NCJ Number
88127
Date Published
1982
Length
114 pages
Annotation
This guide describes crime prevention techniques and prisoner disposition alternatives potentially useful in crisis relocation periods.
Abstract
Crisis relocation is the controlled, orderly evacuation of a community in case of war or natural or other disasters. A crisis relocation, as well as other types of civilian evacuation, presents an environment for increased criminal activity. Alternative crime prevention methods can increase the likelihood of apprehension of offenders and conservation of resources. Individual jurisdictions can use the guide's simple methodology to select methods best suited to their needs. Most techniques are oriented toward protecting people and materials in fixed sites, although some can be used to protect people and property en route. The guide describes surveillance and reporting, opportunity reduction, and target hardening (physical security) techniques. It examines each technique for feasibility, as well as operational, legal, political, and cost factors. Jurisdictions' plans for prisoner disposition should account for the destination for each prisoner, assignment of responsibility, transportation and security en route, assignment of corrections personnel and volunteers and criteria for release of individual prisoners. Each jurisdiction should attempt to reduce the workload of criminal justice personnel; such plans should be made prior to an emergency and should be coordinated within a region to assure compatibility. Tables, figures, and footnotes are provided. Appendixes include the U.S. Constitution, Article XXIII of the Geneva Convention, and United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Treatment of Prisoners, Rule 10.