NCJ Number
138974
Date Published
1992
Length
228 pages
Annotation
Material was collected during 48 months of study and field research in the United States and Japan as a basis for this cross-cultural comparison of crime- and delinquency- prevention methods and strategies.
Abstract
An attempt was made to assess the the role and effectiveness of crime-prevention methods and techniques now in use in the sister cities of Salem, Oregon and Kawagoe, Japan. Topics studied include policing, citizen involvement, elementary and secondary education, controlling illicit drugs, and the penal and correctional systems in both societies. The comparison addresses the significance of historical, ethnological, and cultural factors. Crime- prevention strategies identified as effective in Japan include: reinforcement of police patrols and effective police deployment, special countermeasures against specific offenses and high-risk groups, improvement of police- community relations and public participation in crime prevention. Salem reports several crime-prevention strategies to be effective: a special street crime task force, differential police response, special countermeasures against youthful auto cruisers, and improvement of police- community relations. 122 footnotes, 7 tables, and 8 references