Operation CLEAN: Reclaiming City Neighborhoods

• NCJ Number: 125961
• Journal: FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 59 Issue: 10 Dated: (October 1990) Pages: 22-25
• Author(s): R W Hatler
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 4 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program Description (Demonstrative)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The Dallas Police Department established Operation CLEAN (Community and Law Enforcement Against Narcotics) with other city agencies in March 1989 to rid selected communities of the drug dealers who were responsible for most other crimes and to return control of neighborhoods to their law-abiding residents.

Abstract

The police department coordinates the effort, which also involves the fire department, the streets and sanitation department, the housing and neighborhood services department, and the city attorney's office. Targeted neighborhoods have high levels of drug use and street distribution, high crime levels, and large numbers of calls for police service. In addition, neighborhood residents must be willing to take control of their own communities. The program uses a 6-phase effort. The program requires extensive personnel, but results to date show that these expenditures can reduce crime and calls for police service in the targeted areas. Photographs and table summarizing results.