Resumen de An Ounce of Prevention: Crime Strategies in a Tourist Community

Randall Upchurch, Bharath Josiam

• This study discusses the relationship between a community’s reliance upon tourist trade and a recent rash of criminal activity that has sprouted up in the community. In order to assess the impact of criminal behavior in this community, community members are asked to evaluate the effectiveness of 19 different crime prevention programs that are employed by the city. The general outcome is that city council members, chamber of commerce members, and law enforcement officers have significantly different perceptions concerning crime prevention program effectiveness. This general finding alludes to the fact that community leader collaboration is less than desirable, which indicates that corrective action is necessary in order to avoid the loss of tourist trade.