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BRONX (NY) AREA - SENIOR CITIZENS ROBBERY UNIT

NCJ Number
37722
Author(s)
A V BOUZA
Date Published
1976
Length
3 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION OF A PROGRAM OF THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT TO REDUCE THE RATE OF ROBBERY AMONG SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE BRONX BY CONCENTRATING ON APPREHENDING PERPETRATORS AND COORDINATING COUNTY-WIDE INTELLIGENCE.
Abstract
THE SENIOR CITIZEN ROBBERY UNIT (SCRU) CONCEPT HAS BEEN ADOPTED CITY-WIDE AFTER TWO YEARS OF OPERATION IN THE BRONX.