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NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM - PHASE 1 REPORT, V 4 DESIGN FOR PHASE 2 RESEARCH - CITIZEN CRIME REPORTING PROJECT

NCJ Number
34142
Author(s)
L BICKMAN; P J LAVRAKAS
Date Published
1976
Length
15 pages
Annotation
THIS PROPOSAL PRESENTS A PLAN OF RESEARCH WHICH WOULD FILL THE GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CITIZEN CRIME REPORTING PROJECTS REVIEWED IN THE PHASE ONE SEGMENT OF THIS RESEARCH.
Abstract
THE TYPES OF CITIZEN CRIME REPORTING PROJECTS (CCRP'S) INVOLVED IN THIS RESEARCH FALL INTO TWO MAJOR CATEGORIES, EACH HAVING THREE PROJECT TYPES. THE FIRST CATEGORY CONSISTS OF PROJECTS WHICH FACILITATE THE MEANS OF REPORTING SUSPICIOUS/CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - WHISTLESTOP, RADIO WATCH, AND SPECIAL TELEPHONE LINE PROJECTS. THE SECOND CATEGORY CONSISTS OF PROJECTS WHICH USE AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH TO ENCOURAGE WITNESS REPORTING OF SUSPICIOUS/CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - GROUP PRESENTATION, MEMBERSHIP, AND HOME PRESENTATION PROJECTS. THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PHASE TWO RESEARCH DESIGN INCLUDE AN EVALUATION OF HOME PRESENTATION CCRP'S, A COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION (CCRP'S, SECURITY SURVEYS, OPERATION IDENTIFICATION) PHASE ONE MODEL EVALUATION, EVALUATION OF RADIO WATCH CCRP'S, AND A SURVEY OF WITNESS BEHAVIOR (THE FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE WITNESSES TO REPORT CRIMES IN NATURALISTIC SITUATIONS). A SAMPLE WORK PLAN PRESENTS THE CHRONOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF WORK REQUIRED BY THE PHASE TWO COMPONENTS. THE FIRST YEAR BUDGET (ALSO PRESENTED) IS PROPOSED SO AS TO ALLOW FOR WORK ON ALL FOUR COMPONENTS SIMULTANEOUSLY. FOR THE OTHER VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES, SEE NCJ-34140, 41, AND 43.