PATROLLING THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEAT - RESIDENTS AND RESIDENTIAL SECURITY - CASE STUDIES AND PROFILES NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM - PHASE 1

• NCJ Number: 34857
• Author(s): R K YIN; M E VOGEL; J M CHAIKEN; D R BOTH
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 327 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-NI-99-0105
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Rand Corporation
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM

Annotation

THIS VOLUME CONTAINS PROFILES OF MORE THAN 100 CITIZEN PATROLS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND DETAILED NARRATIVES THAT DESCRIBE 32 OF THEM - FOR A GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF CITIZEN PATROLS, SEE NCJ-34856.

Abstract

INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THE NARRATIVE DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDES ORIGIN, PATROL OPERATIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES, AND RESULTS. THE PROFILES GIVE BRIEF INFORMATION ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMPOSITION, MAIN CRIME PROBLEM, OPERATIONS, ORGANIZATION, MOST SERIOUS INCIDENT, NON-CRIME PREVENTION ACTIVITY, AND PRESENT STATUS. AREAS COVERED INCLUDE BALTIMORE (MD), BOSTON (MA), BROOKLYN (NY), CHICAGO (IL), DALLAS (TX), DETROIT (MI), HOUSTON (TX), LOS ANGELES (CA), NEWARK (NJ), NEW ORLEANS (LA), NORFOLK (VA), SAN DIEGO (CA), SAN JOSE (CA), ST. LOUIS (MO), AND WASHINGTON (DC).