NCJ Number
155336
Journal
Police Journal Volume: 68 Issue: 2 Dated: (April-June 1995) Pages: 103-106
Date Published
1995
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This article describes the planning, implementation, and outcomes of a scheme initiated by the Great Britain Home Office in which the police authorities of Merseyside, West Yorkshire, and Northumbria would receive urban program funding to fight crime in the inner cities.
Abstract
This article focuses on the program developed in Merseyside, which received approximately $7 million. New systems had to be set up quickly to implement the 60 individual programs that were approved and to maintain effective operational, political, and financial control. The programs covered a wide range of issues, including disorder patrols, community policing, youth activities, suspect targeting, geographic targeting, and driver education. Nonetheless, the Merseyside police effectively used the 3-month lead-in time to develop and refine the necessary systems. Many long-standing organizational norms were discarded, allowing the initiative to achieve all objectives on time, with a cost overrun of only 1.3 percent.