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NCJ 175696
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Title:
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National Evaluation of Weed and Seed: Hartford Case Study
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Series:
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NIJ Research Report
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Author(s):
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Thomas F. Rich ; Kristen Jacoby
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Corporate Author:
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Abt Associates, Inc United States
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Project Director:
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Terence Dunworth Ph.D. ; Gregory Mills
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Date Published:
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1999 |
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Page Count:
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59 |
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Sponsoring Agency:
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Contract Number:
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95-DD-BX-0134 |
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Sale Source:
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National Institute of Justice/NCJRS Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849 United States
NCJRS Photocopy Services Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 United States |
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Document:
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Text PDF |
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Agency Summary:
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Agency Summary |
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Type:
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Program/project evaluations |
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Language:
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English |
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Country:
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United States |
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Annotation:
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This case study documents the activities implemented under the
Weed and Seed program in Hartford, Conn., one of eight sites for
the National Evaluation of Weed and Seed, and assesses the
program's impact at this site. |
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Abstract:
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Unveiled in 1991, Operation Weed and Seed is an attempt to
improve the quality of life in America's cities. The ultimate
goals of Weed and Seed are to control violent crime, drug
trafficking, and drug-related crime in targeted high-crime
neighborhoods and to provide a safe environment free of crime and
drug use. The program is grounded in the philosophy that targeted
areas can best be improved by a two-pronged strategy of "weeding"
out violent offenders, drug traffickers, and other criminals by
removing them from the targeted area and "seeding" the area with
human services and neighborhood revitalization efforts. Community
policing is intended to be the "bridge" between "weeding" and
"seeding." The evaluation activities undertaken for this case
study included onsite observation of program activities;
in-person interviews with program staff, key law enforcement
personnel, community leaders, service providers, and
participants; review of program documents; a survey of target
area residents; and analysis of computerized crime and arrest
records provided by the local police department. The evaluation
findings show that Part 1 crimes in the target area decreased
25.9 percent from 1994 to 1995 (the first year of Weed and Seed)
and 27.1 percent from 1995 to 1996 (the second year of the
program). The decrease during the first year is particularly
notable because the number of Part 1 crimes in the rest of Hartford was basically unchanged (0.9-percent drop). Findings presented from the community survey focus on perceptions of the neighborhood, victimization, police response, community involvement, perceptions of social services and other programs, and perceptions of the Weed and Seed program. Future directions and degree of institutionalization are also discussed. 17 exhibits |
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Main Term(s):
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Community crime prevention programs |
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Index Term(s):
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Drug law enforcement ; Violence prevention ; Weed and seed programs ; NIJ grant-related documents ; Connecticut |
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