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The Crime Stoppers program is a vital component of the fight against crime.
No matter how well organized, equipped or energetic a law enforcement agency
may be, it cannot function effectively without the cooperation and involvement
of the community. Crime Stoppers has proven itself to be one of the foremost
community involvement programs in the world. It has solved over half million
felony cases and recovered over three billion dollars in prooperty and narcotics
around the globe.
There are currently several individual programs in the state of North Carolina
which are affiliated worldwide through Crime Stoppers International, Inc.,
representing thousands of other individual programs. The Crime Stoppers concept
was first developed in 1976 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Crime Stoppers
concept however, has a critical difference from other programs that involve
the community. Crime Stoppers programs through its law enforcement coordinators
are an investigative body working with citizens as one crime fighting unit.
There are people who have information which could solve major crimes, but
either because of fear or apathy do not come forward with what they know.
Crime Stoppers is an alternative to calling 911, working on the assumption
that in some cases people who could not otherwise become involved would do
so if they felt safe and/or were motivated. The Crime Stoppers program offers
this double opportunity:
Guarantees caller anonymity.
Offers a cash reward.
This
tripartite organization is made up of The Community in which private citizens
are represented through a local civilian board of directors which governs
the non-profit and self sustaining organization and raises the funds necessary
for its operation. Providing Financial support and the information to solve
those serious crimes is major way all the community can all be involved. The
News Media which is an instrumental ingredient to the formula publicizes a
special case each week through radio, television and in the newspaper in
order to generate information that will raise community awareness and generate
tips that lead to the solving of the crime. The Law Enforcement and key part
of the equation are the police detectives that staff the Crime Stoppers office,
and take the anonymous tips, work with the media, investigate and/or follow
up each serious crime and network with the entire criminal justice system
to insure a speedy apprehension.
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