The Police Foundation was awarded a grant to evaluate these programs, specifically, Newark’s program.
The program sought to address:
- The lack of local information about crime and ways to prevent it
- The presence of social disorder and physical deterioration in a neighborhood
- The limited quantity and quality of contacts between police officers and the public
This translated into three different programs:
- A police-community newsletter designed to increase crime prevention activities without increasing fear
- A program to reduce social disorder and physical deterioration- “signs of crime” program
- A coordinated program with newsletters, “signs of crime” approach, and several components designed to increase the quantity and improve the quality of contacts between citizens and the police.
Primary measures of each program’s impact were provided by interviews of residents in the program and comparison areas. Surveys provided measure to determine the extent to which each of the program goals were achieved in the program area. Regression analyses were conducted on the data. The results showed that the program that used newsletters did not have much success in reducing fear. The “signs of crime” approach also did not appear to achieve any of its desired goals. The third program, the coordinate approach, achieved many of its desired goals and showed that the program was effective in continually responding to change in the environment.
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Williams, H., Et. Al. - Crime & Delinquency "Returning to First Principles: Reducing the Fear of Crime in Newark"
The Police Foundation was awarded a grant to evaluate these programs, specifically, Newark’s program.
The program sought to address:
- The lack of local information about crime and ways to prevent it
- The presence of social disorder and physical deterioration in a neighborhood
- The limited quantity and quality of contacts between police officers and the public
This translated into three different programs:
- A police-community newsletter designed to increase crime prevention activities without increasing fear
- A program to reduce social disorder and physical deterioration- “signs of crime” program
- A coordinated program with newsletters, “signs of crime” approach, and several components designed to increase the quantity and improve the quality of contacts between citizens and the police.
Primary measures of each program’s impact were provided by interviews of residents in the program and comparison areas. Surveys provided measure to determine the extent to which each of the program goals were achieved in the program area. Regression analyses were conducted on the data. The results showed that the program that used newsletters did not have much success in reducing fear. The “signs of crime” approach also did not appear to achieve any of its desired goals. The third program, the coordinate approach, achieved many of its desired goals and showed that the program was effective in continually responding to change in the environment.
The Police Foundation was awarded a grant to evaluate these programs, specifically, Newark’s program.
The program sought to address:
- The lack of local information about crime and ways to prevent it
- The presence of social disorder and physical deterioration in a neighborhood
- The limited quantity and quality of contacts between police officers and the public
This translated into three different programs:
- A police-community newsletter designed to increase crime prevention activities without increasing fear
- A program to reduce social disorder and physical deterioration- “signs of crime” program
- A coordinated program with newsletters, “signs of crime” approach, and several components designed to increase the quantity and improve the quality of contacts between citizens and the police.
Primary measures of each program’s impact were provided by interviews of residents in the program and comparison areas. Surveys provided measure to determine the extent to which each of the program goals were achieved in the program area. Regression analyses were conducted on the data. The results showed that the program that used newsletters did not have much success in reducing fear. The “signs of crime” approach also did not appear to achieve any of its desired goals. The third program, the coordinate approach, achieved many of its desired goals and showed that the program was effective in continually responding to change in the environment.