RT Article
T1 Evaluation of Efficiency in Crime Control and Crime Prevention Programs
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 35
IS 4
SP 219
OP 235
A1 Carroll, John 1735-1815
A2 Ben-Zadok, Efraim
A2 McCue, Clifford
LA English
YR 2010
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764271661
AB 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
K1 Crime prevention/crime control
K1 School resource officers programs
K1 Truancy reduction programs
K1 Efficiency
DO 10.1007/s12103-010-9080-4