The stakeholders include the police and other government departments including the judiciary on one side, the media on another side and the public who are the main stakeholders on the third side making tripod with three pillars, each pillar playing equally important role to make the partnership work succesfully.
The success of any Crime Stoppers program depends on a steady flow of information from the public.
Media
The local/regional television, radio, newspapers and the internet help Crime Stoppers by publicizing unsolved crimes and assisting with appeals to raise funds.
For example, in countries where Crime Stoppers is an established organization, there is a ‘Crime of the week' program on TV, which publicizes an unsolved case. This could be a dramatized enactment of the crime with an appeal for missing information and clues.
The media could also help create awareness about Crime Stoppers by highlighting success stories, and by giving people their contact details. The media could reiterate the fact an alert public can play a key role in solving a crime.
Police
Crime Stoppers programs operate in close liaison with police organizations. They provide the police with relevant information pertaining to a case. Sometimes the police seek specific information on certain target crimes. During the investigation process, the police provide feedback to crime Stoppers with regards to the progress of a case where information has been provided by Crime Stoppers.
The public are the most important stakeholders and form the basis of the functioning of crime stoppers programs.
