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 - CONTINUED b. PROJECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS: As previously stated, the demand for different types of programs for the public is rapidly growing. Numerous programs have been given in the last year as documented in the "Accomplishments To Date" Section of this grant application. The public acceptance .of The Crime Prevention Unit at the Paris Police Department has been overwhelming. The Department has had to do very little publicity due to "word of mouth" in the community. That alone has produced more work than one officer alone has been able to keep up with. Again, in order for these demands to be met, the Crime Prevention Unit will need monetary assistance. c. Kinds of Data Collected: The Police Department is already collecting the data on different services provided by the department's Part I and II Offenses, and the percent of change from month to month. We check on the amount of fines collected, the type of value property recovered, offense clearance rate, and the number of arrests, as well as non-criminal services. In addition to these areas of data collected, the Crime Stoppers program also keeps similiar data. The Crime Prevention Officer will keep records of the programs given, commercial and residential surveys, home inspections, and other crime-preventing responsibilities provided. d. Other Participating/Cooperating Organizations: No other agency at this time. 4. Geographic Location: The Paris Police Department will primarily serve the City of Paris. However, the entire Lamar County area will benefit from the Police Department's Unit through the programs that are open and available to anyone that is interested in the topics that are being presented. Several small communities will want neighborhood crime watch programs established, security surveys, home inspections and many other similar programs. 5. Research or Demonstration Projects: The Crime Prevention-Public Relations Officer for the Paris Police Department is Officer Todd Varner. Officer Varner has been a certified peace officer since October,1984. He has served as a Patrolman during that time. In January,1990, Officer Varner pre- sented Chief Karl Louis a proposal for a Crime Prevention Unit in the department. Officer Varner is very interested in crime preven- tion and understands the need for a program of this nature in our county.