NCJ Number
9445
Date Published
1972
Length
509 pages
Annotation
SEVENTY JOURNAL ARTICLES, PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS, AND OTHER MATERIAL ON THE POLICE AS CRIME CONTROLLING AGENTS.
Abstract
A VARIETY OF PERCEPTIONS ON THE ROLE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY ARE PROVIDED ALONG WITH A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. A NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROGRAMS ARE ILLUSTRATED, ALONG WITH PROJECTS AIMED AT PREVENTING SPECIFIC OFFENSE SUCH AS AUTO THEFT, BURGLARY, CHILD MOLESTATION, ROBBERY, JUVENILE DRUG USE, AND ASSAULTS ON POLICE IN FAMILY CRISES. VARIOUS SCHOOL RELATED PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO REACH YOUTH AT AN EARLY AGE ARE COVERED, AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME PROGRAMS ORGANIZED BY POLICE TO CURB DELINQUENCY. ALSO INCLUDED IS A REVIEW OF THE EFFECTIVE USE OF COMPUTERS AND HELICOPTERS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THE VOLUME CONCLUDES WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNDING RESOURCES OF THE LEAA AND THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ADMINISTRATION ALONG WITH GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING GRANT PROPOSALS AND DEVELOPING EVALUATION PROCEDURES. BECAUSE OF ITS WIDE SCOPE, THIS BOOK SHOULD BE OF INTEREST TO MANY INDIVIDUALS IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY. (SNI ABSTRACT)