COMMERCIAL SECURITY TEST DESIGN

• NCJ Number: 59015
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 37 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: TEST DESIGN

Annotation

A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMMERCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE (NILECJ) IS PRESENTED.

Abstract

THE BASIS FOR THE FIELD TEST IS A TEST DESIGN, A DOCUMENT WITH DETAILED SPECIFICATION OF SELECTED PROGRAM ELEMENTS. THE GOAL OF EACH FIELD TEST IS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PARTICULAR PROGRAM STRATEGY IN VARIOUS SETTINGS AND TO ASSESS ITS TRANSFERABILITY TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS. THE COMMERCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE VULNERABILITY OF SMALL COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO BURGLARY, ROBBERY, AND LARCENY THROUGH THE COOPERATION OF BUSINESSMEN AND POLICE IN THE CONDUCT OF CRIME PREVENTION SURVEYS AND SUBSEQUENT IMPLEMENTATION OF SURVEY RECOMMENDATIONS. THE PROGRAM WILL BE TESTED IN THREE CITIES HAVING POPULATIONS OVER 250,000 AND EVALUATED BY NILECJ. BOTH THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTATION AND ITS OUTCOMES WILL BE EVALUATED. THE FIELD TEST HAS TWO OBJECTIVES: (1) TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THIS CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM ON COMMERCIAL CRIME AND ITS ASSOCIATED EFFECTS, AND (2) TO DETERMINE IF THE PROGRAM MERITS WIDESPREAD REPLICATION IN OTHER JURISDICITONS. THE REPORT DISCUSSES THE COST OF COMMERCIAL CRIME AND EXAMINES THE TYPES OF CRIME THAT ARE COMMITTED AGAINST COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGIES ARE COMPARED. THE PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CRIME COMMERCIAL SECURITY TEST ARE THEN OUTLINED, AND ITS PROGRAMMATIC PARTS ARE EXPLAINED. THESE PROGRAM COMPONENTS ARE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT STRUCTURE AND BUSINESS AND POLICE COOPERATION. SUBCOMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE ADMINISTRATION BY A CITYWIDE AGENCY AND CRIME PREVENTION SURVEYS. SURVEY INSTRUMENTS, TARGET AREA SATURATION, AND SURVEY COMPLIANCE ARE EXAMINED IN THIS REGARD. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION IS DISCUSSED, AS IS TESTING OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH WILL INVOLVE A COMPARISON OF CRIME RATES AND OTHER MEASURES OVER TIME IN COMMERCIAL AREAS WHICH HAVE BEEN THE FOCUS OF SURVEY SATURATION EFFORTS WITH THOSE IN AREAS WHICH HAVE NOT. IT IS STATED THAT THE EVALUATION OF THE COMMERCIAL SECURITY FIELD TEST PROGRAM IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF NILECJ AND WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER A GRANT OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. TABULAR DATA, AN APPENDIX, AND A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)