Is Crime Preventable?

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses whether crime can be prevented. It focuses on crime in general, without taking corporate crime into account. It analyzes the way in which crime affects the community in general and why the focus should be on preventing crime, as opposed to punishing it. The paper specifically looks at legislation and community patrol as ways of preventing crime.

Table of Contents:
Legislation as Prevention
Community Policing as Prevention
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"For the United States and other Western countries, a different system will therefore have to be devised to prevent crime. Some suggestions have included increased surveillance in high-crime areas, and community policing programs such as neighborhood watch systems. Such efforts focus not only on a more visible police force, but also upon creating a partnership between police officers and the public. In this way, the public is made aware of issues facing the police, and the elements involved in fighting crime. This also eliminates much of the negative views relating to the police, particularly in the aftermath of 9/11.
"One element of community policing is neighborhood watch systems, by which citizens patrol their neighborhoods and notify the police if anything appears out of order. This removes some of the work overload from police officers by making citizens responsible for their own safety. The system also cultivates good relations between the police and citizens."

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