Citation

Williams H, Pate AM. Crime Delinq. 1987; 33(1): 53-70.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0011128787033001004

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The fear of crime has become a major problem in contemporary society. The National Institute of Justice selected the Police Foundation to conduct rigorous evaluations of several different law enforcement programs designed to address that problem in Newark and Houston. This article describes how the programs in Newark were developed, implemented, and evaluated and summarizes the results of those evaluations. The findings indicate that programs designed to carry out the original mandate of urban policing--to remain in close and frequent contact with citizens--were most effective. In response to these results, the Newark Police Department has adopted and expanded those program components found to be successful.

VioLit keywords:
Community Based
Community Policing
Law Enforcement Intervention
Law Enforcement Prevention
Police Community Relations
Police Intervention
Police Prevention
Crime Prevention
Crime Intervention
Fear of Crime
New Jersey