A series of mass murders, for example, the Columbine High School mass murder in Colorado in 1999, which left 13 students dead, widely reported and debated in the Medias, help expert gun laws in the past 20 years. Despite Republicans hesitancies, Congress has been working on bills that would extend the probation period, prior the purchase of guns, that would better control sales to minors and would reduce speedy sales. The debate is still raging on, between defenders of gun control and protectors of individual freedom. The Government
However, there are only those state and cities that have over 100,000 in population. The statistic report provides the number of offenses known to law enforcement in cities with populations of 100,000 and over for 2009 and 2010. While scanning the internet I had come across the Spotcrime website, as of today Sunday June 26, I found a report of a fatal shooting that left a 23 year old male dead. On Tuesday 21, at 12:33 P.M. police responded to a report of a man that was shot. The victim was shot in the head and pronounced dead on arrival at Beth Israel Hospital.
Homeland Security created a website that the public can report terrorist activity and a hotline as well. Student must now obtain a student visa if coming outside the U.S. if wanting to attend school. Homeland security expands the Federal Air Marshal significantly and sent 1600 guardsmen to help secure our countries boarders. A 24 hour network was made to update energy producers about any information in regards to any threats and law enforcement. A total of $1.1 billion was distributed to all states in order for them to prepare for a bioterrorist attack.
Burglary and robbery crimes have also been steadily decreasing. Juvenile felony arrests in San Mateo County dropped considerably in the late 1990s, and have varied slightly in recent years. In 2010, there were 9.3 felony arrests for every 1,000 San Mateo County juveniles. Felony DUI arrests have been on the rise every year since 2005. In a 2013 survey, when asked how safe they feel in their neighborhood, 62.7% of county residents stated “excellent” or “very good” as
States having these types of laws on their books, have witnessed a decrease in serious injury and death upon instatement of these laws; just as they have watched fatalities and injuries rise with the abolishment of helmet laws. On January 1st, 1992, California adopted what is referred to as a Universal Helmet Law. The law requires all riders and passengers on motorcycles to wear helmets while riding on public property. Review of fatality records by Kraus, Peek, McArthur and Williams (1994) found prior to the law’s implementation, less than half of the riders observed were wearing helmets. Shortly after the law was put into place, almost 99% of riders were in compliance.
2 ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION E.M.U. SCHOOL OF POLICE STAFF AND COMMAND Sergeant Shane Ptak Ferndale Police Department Ferndale, MI An applied research project submitted to the Department of Interdisciplinary Technology as part of the School of Police Staff and Command Program Class #16 September 19, 2003 3 ABSTRACT The Phrase “Alternatives to Incarceration” continues to attract both praise and criticisms from politicians, the public, the news media as well as criminal justice professionals. For years, the judicial system has complained about overcrowding and disparities within its jails and prisons. The push in the last few decades has been to find ways to deal with persons convicted of crimes and where to put them. Recent events in the United States have led to a number of calls for the abolition of conditional releases from prison.
ASSIGNMENT 1 – Predictive Policing by Your name CIS 500 Professor: October, 2013 Predictive Policing Introduction During the years, the organization and practice of the police department has changed tremendously. These strategies in the past of many agencies, was to patrol the streets of the city or rely on a phone call to report a crime and then try to prevent it. Since there, information technology (IT) has become a very important part of law enforcement. This paper is going to compare and contrast the application of Information Technology (IT) to optimize police departments’ performance to reduce crime versus random patrols of the streets. One of their main jobs police patrol officers is, to protect people and property.
The ban expired in September 2004. This has since been replaced by a computerized background check system. Besides all this good principles and ideals there have been a lot of critics against the execution by organization. There have been four main claims from the Brady Campaign that have been a common subject of disagreement that we would like to enumerate: Brady campaign's statements 1. "Since the expiration of the federal Assault Weapons Ban two years ago, there has been a significant rise in violent crime and homicides.
Are the police doing the job they should be? Why are such crimes committed? These are some of the questions I will be answering throughout the essay. Knife crime is being tackled all over the country in different techniques and methods. The government have been extending the previous sentence for carrying a knife to strike fear into wielders of weapons.
Gloria Neal ENG-106 June 7, 2013 Professor Victoria Smith Gun Rights and Gun Control The controversy over gun rights and gun control is a problem that has been around for years and it continues to gain attention with every shooting that takes place. The recent shootings from Newtown, Connecticut, and Aurora, Colorado have created even more problems for responsible gun owners both with owning firearms and trying to purchase new firearms. In a recent editorial in Surgical Neurology International Miguel Faria states, “ Politicians are once again calling for gun control without examining other psychosocial factors that play a tremendous role in gun violence” (Faria Jr., 2013, p. 85). Due to the unjustified acts of certain individuals, government