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CITIZEN CRIME REPORTING PROJECTS - NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM - PHASE 1 SUMMARY REPORT

NCJ Number
35828
Author(s)
L BICKMAN; P J LAVRAKAS; S K GREEN; N NORTH-WALKER; J EDWARDS; S BORKOWSKI; S SHANE-DUBOW
Date Published
1976
Length
46 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PROJECTS THAT ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO REPORT SUSPICIOUS/CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
Abstract
CONTAINED IN THIS SUMMARY REPORT OF CITIZEN CRIME REPORTING PROJECTS (CCRPS) ARE A DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT TYPES, A FRAMEWORK PRESENTING THE PLACE CCRPS OCCUPY IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE EFFORT AND IMPACT OF CCRPS, AND JUDGMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE CCRP EFFORTS. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SPECIALISTS INTERVIEWED WERE SAID TO BE ALMOST UNANIMOUSLY POSITIVE IN THEIR EVALUATION OF CCRP'S. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)