Criminal Justice

1. Explain the strategies used by the police, the courts, the correctional system, and the community in various crime control efforts.
2. Describe and critically evaluate the justification and evidence for specific crime policies.
3. Analyze how scientific information enters into the criminal justice policymaking process.
4. Articulate a coherent and persuasive argument for various crime and public policy strategies based on empirical research.

For your introductory assignment, imagine you are called by the mayor of a large urban city. The mayor informs you that recently, crime in the city has been increasing and he’s not sure what to do. But he insists… it’s now time to admit that the city has a serious “crime problem.” The mayor would like your assistance. You must provide the mayor with three policies that he should implement that will work to reduce crime.

There is one rule for this assignment- you don’t have time to research. The mayor wants answers, and he wants them now

Policies to Reduce Crime

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Crime Policies to Reduce Crime

Question 1

Crime control aims at reducing criminal activities in society facilitated by strategies adopted by police, courts, correctional systems, and the community. Crime control efforts should be conducted collectively to ensure that all involved stakeholders play a useful and extensive role in reducing crime in society. Police strategies implemented are problem-oriented, including community outreaches, distribution of efficient resources, crime mapping, and collecting data concerning crime in hotspots, and locating suspect locations. Program strategies among the police include policing disorder, hotspots of crime, and police initiated diversions among the youths to prevent future delinquent behaviors. Courts are also at the forefront of ensuring filed cases are adequately done, including diversion programs for adolescents and juveniles. In the community, community strategies such as residential engagement, development of community or faith-based organizations, and localized agencies in collaboration with the government to prevent future development of delinquency and disorder behavior.

Question 2

Crime policies mostly used among these parties are the diversion policies for youths or teenagers to prevent and control the future development of delinquency and disorder behavior as well as disorder policing. The diversion policies are effective as they reduce the youth’s aggression to criminal justice and redirect or deter their energy in community building and conducting outreach. These policies prevent future criminal behavior, while disorder policing helps focus efforts in disorderly communities trying to reduce factors accelerating their criminal, delinquency, and unruly behavior such as substance and drug abuse. Through disorderly policing, crime control efforts are realized as the exact locations and targets are pinpointed.

Question 3

Scientific knowledge and evidence-based research or practice in criminal justice are essential as they guide policy and decision-making processes. Scientific knowledge is unbiased and based on empirical research, thus providing increased credibility and authenticity necessary for policy development. Moreover, to understand the development and maintenance of delinquent and disorderly behavior among criminals, the life branch of science, including biology, anatomy, and neuroscience in addition to psychology, is essential in developing the theoretical foundation of criminal behavior. Through scientific knowledge and information, the theories are developed and are used to build policies that help reduce, prevent, control, respond, and intervene effectively and efficiently. This way, scientific information enters into criminal justice policymaking process.

Question 4

Polices developed in the efforts to control crime are public, social, economic, political, and control policies administrated through criminal justice systems such as courts, police, and correctional facilities. For instance, integrating hotspot-policing strategies is one of the most effective crime control efforts. According to research, small subset areas and neighborhoods mostly located down streets and in block levels have the highest drive of the most considerable number of crimes. Hence, the intervention involves deploying police wisely in these particularized areas, which has shown a high positive impact on fighting crime and violence. Moreover, through hot spot policing strategies, crime is reduced and not dislodged in other areas with tremendous support and positive reaction among locals. They play a part in collaborating with the police to control crimes. Therefore, in addition to hotspot policing, increased effectiveness and success are realized when community partnership is integrated, and community needs focused on.

Crime Control Policies

The mayor can implement the following policies to ensure the reduction and control of crime in the city. These policies are research-based and supported to maximize effectiveness and ensure all-round positive control among criminals, locals, and city development.

1. Development of stringent alcohol consumption policies such as high alcohol taxation and reduced alcohol selling shops and outlets in the city. According to research, the nexus between alcohol outlets/stores and assault gun-related is substantial similarly to that with crime and violence instigation.
2. Development of focused deterrence policing of specific community problems associated with crime development behavior. Hence, concentrated deterrence on drug dealing, gun violence, criminal gangs, and violent behaviors
3. Raising age and grade for school dropout, thus keeping children in school longer, as according to research, children that complete school are likely to commit a crime in lesser magnitude compared to those that drop out.