Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Juvenile Court Truancy Reduction Program. Final Report

摘要

As part of the National Drug Control Strategy, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developments (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Drug Elimination Program (PHDEP) provides finds to public housing agencies to support anti-drug and anti-crime efforts. Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency in Nashville, Tennessee has used these grant knds to fight crime and provide residents with alternatives to crime and violence. PHDEP knds have been used to increase security patrols and police coverage and to operate drug prevention and intervention programs in targeted public housing developments. These targeted public housing developments represent the public housing communities with the highest crime rates in Nashville, since PHDEP funds target communities with high crime rates.