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Crime:
Over the past 3 decades, crime has continued to be a major issue that has attracted huge public concern characterized with discussion and action that are usually unbalanced and not likely to lessen crime rates. The public concern has also been accompanied by political action and major public expenditure to reduce such incidents. Political discussion and actions as well as public expenditure have played a major role in the reduction of crime rates in the recent past. Recent reports have indicated that crime rates have sharply declined despite the lack of consensus on how to deal with criminal activity. Actually, by the beginning of the 20th Century, crime rates had declined to their lowest possible levels in a generation.
The recent declines in crime rates indicate that law enforcement organizations are at important junctures in their initiatives to deal with criminal activity and further reduce crime rates. Despite the increased decline, the public still remains more concerned with crime or criminal activities. According to findings of various reports and surveys, crime continues...
This concern is characterized with widespread fear of criminal activities. Public concern regarding crime is fueled by various factors including response by policy makers, consideration of crime as a societal problem, and individual differences.
Nonetheless, the main cause of increased public concern on crime despite decline in crime rates is media coverage. The media has affected public perception on this issue and contributed to the widespread fear of crime. The media conditions the public's fear of victimization, perceptions of places where offenses are likely to take place, and people stereotyped as normal perpetrators or victims of such incidents. As a result, media coverage perpetuates fear of crime and makes it to become an issue of increased concern to the public.
Crime Reporting:
One of the most important elements in fighting crime and reducing crime rates is crime reporting by the public and/or victims. Despite being an important aspect in fighting crime, many people do not…
References:
Gest, T. (2012, August 9). Hidden Crimes. Retrieved April 10, 2014, from http://www.thecrimereport.org/news/inside-criminal-justice/2012-08-victims-report-a-bit-more-serious-violence-to-police
Romer, D., Jamieson, K.H. & Aday, S. (2003, March). Television News and the Cultivation of Fear of Crime. Journal of Communication, 88-104. Retrieved from http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~digger/305/crime_cultivation_theory.pdf
Crime Data Sources in the United States The collection of crime data in the United States is carried out through different approaches including Uniform Crime Reports and the National Incident-Based Reporting System, which also act as the two primary sources of crime data for crime reporting. The data obtained from these sources are used for research and documentation of crime status at the county, state, and national levels. Notably, the National
Culture that Encourages Human Rights Americans were shocked when they learned about the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Or were they? Certainly, the media reported shock and outrage on the part of the public to the unpleasant revelations. But the outrage, if it really existed, has certainly not been a lasting outrage. The White House response to photos of young military personnel sexually assaulting and humiliating prisoners was to
Crime Data Attorney General has the job of collecting, analyzing, and reporting statistical data, which will be able to give valid evaluations of crime and the criminal justice procedure to government and the people of the various states. Crime in Birmingham, Corpus Christi and Anchorage are three places that are unique and have different crime rates. The communicating Criminal Justice Profiles generate web-based exhibitions of data on all three cities. All
S. Why or why not? Be specific in your response. Not necessarily. The NIBRS is not designed to provide national coverage (Hirschel, 2009; USDOJ, 2005). In practice, the NIBRS does provide a reliable method for estimating the incidence of those types of crimes that are defined similarly in the NIBRS and in other data collection methods and in reporting jurisdictions covered by the NIBRS. Conversely, the NIBRS is a less reliable
T. Apparantely in good health, need to investigate insurance and other issues, get medical report. Married, one-4-year-old son Appears happily married with young child, no indication of turmoil in marriage; check. Colleagues say victim was "very organized," and kept to himself, did not make friends nor enemies Mr. T. appears to be inoffensive, not prone to situations that would engender violence. Profession: Attorney; normal office hours 8am-5pm; known to work late on cases as necessary Q:
Similarly, Green (2000) cites the reclassification of rape as a crime against the person as a good example of changing social views about acceptable behaviors and the consequences of unacceptable behaviors that involve violence. According to Green: For example, the fact that rape is now generally classified as a crime against the person rather than as a morals offense (as was once common) is indicative of the evolution in society's