Final Assessment of the Strategic Approaches to Community Safety Initiative (SACSI) in New Haven, Connecticut, 1994-2001

This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of New Haven, Connecticut's Strategic Approaches to Community Safety Initiative (SACSI) project, named TimeZup, by measuring the impact of the program on public safety, public fear, and law enforcement relationships and operations. The study was conducted using data retrieved from the New Haven Police Department's computerized records and logs, on-site questionnaires, and phone interviews. Important variables included in the study are number of violent gun crimes committed, number and type of guns seized by the police, calls to the police involving shootings or gun shots, the date and time of such incidents, residents' perception of crime, safety and quality of life in New Haven, and supervisees' perceptions of the TimeZup program.

本研究旨在评估美国康涅狄格州纽黑文市社区安全战略举措（Strategic Approaches to Community Safety Initiative, SACSI）旗下名为TimeZup的项目的实施成效，通过测算该项目对公共安全、公众恐慌情绪以及警民关系与执法运作的影响达成研究目标。本研究通过提取纽黑文警察局的计算机化执法记录与日志、开展现场问卷调查及电话访谈获取相关数据。本研究纳入的核心变量包括：暴力涉枪犯罪案发数、警方查获枪支的数量与类型、涉及枪击或枪声的警方接警数、此类事件的发生日期与时间、居民对纽黑文市犯罪状况、治安情况与生活质量的感知，以及项目受督导人员对TimeZup项目的评价感知。