1. One of the basic operating principles for effective community-focused crime prevention and control is that it requires the simultaneous application of several policies. 2. In areas with higher levels of collective efficacy, lower crime rates were only found in the wealthier neighborhoods. 3. An innovative policing strategy used in Boston's Gun Project was "pulling levers" and the use of various criminal justice and social service agencies. 4. One aspect of collective efficacy is the ceding of social control. 5. Problem-solving courts focus on less serious "disorder" offenses and use alternatives to incarceration. 6. By reducing the number of jail days, the Midtown Community Court achieved the anticipated cost savings. 7. Reentry programming embraces the operating principles that guide problem-oriented policing and community prosecution. 8. The majority of offenders leaving prison return to their old neighborhood. 9. Research conducted by the Urban Institute found that many parolees had no health care and were not employed four to eight months after release. 10. Prison industries have provided meaningful work for inmates. 11. Front-loading parole services are hindered by huge caseloads. 12. Restrictions on housing, employment opportunities, and civil disabilities adversely affect those released from prison