Citizen Crime Reporting Projects: Phase I Summary Report

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National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, U.S. Department of Justice, 1977 - Citizen crime reporting - 39 pages

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Page 15 - contribute to: (1) a reduction of fear; (2) an improvement in police-community relations; (3) improvement in citizen cooperation with the Criminal Justice system; and (4) an increase in community cohesiveness. These positive side effects will, in turn, lead to an increased willingness of participants of the CCRP to testify in court. The
Page 34 - They must have something to analyze, and neither social service delivery systems nor government programs are organized to generate information about their effectiveness.
Page 8 - traffic accidents). Most Radio Watch projects are a relatively low-cost and loweffort venture for the implementing agency. They usually involve a training program for drivers and dispatchers, and participants often meet with project staff on a regular basis. Radio Watch projects are frequently cooperative efforts between business and law enforcement agencies.
Page 8 - wishing to participate in the project purchase Whistlestop packets from storefront community organizations or from local' shopkeepers. The packets include information on how to use the whistle and how to report a whistle incident to the police. The
Page 2 - by the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals as
Page 39 - Work Description for a Phase I Study under the National Evaluation Program,
Page 15 - reports of in-progress crimes, better descriptions of suspects, and more detailed and accurate descriptions of the location of the crime.
Page 8 - calls the police for the driver. Participants in the project are asked to report suspicious/ criminal activities and public hazards
Page 8 - The sound of the whistle also signals persons walking in the area that someone is in need of help.

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