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Drugs community responses /

Discusses the grassroots organization of community efforts to take back neighborhoods from drugs dealers. Methods include patrolling the streets, monitoring crack houses and trying to disrupt drug deals. In many cities police and citizen groups work together. Focuses on Philadelphia, Pa. where a coa...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Vogt, John, director, Koch, Christopher
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, 1990.
Series:VAST - Academic video online
Crime file
Subjects:
Crime prevention > United States > Citizen participation.
Crime prevention > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Citizen participation.
Drug abuse and crime.
Criminalité > Prévention > États-Unis > Participation des citoyens.
Criminalité > Prévention > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie > Participation des citoyens.
Crime prevention > Citizen participation
Drug abuse and crime
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
United States
Documentary.
Streaming videos.
documentary film.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Discusses the grassroots organization of community efforts to take back neighborhoods from drugs dealers. Methods include patrolling the streets, monitoring crack houses and trying to disrupt drug deals. In many cities police and citizen groups work together. Focuses on Philadelphia, Pa. where a coalition of 80 neighborhood groups is waging a battle against drugs.
Item Description:Previously published as DVD.
Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.).