Implementation of Welfare and Development Program in Relation to Well-Being of Inmates
Overcrowding Is Greatest Problem - overcrowded jails and prisons is greatest law enforcement problem - Brief Article
Of the myriad problems plaguing law enforcement today, overcrowded jails and prisons are the worst, based on a survey of nearly 200 law enforcement personnel by EPIC Solutions, San Diego, Calif., according to Daniel A. Crawford, president and CEO. Of those attending the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference, 33% named overcrowded facilities as the industry's greatest problem. Difficulty in recruiting officers and a rising crime rate were a close second and third, garnering 25 and 24%, respectively, of the response. Six percent cited lack of community support as a major issue.
When asked their opinions on deterring sex crimes, 47% felt that keeping sex offenders locked up was the best solution, while 38% thought that informing the public if a registered sex offender lives in the vicinity was the answer. Just three percent stated that rehabilitating offenders would help curtail sex crimes. "Obviously, keeping sex offenders locked up presents a bit of a conundrum considering that our detention facilities are overflowing," Crawford points out. "While there is no simple solution, addressing the issue of facility congestion obviously has the potential to alleviate many law enforcers' concerns."
Fifty-three percent of the respondents believed insufficient funding was the most prominent factor hindering the police's ability to fight crime, with inadequate technology (14%) and inadequate equipment (11%) coming in second and third.
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FindArticles / Reference / USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education) / August, 1999
U.S. Prisons: How Crowded Are They?
Total Population Rising at Alarming Rates
Mandatory sentencing guidelines and a growing number of drug-related convictions are factors in a continued growth of inmates held in federal,
Of the myriad problems plaguing law enforcement today, overcrowded jails and prisons are the worst, based on a survey of nearly 200 law enforcement personnel by EPIC Solutions, San Diego, Calif., according to Daniel A. Crawford, president and CEO. Of those attending the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference, 33% named overcrowded facilities as the industry's greatest problem. Difficulty in recruiting officers and a rising crime rate were a close second and third, garnering 25 and 24%, respectively, of the response. Six percent cited lack of community support as a major issue.
When asked their opinions on deterring sex crimes, 47% felt that keeping sex offenders locked up was the best solution, while 38% thought that informing the public if a registered sex offender lives in the vicinity was the answer. Just three percent stated that rehabilitating offenders would help curtail sex crimes. "Obviously, keeping sex offenders locked up presents a bit of a conundrum considering that our detention facilities are overflowing," Crawford points out. "While there is no simple solution, addressing the issue of facility congestion obviously has the potential to alleviate many law enforcers' concerns."
Fifty-three percent of the respondents believed insufficient funding was the most prominent factor hindering the police's ability to fight crime, with inadequate technology (14%) and inadequate equipment (11%) coming in second and third.
COPYRIGHT 1999 Society for the Advancement of Education
COPYRIGHT 2000 Gale Group
FindArticles / Reference / USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education) / August, 1999
U.S. Prisons: How Crowded Are They?
Total Population Rising at Alarming Rates
Mandatory sentencing guidelines and a growing number of drug-related convictions are factors in a continued growth of inmates held in federal,