Crime and crime prevention
Crime and crime prevention Introduction Internet can let people access to the worldwide market place and buy some stuff they want through Internet (example EBAY) and the product will come within one week. Instead of going library-getting information they want, people can also use the Internet and access to World Wide library and get lots of information from it. People can also play the online games and chat with friends on Internet. Internet can allow us to access entertainment easily, which include music, film, movies and games. It was on 24/7, so we can access it at any convenience time. The technology has changed our life, because it has made all the things easier because we can just buying goods at home without going outside. We also can get a cheaper stuff we want from the Internet by compare the price. But some people is making crime with the technology, so the identity theft are beginning to put people off shopping and banking online. As a survey get by a software firm show that 17% of people said they had stopped banking online while 13% had abandoned web shopping. The reason is they are worried about some people would get their card details and stolen money from it. Because the term refers to the practice of creating look-alike websites, often of banks and other financial institutions, and duping people into visiting them and giving out personal information such
Crime Definitions and the extent of crime
Crime Definitions and the extent of crime The definition of crime stands to be" an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited." (Dictionary.com) When looking at the British crime survey (BCS) and then looking at police records it showed up that there should be about 50% more recorded crime from the British crime survey that just the police recorded alone. If you looked at the stats that the British crime survey produced just for England and Wales it calculates that in 2006/2007, there were 726,000 burglaries. On the other hand the police statistics for 2006/2007 are 300,500 burglaries. This proves that the BCS has about 50% more recorded crimes throughout England and Wales. There are different reasons for why the crime statistics from the police and the BCS are different. To have a crime booked and recorded the must be victims, Witnesses, injuries, certain laws to be broken or the criminal to be caught. If you take into account that there are 60 million people living in England and Wales, on average there is £50-£60 million spent on crime. This show that on average every tax payer pays abut £1000 per year just due to crime. There is 5.5 million recorded offences by the police while the BCS reckon that there are 10.9 million offences committed each year.
Crime Prevention
This essay will look at critical elements in a local crime prevention strategy and the players who are involved in them. It will look at the inter agency co-operation that is required, who would be involved in funding, and the key stake holders and how to formulate a crime prevention strategy. Several examples will be used to highlight differences and adaptations. When examining crime prevention, one must always first examine as to what is crime and how can it be defined. There are many definitions that can be considered a crime. A formal legal definition states that crime is that if the State says it is (legislation). A social perspective states that crime is harm at both the criminal and civil wrong. A Cross-cultural universal norm argues that crime is universal unless there is a label stating it is criminal on the action. Finally, human rights approach believes that a crime is anything that violates human rights regardless of the legality of the action. (Haines Etal, 2005) With this in mind, then the act of crime prevention may be allowed to begin and be undertaken. As with any form of action plan, there needs to be solid concrete foundations in place to allow the various interested agencies to operate within their guidelines and have clearly identifiable goals at hand. Without this core understanding and purpose, any plan no matter how complex and well thought, will
Crime Prevention.
CJS 1009 Stage 1 Term 1 Workbook Exercise 3: Crime Prevention. Question 1. Situational Crime Prevention- Increased Effort/ Target Hardening. The first example of increased effort in our every day lives would be the locking of doors, whether it be houses, cars or garages. This is something that we do automatically every day, as we have been taught since we were young. The locking of the door means that the target of the crime becomes much harder to steal. Another example of target hardening would be the use of shutters and steel grids over jeweller's windows, to prevent the theft of goods even if the window was smashed. Situational Crime Prevention- Increased Risk. One example of increased risk would be the use of alarm systems. These can include any building where something of value is kept, such as shops, banks and the home. The potential criminal's perception of the risk of being caught will be greater once they are aware of an alarm system being activated. Another example of increased risk is the use of security floodlights. These are commonly set up in driveways and entrances to homes, as well as businesses, to increase the risk of the offender being seen and ultimately deter them from committing any possible criminal act. Situational Crime Prevention- Reducing Rewards. An example of reducing the rewards for criminals as a method of crime prevention is the
Knife crime
Mr Gordon Prime minister Dear Mr. Brown, Shocked. I am always continuously shocked to hear more teenagers getting murdered because of knife crime. The reason why I am telling you this is because I believe that the juvenile delinquents are getting out of hand and I think someone should make a stop to it. I am a person who believes in justice, peace and discipline but if we introduce these three words to the citizens of the city of London, especially the youths, we may be able to have a decline to the amount of knife crime. As I read the newspaper every single day, I always see a knife crime article and it always involves youths. I think that in every decade the amount of knife crime increases and I also think that reason why it is increasing is because of youths are surrounded with bad influences. They maybe living in a society where they might get in to peer pressure and in certain times they might get forced into doing something they don't want to do. Although I reckon that knife crime usually starts with carrying a knife in the beginning and that starts the situation. Acknowledging the fact that something that youths are carrying knives and the consequences that could lead to something deadly, I am afraid to even to walk on the streets aware that a knife crime could occur anytime. Devastating it is that young people feel that have to carry a knife, which shows that
Is street crime or suite crime more harmful?
CRIMINOLOGY 2002/2003 MODULE COORDINATOR PADDY HILLYARD ASSIGNMENT Is street crime or suite crime more harmful? Each time a newspaper is opened or a television is turned on, graphic stories of robbery, murder and mayhem appear. It is common crimes, like these, that fill the world with fear and that become the centre of attention. The focus on street crime creates the myth of the fear of crime and although crime statistics indicate that crime may be on the decrease, to residents of particular areas this decrease may not be so apparent. So with the saturation of the minds of those in society about the dangers of street crime, whether it be through media, television programmes, games or even toys, it is hardly surprising that street crime is viewed as more harmful than corporate crime. Wilson (1975) considers predatory street crime to be a far more serious matter than consumer fraud, anti trust violations ...because predatory crime.makes difficult or impossible the maintenance of meaningful human communities. The lack of focus on corporate crime adds to the myth that the young, economically disadvantaged male perpetrates the majority of crime and it is this type of crime that society fixates upon. It is understandable that the public are unaware or ignorant of the harm created by corporate crime, especially if the focus is on the more conventional street crime and they
Organized Crime
Abstract: The presence of Mafia was felt ever since it originated in 9th century on the island of Sicily. Originally this secret society was targeting the wealthy in order to exhume money from them in return for "protection". With years passed Mafiosi activities evolved into drug trafficking, money laundering, and political influence to control governments; but the basic structure stayed the same including idea of family, strong hierarchical layout, and taking a sacred oath at the initiation. Organized crime posses a threat to international financial markets and can also be damaging to political structures especially in a newly formed governments. But at the same time law enforcement never could easily bring to justice offenders of these kinds of crime. Most people associate the word "mafia" with organized crime. They think right away about the famous Italian Mafia, or more recently about Sopranos. But in reality "mafia" means "refuge" in Arabic language, and has been present in some form since the 9th century. This kind of secret society originated in Sicily when Normans invaded the island, and native tribes were oppressed and forced into labor. To avoid this fate they were forced to move and hide in the hills of Sicily, but with every new invasion those refuges were sought out again. This secret society was at that time mostly intended to unify the natives against their
Explain crime
Crime has become a major area of public and political debate, and is often seen as a sign of underlying problems in society related to inequality, social deprivation and social class, age, gender and race. As commonly understood, crime includes many different kinds of activities such as theft, robbery, corruption, assault, fraud, rape and murder. So the simplest way of defining it is to see it as "an act or omission prohibited and punished by law." (Collins English Dictionary 1997:203) To explain crime, sociologists looked at the strains in the social structure, at the development of deviant or abnormal subcultures and at the process of social change and urban growth. Some of these theories will be discussed. Much Sociological work was informed by a Functionalist approach that saw harmony and conformity as the norm for a healthy society (Fulcher and Scott 1999). It was seen as a physical organism with all parts paying a function in mainstreaming the whole, and law reflected a concensus over what was right and wrong. Crime was therefore dysfunctional because it threatened the stability of that society therefore indicating a social problem. Sociologists looked at strains within the social structure at the development of subcultures and the effects on social change and urban growth. Not all however, shared the view that crime was pathological. (Haralambos and Holborn
Crime Data
CRIME DATA . Has crime increased/decreased or remained at a stable level over the past 30 years? The first British Crime Survey was carried out in 1982 (of crime experienced in 1981) and therefore data is only available for the past 25 years rather than 30. According to the British Crime Survey, crime was increasing steadily until the early 1990's, where it increased rapidly to a peak around 1995. After this it decreased quite quickly and since 2001/2002 it decreased very slowly until 2005 since when it has been somewhat steady. The crime figures are similar to what they were in 1981. However, according to the police recorded crimes, crime has increased slightly since 1981 but at a very slow and steady rate. It was fairly steady until 1990 where it increased since when it has been mostly steady only decreasing slightly in 1998 to increase again until 2005/2006. According to the British Crime Survey, although crime has at times increased and decreased, it has remained at a fairly stable level over the past 25years, whereas according to police recorded figures, the level of crime has increased slightly. Sources: Crime in England and Wales 2006/2007, Home Office Statistical Bulletin, www.homeoffice.gov.uk 2. On the most recent figures, what percentage of all crimes recorded by the police do the following constitute: . Murder? Murder (or homicide) accounts for roughly 1%
Crime Statistics.
Crime Statistics. Official statistics can be used as a general research device covering topics ranging from the economy to unemployment, health or education. So far as criminal statistics are concerned, the major method of measurement is through the collation of these official figures, collected by the police. These essentially provide the major base upon which to form analyses and comparisons over time and between societies are produced. They also provide the government with indications of the nature and extent of crime, and can be indirectly used to highlight the effectiveness of criminal justice policies. This, in turn, is released to the public through either official publications or the media. This paper will discuss how reliable official crime statistics can be in indicating current crime rates. It is essential that the statistics are entirely representative and as accurate as possible in highlighting the extent and nature of crime, as these figures can have sweeping consequences for a variety of groups within society. Can we be sure that the data provided accurately reflects crime in this country, or, does it serve only to alter the true picture. If the latter is true, this has severe implications for the use of such information when demonstrating current crime trends (Louw, 2001). The most important feature of police crime statistics is that they tell us about
