Evaluation of Efficiency in Crime Control and Crime Prevention Programs |
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Authors: | John Carroll Efraim Ben-Zadok Clifford McCue |
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Institution: | (1) Broward County Sheriff’s Department, Broward, FL, USA;(2) Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA; |
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Abstract: | The purpose of the study is to evaluate and compare the efficiency of crime control and crime prevention programs. The focus
on efficiency adds knowledge about quality of performance in criminal justice programs. The case study covers twelve-year
implementation process of two juvenile justice programs in a local law enforcement agency. A Truancy Reduction Program (TRP)
represents the crime control approach. A School Resource Officer Program (SROP) represents the crime prevention approach.
The evaluation shows that the SROP produced far more efficient results than the TRP. The SROP demonstrates gradual improvement
and efficient implementation. The TRP appears inefficient and, therefore, should have been revised in the midst of the implementation
period. The study draws policy implications for designing more efficient crime control and crime prevention programs. The
implications can be useful for law enforcement agencies that contemplate or implement such programs |
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