NCJ Number
2
Date Published
1967
Length
162 pages
Annotation
THE COPS (CO-WORKING OFFICERS FOR PUBLIC SECURITY) PROGRAM IS FOCUSED AT CITIZENS WHO ARE, IN THEIR BUSINESS PURSUITS, EXPOSED TO THE UPTREND IN CRIME.
Abstract
THEY SUFFER LOSSES EACH YEAR THROUGH BAD CHECKS, BURGLARIES, ROBBERIES, AUTO THEFT, SHOPLIFTING AND INCREASED INSURANCE RATES FOR PROTECTION. THESE BUSINESSMEN AND BUSINESSWOMEN WANT TO BE ALERT TO WAYS AND MEANS WHEREBY THEY CAN LESSEN THESE LOSSES AND ARE, FOR THE MOST PART, IN A POSITION TO INSTITUTE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO COMBAT PERPETRATORS IF THEY CAN LEARN HOW TO DO IT. THE COPS PROGRAM ATTEMPTS TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON WAYS AND MEANS OF LESSENING THE CRIME PROBLEM THROUGH CONSISTENT COOPERATION, HELPFUL POLICE KNOWLEDGE AND A POSITIVE SHOWING THAT POLICE OFFICERS WANT TO HELP THEM AND NEED HELP THEMSELVES, AND WHY. A TEN-WEEK COURSE (1 NIGHT PER WEEK - 2 HOURS) WAS DEVELOPED AND TAUGHT IN THE POLICE ACADEMY. IN ADDITION TO THE ACTUAL WAYS AND MEANS OF DEFENSE AGAINST CRIME, OTHER IMPORTANT OBJECTIVES TO STIMULATE CRIME PREVENTION THINKING INCLUDED; PUBLIC SUPPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, A CLOSER PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH POLICE OFFICERS, AWARENESS OF MUTUAL PROBLEMS, AND MOTIVATING CITIZENS INTO BECOMING KNOWLEDGEABLE EYES AND EARS FOR THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT. DES MOINES