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT WERE TO: INCREASE CITIZEN'S AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPACT CITIES PROGRAM AND ITS ACTIVITIES; INCREASE CITIZENS' AWARENESS ABOUT CRIME PREVENTION; INCREASE CITIZENS' COOPERATION WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES AND CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS; INCREASE THE NUMBER OF POTENTIAL AND PAST OFFENDERS SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM IMPACT AND OTHER COMMUNITY PROJECTS; AND TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OF EX-OFFENDERS. PROJECT METHODS INCLUDED MASS MEDIA PUBLICITY, WORKSHOPS ON CRIME PREVENTION, PUBLICATION OF A NEWSLETTER, REFERRALS FOR PAST AND POTENTIAL OFFENDERS, AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS URGING BUSINESSMEN TO HIRE EX-OFFENDERS. AN ANALYSIS OF PROJECT PERFORMANCE FOR EACH OBJECTIVE IS PRESENTED. IN GENERAL, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PROJECT WAS PERFORMING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS OBJECTIVES AS OUTLINED IN THE GRANT APPLICATION. AMONG THE APPENDED MATERIALS TO THIS REPORT ARE A SAMPLE NEWSLETTER, A SAMPLE PUBLIC RELATIONS POSTER, AND PUBLIC INFORMATION PROJECT WORKSHOP SCRIPTS ON BURGLARY PREVENTION AND ASSAULT PREVENTION.