NCJ Number
90461
Date Published
Unknown
Length
377 pages
Annotation
These five case studies of State crime prevention programs are intended to highlight successful State prevention programs, provide a variety of models, identify some of the change processes for those contemplating a prevention strategy, and present program elements that may be applicable to other States.
Abstract
Each case study has a format that provides an overview of the State, the background and development of the prevention effort, and the functional sequence. The overview of the State covers demographic characteristics, economic and political considerations, and the environment for the delivery of human services. The discussions of functional sequence address planning and policy development, funding, staffing, technical assistance, implementation, evaluation, and the organizational context. New Mexico and Colorado have experimented with the school-climate approach as one technique for achieving organizational change, while Wisconsin uses a combined positive youth development approach and school climate approach. Maine and Connecticut have undertaken different programs which used an organizational change strategy in schools. In all cases, the States received technical assistance from some outside source working on the development of prevention programming. In each case, the State identified the model prevention approach that seemed most appropriate and modified it to fit the State and local situations. The names, addresses, and phone numbers of resource persons are provided for each State, as well as attachments that detail aspects of program implementation.