Crime Prevention and Control

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The paper explains that proactive or community policing actively involves citizens in preventing or solving crimes through non-punitive or adversarial procedures. The paper describes the change in the US criminal system when its focus broadened from the traditional punishment of past crimes to prevention of future crimes by imprisonment and control of dangerous offenders. The paper notes the successes of community proactive policing that continues to gather support from the public and the private sectors.

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"Americans pride themselves of their Manifest Destiny as a superior race and their individual freedom and rights. But crime rates in the midst of the practice of freedom continue to increase. Professor Friedman of the University of Stanford identified cultural taboos, supporting this demand for individual freedom and rights. as ultimately behind the unrestrained rise in crime rates. The existing criminal justice system is adversarial and punitive. Its crime prevention and control mainly deal with suppression. Because of its failure to curtail crime, preventive detention was tried. Nonetheless, crime rates continued to increase till the late 70s. President Johnson offered the notion that the root causes of crime were racism, poverty and social injustice. He provided funds for the State and the local governments in an effort at curbing these root causes. Congress also responded and signed bills to support President Johnson's initiative."

Sample of Sources Used:

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