NCJ Number
59308
Date Published
1977
Length
40 pages
Annotation
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP OF A CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM RELYING ON COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ARE PRESENTED. TWO PROGRAMS ARE EXPLAINED AS EXAMPLES.
Abstract
THE HANDBOOK BY THE SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DESCRIBES SETTING UP COUNCILS, CHOOSING CHAIRPERSONS AND MEMBERS, APPEALING TO THE COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORT AND INVOLVEMENT (THIS CAN BE DONE THROUGH CLUBS, SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND THE PRESS), ANALYZING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND RESOURCES, AND USING PUBLICITY (SUCH AS PRESS CONFERENCES, NEWSPAPER ADS, FLYERS, AND DISPLAYS). THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS IN CONTROL OF CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS WITH THE PUBLIC GIVING AID AND ASSISTANCE AND ASSUMING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN ORDER TO REDUCE CRIME COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IS SOUGHT FROM THE PLANNING STAGE THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION. FEEDBACK TO THE PUBLIC IS IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN ENTHUSIASM. TWO SELF-HELP, ANTI-CRIME PROGRAMS ARE EXAMPLES OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH AND OPERATION IDENTIFICATION. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH IS LOCAL CITIZEN COOPERATION WITH THE POLICE TO SAFEGUARD PROPERTY AND PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH USE OF SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES SUCH AS OBSERVATION AND REPORTING UNUSUAL ACTIVITIES. OPERATION IDENTIFICATION IS THE IDENTIFICATION OF VALUABLES WITH A PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER. ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT ARE DESCRIBED INCLUDING WHERE TO GET A MARKING PEN, WHO SHOULD USE IT, WHY AND HOW THIS SYSTEM WORKS, AND WHO SPONSORS THE PROJECT. BOTH PROJECTS CAN BE AN AID TO CRIME REDUCTION AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. A LIST OF NECESSARY MATERIALS IS INCLUDED INDEXED BY THE COUNTY SCHOOL AREA. (RFC)