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    Computer Crime: Prevention and Innovation Since the introduction of computers to our society‚ and in the early 80 ’s the Internet‚ the world has never been the same. Suddenly our physical world got smaller and the electronic world set its foundations for an endless electronic reality. As we approach the year 2000‚ the turn of the millennium ‚ humanity has already well established itself into the "Information Age." So much in fact that as a nation we find our selves out of a service economy

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    Community policing is a method of enforcing the law and philosophy based on the perception that collaboration and support of the society and police can help reduce crime‚ the fear of crime and to alleviate the social problems that lead to crime and. The members of the community help to identify suspects‚ to restrain offenders‚ report crimes to police and to address the social problems that lead to increase in the crime rates in the first place. Community policing advocates for organizational strategies

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    In the United States‚ illegal drugs are related to crime in numerous ways. Most directly it is a crime to use‚ possess‚ manufacture‚ or distribute drugs classified as having a potential for abuse such as cocaine‚ heroin‚ and marijuana. Drugs are also related to crime as drug trafficking and drug production and distribution are often controlled by drug cartels‚ organized crime‚ and gangs. Drugs are not only an issue for law enforcement officials; drug use affects families and communities as a whole

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    There are different theories in which crime prevention is grounded on. The first one resides on the principal of the classical school. The origin of crime prevention goes back to 1764. The publication of Dei Delitti e Delle Pene by Cesare Beccaria marks the beginning of the classical school of thought. In the 1720s‚ the Black act consisted of more than 200 capital offences. The rationale was that‚ the threat of terror would prevent individuals from committing crimes. This is known as deterrence. The

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    Problem-Oriented Policing (popcenter.org) and developed more than 50 problem-specific guides for police” (pg. 141). The Problem-Oriented Policing center it was created to make it easier for law enforcement agencies to access information to prevent crime more easily. The POP center is non-profit‚ and developed by universities‚ police practitioners‚ and researchers. The website offers valuable information ranging from analysis tools‚ teaching aid‚ important research studies outcomes‚ and

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    community policing efforts. The researchers stated that this rooted from the importance and level of urgency that the DHS was created. It caused the community policing policies to be seen as ineffective towards "domestic security and terrorist prevention". The investigators argue‚ however‚ that the evidence they

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    public expectations of police change from crime fighters to public safety problem solvers‚ police administrators must modify their organizational structure in order to meet broader mission statements

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    Children And Youth Services. 2010. Community Policing Stategies. Review of the roots of youth violence: a review of major theoretical perspectives‚ 5 [Accessed: 4 Sep 2013]. Skolnick‚ J. and Bayley‚ D. 1988. Theme and Variation in Community Policing. Crime and Justice‚ 10 pp. 1 - 37. Tyler‚ T. 2005. Policing in black and white: Ethnic group differences in trust and confidence in the police. Police Quarterly‚ 8 (3)‚ pp. 322—342

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    July 24‚ 2014 BROKEN WINDOWS AND VICTIMOLOGY 2 Broken Windows and Victimology When I think of crime and victimology I wonder‚ are you more likely to be a victim of crime if you are in a certain neighborhood? Are people more likely to commit crimes if they think that no one cares? If there are no consequences for small crimes and disturbances will that eventually lead to bigger crimes? We are all familiar with an area of town that you drive through with the windows up and the doors looked

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    This is another form of police brutality. “Racial profiling by law enforcement is commonly defined as a practice that targets people for suspicion of crime based on their race‚ ethnicity‚ religion or national origin” (NIJ‚ 2013). Some police officers may have created profiles or stereotypes about the kinds of people who commit certain types of crimes and may lead to generalizations about particular groups. This may‚ in fact‚ be very unjustifiable because officers will act according to their generalizations

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