New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle U - Division of Criminal Justice Services
Chapter V - Neighborhood Preservation Crime Prevention Act
Part 6160 - Neighborhood Preservation Crime Prevention Act Guidelines
Section 6160.3 - Types of activities fundable
The applicant must be seeking funds for development of new programs or for continuation of existing successful ones. Whether new or old, the program must address a high-priority crime problem which is of an opportunistic, preventable nature. The high-priority crime problem will be defined locally. The activities funded by this act should be designed to heighten awareness of, and participation in, crime prevention by community members. These crime prevention activities will stress the reduction of opportunity for crime to occur and the increase of possibility for police apprehension of criminals. Fundable activities by community members include, but are not limited to:
neighborhood watch
business watch
tenant patrols
lobby patrols
auto, foot and street patrols
home, business security surveys
dissemination of crime prevention literature and equipment
escort services
community outreach through publicity of anti-crime techniques
postal alert
reassurance projects
safe house or block parent projects
school watch
operation I.D.