�������������������������� ���������������������������������������������� ���������������� ������������������������������������ ������������������� Tackling Crime and Other Public-Safety Problems: CASE STUDIES IN PROBLEM-SOLVING By: Rana Sampson and Michael S. Scott Burglary Cruising Robbery Group Homes Drug Dealing Gangs False Alarms Prostitution College-Related Crime Park Crime Graffiti and more ... Tackling Crime and Other Public-Safety Problems: Case Studies in Problem-Solving Authors Rana Sampson and Michael S. Scott This project was supported through grant #94-IJ-CX-K008 from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The views expressed herein are those of the authors, and do not necessarily represent the official position of the U.S. Department of Justice. Front cover photograph: (clockwise, starting from the left) Social Worker Recheal Stewart Brown, San Diego Sergeant Andy Mills, Community Mobilizer Monica Flores, and San Diego Officer Corinne Hard stand in front of a known drug dealing location undergoing abatement. SUGGESTED CITATION Sampson, Rana and Michael S. Scott. Tackling Crime and Other Public-Safety Problems: Case Studies in Problem-Solving. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1999. Contents Introduction . .1 What Is Problem-Solving? . .3 Project Background . .4 Expected Benefits . .6 Apartment Complex and Other Rental-Property Crime . .7 San Diego, Calif. .9 Portland, Ore. .13 Santa Barbara, Calif. .14 Additional Editors' Comments . .19 Drugs . .21 Delray Beach, Fla. .23 New York City, N.Y. .26 Portland, Ore. .29 Additional Editors' Comments . .30 Domestic Violence . .33 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada . .35 Fremont, Calif. .37 Port St. Lucie, Fla. .39 Additional Editors' Comments . .41 False Alarms . .43 Elgin, Ill. .45 Phoenix, Ariz. .46 Portland, Ore. .48 Additional Editors' Comments . .50 Alcohol-Related Crime . .51 Barrow, Alaska . .53 Hayward, Calif. .55 Portland, Ore. .57 Additional Editors' Comments . .60 Gangs . .61 Boston, Mass. .63 St. Petersburg, Fla. .65 San Mateo, Calif. .67 Additional Editors' Comments . .69 Graffiti . .71 Santa Ana, Calif. .73 Santee, Calif. .75 Additional Editors' Comments . .77 iii Tackling Crime and Other Public-Safety Problems: Case Studies in Problem-Solving Cruising . .79 Santa Ana, Calif. .81 Boise, Idaho . .83 Additional Editors' Comments . .84 College-Related Crime . .87 La Crosse, Wis. .89 San Diego, Calif. .91 Additional Editors' Comments . .94 Group Homes . .95 Fresno, Calif. .97 Tulsa, Okla. .99 Additional Editors' Comments . .102 Homeless-Related Crime . .103 Fort Pierce, Fla. .105 San Diego, Calif. .107 Santa Ana, Calif. .110 Additional Editors' Comments . .113 Mental Illness . .115 Los Angeles County, Calif. .117 St. Louis, Mo. .119 Additional Editors' Comments . .122 Neighborhood Disorder . .123 Glendale, Calif. .125 Los Angeles, Calif. .126 Spokane, Wash. .128 Additional Editors' Comments . .130 Parks . .133 Georgetown, Texas . .135 Madison, Wis. .137 Mankato, Minn. .139 San Diego, Calif. ..