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70 FBI L. Enforcement Bull. 1 (2001)
Scholastic Crime Stoppers: A Cost-Benefit Perspective

handle is hein.journals/fbileb70 and id is 282 raw text is: Scholastic Crime Stoppers A Cost-Benefit Perspective By GIANT ABUTALEBI ARYANI, CARL L. ALSABROOK, and TERRY D. GARRETT oday, school violence stands at the forefront of the national and local public agenda. However, despite recent occurrences, schools are not dan- gerous places in the community. In fact, theft represents the major con- cern on campus-not violence. The implementation of a Scho- lastic Crime Stoppers program, a proactive approach that uses stu- dents to prevent and solve crimes, constitutes one of the best and least expensive crime prevention strate- gies. Who has suitable crime pre- vention information and knows the hearts and minds of their peers but the students themselves? Scholastic Crime Stoppers is a confidential crime- and incident-reporting pro- gram in middle and high schools, which pays rewards for successful tips leading to preventing and solv- ing campus crimes. Modeled after metropolitan and county Crime Stoppers programs across the coun- try, agencies can implement such a program on campuses in their juris- dictions and reap huge benefits for their communities. HISTORY OF SCHOLASTIC CRIME STOPPERS Scholastic Crime Stoppers evolved out of the Crime Stoppers program.2 In 1983, an officer with the Boulder, Colorado, Police De- partment established the first Scho- lastic Crime Stoppers in the United States.3 The program allowed stu- dents to provide tips about crimes on campus to the school administra- tion. Students could remain anony- mous to alleviate fears of retalia- tion. To counter student apathy, the department offered monetary re- wards ranging from $5 to $100 for tips proving instrumental in solving a crime. Student directors, ap- pointed by the program coordinator for the agency, advertised, raised funds, and determined award amounts for helpful tips after re- viewing information.4 The success September 2001 / 1

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