Final Assessment of the Strategic Approaches to Community Safety Initiative (SACSI) in New Haven, Connecticut, 1994-2001
Description
This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of New
Haven, Connecticut's Strategic Approaches to Community Safety
Initiative (SACSI) project, named TimeZup, by measuring the impact of
the program on public safety, public fear, and law enforcement
relationships and operations. The study was conducted using data
retrieved from the New Haven Police Department's computerized records
and logs, on-site questionnaires, and phone interviews. Important
variables included in the study are number of violent gun crimes
committed, number and type of guns seized by the police, calls to the
police involving shootings or gun shots, the date and time of such
incidents, residents' perception of crime, safety and quality of
life in New Haven, and supervisees' perceptions of the TimeZup
program.