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Maryland Crime Control and Prevention Strategy, 1998 Edition
Publication year:
1998
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: The vision of making communities safe rests upon four pillars: target high-risk offenders, reclaim at-risk neighborhoods, protect and support victims, and prevent youth violence, drug use, and gangs. These four keys to safe communities involve 14 action steps: control dangerous adult offenders; control dangerous juvenile offenders; keep guns out of the hands of criminals; break the link between drugs and crime; target crime "hotspots" with a comprehensive strategy; promote community policing; engage citizens in crime control; revitalize aging neighborhoods; reduce and prevent family violence; enhance victims' rights and services; demand individual responsibility; strengthen families; enhance school safety; promote supportive communities. Volume 1 is the executive summary.