Crime Reduction Plan

Term Paper # 104795

Criminology > Criminal Justice and Corrections

An overview of a five point plan to reduce crime.

1,548 words () | 4 sources | MLA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper contends that the development of a plan for crime prevention must carefully balance the civil liberties of the citizenry with requirements of a strong enforcement program - a difficult fence to straddle. The paper also looks at how the core of a crime prevention program must contain elements of diligence, deterrence and diversion. The paper then proposes a five point plan for reducing crime that includes a proactive and intensive community oriented policing policy, an aggressive enforcement of existing laws, and sure justice for offenders convicted of violent crimes with particularly long sentences for repeat offenders. The paper also proposes an availability of alternative programs for at risk members of society to prevent them from engaging in criminal activity as well as a system for developing performance goals and measures to determine the effectiveness of the first four points of the crime reduction program.

From the Paper:

"The first point of the proposed plan to reduce crime involves the proactive approach to the crime problem. Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is the proactive approach. COPS is an integral program of community engagement, traditional law enforcement, prevention through problem solving and strategic partnerships with community leaders ("What is Community Policing?" n.p.). The intent of this program is to reduce community trepidation towards the law enforcement community and bring it into the neighborhood through a high profile presence. It has been shown that this increases trust in the community and demonstrated the ability to reduce crime by proactive means. "

Sample of Sources Used:

"A Primer: Three Strikes - The Impact After More Than a Decade." October 2005. California Legislative Analyst's Office. July 6, 2007. <http://www.lao.ca.gov/205/3_Strikes/3_strikes_102005.htm>
"Combating Violence and Delinquency: The National Juvenile Justice Action Plan." United States Department of Justice - Office of Justice Programs. July 6, 2007. <http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/action/>
Sherman, Lawrence W., Shaw, James W., and Rogan, Dennis P. "The Kansas City Gun Experiment." National Institute of Justice - Research in Brief. January 1995. pages 1-11.
"What is Community Policing?" United States Department of Justice - Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. July 6, 2007. <http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/print.asp?Item=36>