NCJ Number
213318
Date Published
January 2006
Length
141 pages
Annotation
This report presents the methodology and findings of an evaluation of six sites that implemented pilot programs for Great Britain's National Reassurance Policing Program, which aimed to foster cooperation among police, other public agencies, and neighborhood residents in setting priorities and developing plans for addressing crime and antisocial behavior in neighborhoods.
Abstract
Overall, the program achieved statistically significant reductions (compared with measures in control areas) in crime and residents' perceptions of five types of antisocial behavior; and there was an increase in residents' confidence in policing and feelings of safety. Sample sizes were too small to determine whether or not the program impacted crime victims' satisfaction with the police, as well as attitudes toward police held by persons who were stopped or approached by police during the previous 12 months. There were improvements in indicators of resident's perceptions of police involvement in addressing community problems. The analysis of data on problem solving and community engagement for the individual sites was consistent with the outcome achieved. This report draws implications from the findings for policy, practice, and research. The six sites evaluated for this report were pair matched with control sites in order to better isolate program effects. Outcomes were measured with police statistics and a telephone survey in each site. The latter involved interviews with the same respondents at the outset of the program and after 1 year. A sample of 300 respondents was randomly selected, and a panel sample of approximately 200 was used in each site. The baseline survey was conducted between November 2003 and January 2004, with the follow up survey conducted between November 2004 and January 2005. 40 tables, 2 figures, 38 references, and 6 appendixes that provide supplementary details on evaluation methodology