Crime Problem: Fights outside nuisance bars in a given city
Violent behavior tends to crop up in young individuals when they are under the influence of alcohol. Bars and nightclubs that cater to a younger crowd seem to be problem areas within a city around closing times.
Crime Solution: Enhanced foot patrol by police officers during problem times such as weekends. Police presence seems to be a deterrent to illegal behavior. Having ample officers in the area may help to diminish the level of violent behavior with an earlier response time. Another solution would be to have these establishments close earlier so that people do not consume too much alcohol. It would also free up more officers for an area rather then having them respond to multiple incidents at various locations within a city.
The desired outcome of this solution would to have the police presence act as a deterrent to specific behaviors. Closing early would allow officers time to monitor the areas around closing times rather than being stretched thin throughout the city.
The difference between outcome evaluation and process evaluation is that outcome evaluation is an impact assessment. Outcome evaluation is a method to determine whether some form of social action is a success or failure. It is an approach to a crime problem. Process evaluation is a way to determine if a program or policy in effect is operating as it should with the specific desired results. Outcome evaluations determine whether the approach to solving a problem work. Process objectives relate to determining if the components of the goal were successfully completed and outcome objectives determine if the overall success of the program had a positive or negative effect.
The differences between macro and micro crime control are macro level crime control consists of approaches to the crime problem that are intended to have a dramatic and desirable effect on crime in an entire area. It can also include an approach that is intended to affect the maximum amount of people at the same time. micro level crime control is more isolated in geographic locations. It deals primarily with small groups and individuals.
I believe that the desired outcome needed in this instance would be an example of a micro-level approach.
I would use the Crime Solutions. Gov to gain funding because they deal with community crime prevention strategies. I also found my city on there with a positive evidence rating for hot spot policing which is a method I would implement to solve this issue.
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