NCJ Number
36115
Date Published
1974
Length
65 pages
Annotation
THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS A PLAN FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HIGHLY VISIBLE POLICE PRESENCE AS A DETERRENT TO CRIME.
Abstract
THIS POLICE HYPOTHESIS TEST WAS UNDERTAKEN BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE MITRE CORPORATION AS PART OF A NATIONWIDE EVALUATION OF THE HIGH IMPACT ANTI-CRIME PROGRAM OPERATING IN EIGHT CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE DOCUMENT DISCUSSES RESEARCH ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE TEST, THE APPROACH TAKEN IN EVALUATING KEY VARIABLES, MEASUREMENT ALTERNATIVES, AND THE ANALYSIS STRATEGY. FOR OTHER DOCUMENTS IN THE SERIES, SEE NCJ-36131 AND 36132.