NCJ Number
54100
Date Published
1978
Length
11 pages
Annotation
A PROGRAM TO EDUCATE LETTER CARRIERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF AND THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND CRIME PREVENTION AND SPECIFIC CRIME PREVENTION TECHNIQUES IS DETAILED.
Abstract
LETTER CARRIERS ARE IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON SUCH CRIMES AS RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY AND VANDALISM. THEY HAVE A REPUTATION OF BEING HELPFUL AND TRUSTED, HAVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE STRUCTURE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, HAVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS, AND ARE IN NEIGHBORHOODS DURING THE DAY WHEN MUCH RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY AND VANDALISM OCCURS. THE MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL LETTER CARRIERS UNIONS, ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION PROJECT OF THE MINNESOTA CRIME CONTROL PLANNING BOARD AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, ARE COLLABORATING IN THE PROGRAM. TRAINING PROCEDURES AND MATERIALS DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE CRIME AND THE FEAR OF CRIME ARE CONCERNED WITH THE FOLLOWING: THE NATURE OF CRIME, TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO CRIME REDUCTION, AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH ADOPTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS KNOWN AS COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION THAT FOCUSES ON REMOVING OR REDUCING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A CRIME TO OCCUR, THE IDENTIFICATION OF WHAT IS SUSPICIOUS (SITUATIONS, BEHAVIOR, PERSONS, AND VEHICLES), OBSERVATION, REPORTING, AND IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS. (DEP)