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DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY AND COMPUTER BASED ANTI-COLOR-CODE STRATEGY TO RESIST AND REDUCE VIOLENT CRIMES IN BLACK GHETTOES

NCJ Number
25589
Author(s)
A B HAYNES
Date Published
1973
Length
258 pages
Annotation
PROJECT TO DEVELOP AN OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE FOR RESISTING AND REDUCING CRIMES OF VIOLENCE IN BLACK GHETTOS BY ELIMINATING THE CRIME FACILITATOR KNOWN AS THE COLOR-CODE.
Abstract
THE COLOR-CODE PHENOMENON IS A RACIALLY BASED, DESTRUCTIVE POLICY OF SELECTIVE NON-COOPERATION WITH 'WHITE INSTITUTIONS'. THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE CRIME REDUCTION STRATEGY ARE A NEIGHBORHOOD CONTROLLED COMPUTER-BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM, HIGH SPEED COMMUNITY INFORMATION COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, AND A PRE-CRIME EDUCATIONAL COUNSELING AND INTERVENTION CORPS. THE FINAL COMPONENT IS A LEGAL BROKERAGE CORPS TO SERVE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AS WELL. THIS STATEGY ADDRESSES ITSELF TO COLOR-CODE WEAKNESSES WITH THE INTENT OF UNDERMINING THE CODE AS A CRIME FACILITATOR.