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

• NCJ Number: 39033
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 43 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 A NATIONWIDE, COOPERATIVE PROGRAM OF THE GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS FUNDED BY LEAA.

Abstract

ITS BASIC GOALS 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. MILESTONES OF THE 1976-78 PROGRAM INCLUDE AREA CRIME SUMMITS TO DISCUSS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CRIME REDUCTION PROJECTS, LOCAL ACTION GROUPS TO FOLLOW UP ON PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, COMMUNITY CRIME PROFILES, THE SELECTION OF CRIME REDUCTION PROJECTS, AND PROJECT EVALUATION. THIS GUIDE OUTLINES THE RESPECTIVE ROLES OF THE HANDS UP AREA CHAIRPERSONS AND THE ALLIANCE/ RESOURCES, MEDIA, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING, AND SUMMIT SUBCOMMITTEES. A PLANNING SCHEDULE FOR HOLDING A SUMMIT MEETING ON CRIME IS ALSO SUGGESTED. FOR OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS ON THE HANDS UP PROGRAM, SEE NCJ-39034-36....ELW