ORGANIZED NEIGHBORHOOD, CRIME PREVENTION, AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

• NCJ Number: 32557
• Author(s): T F CHRISTIAN
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 425 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-NI-99-1011
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Thesis/Dissertation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - DISSERTATION

Annotation

THIS STUDY EXPLORES THE ROLE THAT A NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION CAN PLAY IN CRIME PREVENTION, EXPLORING POSSIBLE LINKAGES BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE FORMAL MEMBERS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

Abstract

THE RESULTS ARE BASED LARGELY ON A STUDY OF THE NELSON NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION OF MUSKEGON, MI. LINKAGES WITH TWELVE AGENCIES WERE EXPLORED, THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH AGENCY MEMBERS WHO DESCRIBED ACTUAL AND IDEAL INTERACTION. INCLUDED, WERE REPRESENTATIVES OF ADULT AND JUVENILE COURTS, THE COUNTY JAIL, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S AND PROSECUTOR'S OFFICES. THESE AGENCIES WERE IN AGREEMENT THAT THERE IS A ROLE FOR A CONSTRUCTIVE, ORGANIZED NEIGHBORHOOD IN CRIME PREVENTION AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. CRIME PREVENTION ALTERNATIVES RANGED FROM MECHANICAL PREVENTION, SUCH AS LOCKS AND OTHER SECURITY MEASURES, TO CORRECTIVE PREVENTION, SUCH AS PARTICIPATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. INCLUDED ARE SEVERAL CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS, AS WELL AS A COMPARISON WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ROLES IN ENGLAND. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)