Part one of term paper
The effectiveness of most crime prevention strategies will remain unknown until the nation invests more in evaluating them. That is the central conclusion of this report. The inadequacy of that investment to date prevents a judgment for or against the effectiveness of the $3 Billion in federal crime funds, at least to a reasonable degree of ...

Part two of term paper
... there are very few "programs of proven effectiveness." This lack of evidence is not a reflection on the DOJ programs themselves. Nor does it reflect the quality of their administration. It is a direct consequence of the legislative plan for federal funding of local crime prevention. That consequence was not by Congressional intent. For over a quarter century, the Congress has asked the Department of Justice to evaluate . But as the preceding Chapters show, the Congress has never provided the tools ...