1. Is there a crime problem at the Senior Citizens’ Center?

2. Is fear reduction a police problem?

3. What are some possible causes of fear of crime at the center?

4. What is missing in the current community– police relationship between the Greenfield Police department and the senior citizens?

5. How might the department’s mission statement be changed—or should it?

The Greenfield Police Department’s new mission statement emphasizes a community policing philosophy. The new chief has increased the authority and the responsibility of sergeants to identify and solve problems affecting the quality of life in Greenfield. You are the evening shift supervisor and have learned that the residents of the Senior Citizens’ Center are reluctant to venture out after dark. The center is located in a low-crime neighborhood adjacent to a public park with walking paths. Evening walks in the park used to be a popular activity for the seniors, but no one uses the park now. The center’s owner tells you the residents are worried about all the crime they see on the news and read about in the paper.