NCJ Number
31534
Date Published
1975
Length
27 pages
Annotation
THE CENTRAL PILOT CITIES CONCEPT IS THAT A SMALL INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM (POLICE, COURTS, CORRECTIONS, AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS) CAN BE INTRODUCED INTO A LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND PRODUCE POSITIVE CHANGE.
Abstract
THE EVALUATOR'S CONCLUSIONS OF THE TOTAL PROGRAM AS CARRIED OUT IN THE DESIGNATED EIGHT CITIES ARE THAT, 'THE CENTRAL CONCEPT OF THE PILOT CITIES PROGRAM IS SOUND; IT IS AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO IMPROVING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS, AND IS ONE WHICH SHOULD BE APPLIED FURTHER.' A SMALL TEAM OF EXPERTS IN POLICE, COURTS, CORRECTIONS, AND SYSTEM ANALYSIS WERE INSTALLED AS AN INDEPENDENT UNIT WORKING WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIMINAL JUSTICE (LE/CJ) SYSTEM, ACROSS CITY AND COUNTY BOUNDARIES TO INTRODUCE THE BEST IN AVAILABLE TECHNIQUES AND TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BETTER ONES. THREE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES WERE CONDUCTED - DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, PILOT RESEARCH, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL LE/CJ AGENCIES. THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE TEAMS IN SAN JOSE; TIDEWATER VIRGINIA; ROCHESTER, NEW YORK; CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA; DES MOINES; DAYTON; ALBUQUERQUE; AND OMAHA ARE ASSESSED IN TERMS OF TWO OBJECTIVES - TO BUILD THE CAPABILITY OF THE LOCAL LE/CJ SYSTEM AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO NATIONAL LE/CJ THEORY AND PRACTICE. THE EVALUATORS STATE THAT IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATIONS ARE VERY DIFFERENT TASKS, THAT MOST LOCAL SYSTEMS CAN IMPROVE THEIR LE/CJ SYSTEMS BY APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNIQUES ALREADY AVAILABLE, AND THAT THE PILOT TEAM APPROACH CAN BE QUITE AN EFFICIENT MEANS OF INTRODUCING THESE COST EFFECTIVE CHANGES. HOWEVER, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION THAT LEAA SHOULD REASSESS HOW BEST TO STIMULATE ADVANCES IN THE STATE OF THE ART. FOR THE FULL REPORT, SEE NCJ-31535. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) (SNI ABSTRACT)