Crime Control

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Discusses the need for greater interagency cooperation between law enforcement agencies at all levels of government. Importance in reducing violent crimes. Discusses the decline in crime in general in the U.S. Various programs that account for the decline. Recommends federal, state and local officials & agencies agree to share resources and information.

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"Controlling Crime With Interagency Cooperation
The idea has been advanced that crime control and reduction can best be achieved via close cooperation and communication between the myriad law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies and organizations that exist at the federal, state and local levels. It is the purpose of this report to examine this thesis, and to present a case in favor of enhanced interagency cooperation. While crime in the United States in general and in major metropolitan areas in particular has declined in recent years, greater reductions in violent crime are clearly needed to improve the safety and security of the general public. Stephens (1999) reported that street crime in the United States dropped to historically low levels by the end of the 1990S. Various research studies have been conducted to empirically determine..."

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