HANDS UP - A NATIONAL VOLUNTEER EFFORT TO HALT CRIME EVALUATION GUIDE

• NCJ Number: 39036
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 32 pages
• Grant Number(s): 76-TA-0397-99
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: General Federation of Women's Clubs
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

HANDS UP IS AN LEAA-FUNDED, NATIONWIDE COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM OF THE GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S GROUPS.

Abstract

THE BASIC GOALS OF THE HANDS UP PROGRAM ARE TO INCREASE NATIONAL AWARENESS OF THE CITIZEN'S ROLE IN CRIME REDUCTION AND TO ENCOURAGE THE FORMATION OF LOCAL ACTION GROUPS CHARGED WITH DEVELOPING AND ACTING UPON RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS TO CRIME PROBLEMS. THE MATERIAL IN THIS BOOKLET PROVIDES GUIDANCE IN THE STRUCTURING AND EVALUATION OF HANDS UP CRIME REDUCTION ACTIVITIES. A BASIC METHODOLOGY FOR PROJECT STRUCTURING AND EVALUATION IS PRESENTED ALONG WITH SOME DISCUSSION OF EXAMPLES. A GLOSSARY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTIVITY EVALUATION TERMS IS INCLUDED. FOR RELATED DOCUMENTS ON THE HANDS UP PROGRAM, SEE NCJ-39033-35....ELW