The concept of ‘broken windows’ is appealing to police departments attempting to reduce crime and restore order in their communities. From a police perspective, not only can order maintenance assist in meeting citizen demands for a government response to disorderly conditions, but it can also help in potentially deterring more serious crime from occurring. Several studies have found an association between order maintenance policing and crime reduction. Corman and Mocan (2002) determined that minor offense enforcement was linked to the reduction in serious crime in New York City.
One of the major points against gun control is the violation of your second amendment rights, you have the right to keep and bear arms for personal protection. This paper will show there is no common sense in banning all firearms as a means gun control and it leaves law abiding citizens increasingly vulnerable to violent crimes. No Common Sense in Gun Control Over the past forty years, legislators have spent a lot of time, effort and revenue on legislation regarding gun control. Gun control advocates insist that increased gun control will lower the soaring crime rates of the early 70's. However, “recent research on the prevalence of defensive gun use has prompted growing concern that government efforts to regulate gun ownership and use may be counterproductive” (Ludwig, 2000, p. 363).
Non-violent crimes should just be a punishable fine because it saves money for the United States and the federal prisons in the United States. Non-violent crimes in America are rising rapidly and non-violent criminals are being sent to federal prisons or jails for a stupid reason. Like for an example many people are being arrested and sent to prison for selling drugs now how is this a violent crime? Drugs are illegal in America but it’s not really hurting our country right now. The main thing that is hurting our country right now is violence, when you read the news about Chicago they had more murders then the soldiers in Iraq due to gang violence.
On average it takes 15-30 minutes for police officers to get to a crime scene. Taking away the Second Amendment is like taking away the right for citizens to protect themselves. Did you know that currently there are almost 1,700 citizens per police officer? So it’s concluded that the police might not always be there to protect you; that’s why citizens need guns. The Virginia Tech shooting would never have happened if those students were armed as indicated in Document 3.
This is especially needed in Lancaster City where there are so many random robberies and shootings on the streets. I think awareness of this problem should also be increased. I don’t think many people are aware to how high the actual crime rate is in Lancaster. I knew it was pretty bad when I started my research, but I had no idea how badly we
The purpose also is if law enforcement was to take the evidence it would not be used in the court of law unless issue or that person can be set free of all charges. Basically one wrong moved can make us lose a suspect of a horrible crime if we are not careful. Law enforcement just need to be cautious so they are doing their jobs correct, and setting a person free will get them into trouble (cjlf.org, 2011). When we are identifying the exclusionary rule it is a great rule to have so police have to stop and think. Police have to think before they search because it could cost them a lot if they just do what they want.
Criminal Comparison Data Lisa Thomas CJA/314 February 14, 2012 Charles Hall Criminal Comparison Data Crimes are committed daily and some are not always reported to the police. Without the proper reporting of crimes it is difficult to have accurate data. The crime of burglary is committed more than the report shows. Some people think there is no point in reporting the crime because the items missing will not be recovered. Although this might be true, reporting the crime gives the police the opportunity to figure out what areas need more patrolling.
Police Pursuits When you think of police officers serving our community, most people will think of police arrests, standoffs, and high speed pursuits. Police pursuits are more than just one of the most entertaining aspects of policing to the public; it is also one of the most dangerous aspects of the job. Hollywood has long glorified the high-speed chase in television and film accounts of police work. Yet, rarely do the action-packed vehicle pursuits portray the tragedy that often accompanies these chases in real life; forty percent of all law enforcement pursuits ending in collisions, and approximately 290 pursuit related deaths each year (Eisenberg and Fitzpatrick). Within the last decade alone, vehicle pursuits have become the leading concern to law enforcement agencies throughout the country; the liability issues, and negative media attention sparking much of the concern for these actions.
Unit 9 Assignment CJ211: Police Operations May 27, 2015 Police Technology has evolved so much from the time of the first modern officer. With population increasing, law enforcement officers needed technology that gave them the chance to do their jobs quicker and better. Instead of having to shoot a suspect, officers now have less than lethal weaponry which makes it possible to incapacitate using different methods. Crime mapping allows police departments to find correlations between crimes in different areas of the city. In order for law enforcement officers to contain traffic pursuits they now use pursuit management technology which helps to stop a pursuit before something gets damaged or somebody gets hurt.
CJ-460 RP Criminal Justice & Public Policy George L. Hicks. MBA, Faculty October 25, 2012 Problem Statement Public Safety & Crime deterrence in the City of Fontana, California has been a major issue. The community needs to take action to defeat this issue at once. Recently there has been an increase in theft/robbery both violent and non-violent. The City needs to increase their patrol units for the police department in hot areas and reintegrate the bicycle unit that way officers are more mobile in regards to condensed areas whereas a squad car could not.