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Southeast Quality of Life <br />Strategic Neighborhood Action Plan <br />2. Although the police do make special efforts to control crime in the <br />neighborhoodcrime rates are high compared to most other areas of the <br />ity. cSouth East residents are subjected to high levels of prostitution, drug <br />dealing and juvenile gangs and delinquents often carrying weapons. <br />Although the police have special programs such as the Neighborhood <br />Enforcement Service Team (NEST) and Neighborhood Reclamation Action <br />Patrol (NRAP) programs which target South East with extra police units <br />and special crime apprehension units, crime against persons and property <br />is a major concern. <br />3. Even in the cases of arrests maDy of the people, such as Drostitutes and <br />Youth offenders are released almost immediately to the streets because <br />of the lack of tail space. The revolving door problems of the judicial <br />system demoralize the police, who see the same criminals back on the <br />street who they just arrested, and the citizens who fear retaliation if they <br />assist the police in the apprehension of these criminals in the first place. <br />4. Prevention programs. such as the neighborhood watch have been difficult <br />to organize The City of South Bend has instituted a number of prevention <br />programs, such as neighborhood watch, the MARC program, the recent <br />lock and security program and ordinances to control nuisances, noise, drug <br />houses and houses with code violations. In spite of these programs, the <br />neighborhood is difficult to organize because of its transient nature with <br />many renters, many missing houses, particularly in the northern portion of <br />the neighborhood, and criminal elements actually living in the <br />neighborhood. Not knowing your neighbors is a major negative when it <br />comes to organizing for action. <br />Strategic Methodology <br />The Task Force felt it needed a multi -faceted approach to counteract the <br />negative aspects of crime while building on the strong qualities of the <br />neighborhood. One of these strengths is the SEQL organization and the <br />neighborhood partnership center which can provide leadership and a location <br />from which to combat crime. <br />O: <br />