1991-032-RES WHEREAS, the Office of the Governor of the State of Texas, through its Criminal Justice Division is

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PART IV - PROGRAM NARRATIVE - (PAGE CJD-15) 1. Objectives And Need for this Assistance: The Paris Police Department's Crime Prevention Unit is a crucial component in our efforts to fight the escalating crime rate in our community. It has been more than a decade since the Paris Police Department has had an active, effective, properly functional Crime Prevention Unit. There are no Crime Prevention Units currently in operation in any area agencies that can be beneficial to our local community. Our objective as a Crime Prevention Unit is to work with the public. Through the department's Crime Prevention Program, citizens will receive education and support that will enable them to be better equipped to avoid being victimized by criminal activity. . Closer cooperation with our law enforcement agencies through this program will result in a lower crime rate. The Crime Prevention Unit will work very closely and diligently with the public to help them understand that with their help and our knowledge, the local crime rate will decline. It will be the responsibility of the Crime Prevention Officer to work with our citizens and share with them practices and techniques which have been proven to reduce the incidence of crime. Through the efforts of this officer the public will develop a positive outlook on law enforcement and will feel more safe in our community. 2. Results or Benefits Expected: As a result of our close relationship with the public, the local crime in and around Paris will drop. Last year in the City of Paris, 2991 Part I Class Offenses were committed. This included 525 Burglaries, 130 Vehicle Thefts, 1852 Thefts, 399 Aggravated Assaults, 1 Murder, 37 Robberies and 20 Rapes. This resulted in a 10.1% decrease in the crime rate in the City of Paris. Therefore, as indicated by these figures, the public needs and wants to be educated in numerous areas. 3. Approach: a. Statement of Tasks Involved: Since word has gotten out that the Paris Police Department has developed a Crime Prevention Unit, numerous requests have been received to do a variety of different programs. These re- requests have ranged from Neighborhood Crime Watch Programs, Shoplifting Prevention, Drug Awareness, Residential and Commercial Burglary Prevention, Child Abuse Detection, Gang problems in the schools and community. The Paris Police De- partment has accepted the Crime Stoppers Tip Line on a full time basis. In order to be an effective Crime Prevention Unit, manpower and educational material is vital to the Unit.