A simple but profound shift in thinking has helped police organizations to realize new gains in crime control, crime reduction, victimization, and fear. Many police agencies have adopted prevention as the overarching goal of policing, rather than as a specialized function or set of activities. Understanding prevention as the strategic goal of the policing process puts
Of all available statistical series on crime, criminality, victimization, and criminal justice processing of offenders, unquestionably the most widely used (and often misused) is the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The agency’s well-known statistical report, Crime in the United States, published annually in print and online (http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/ucr), presents
Crime and communications are perennial and pervasive features of society, while equally subject to dramatic change. They have a complex and evolving relationship, covering both the communications function or service and its realization through communication technology. Attempts to control crime involve both conventional law enforcement/criminal justice and broader, more “scientific” approaches to prevention. Crime is
Crime Stoppers is an international organization that uses various media to inform and request that individual citizens report information on unsolved crimes to local law enforcement authorities. The organization was founded by Detective Greg MacAleese, who was trying to solve a murder in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After seeing a story about the crime on a
Private secondary schools are schools that receive no government funding and educate some combination of students between grades 6 and 12. More than 2.5 million students attend private secondary schools in the United States; approximately 80% of those students attend private secondary schools operated by, or affiliated with, a religious organization. Although vast differences exist
The Comprehensive Crime Control Act was a comprehensive package of crime measures passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 12, 1984. Although many important criminal issues, such as capital punishment and habeas corpus, were kept out of the legislation, the Comprehensive Crime Control Act is recognized as
Crime, in the strictest sense, is the willful commission and/or omission of established codified laws of a society, nation, or culture. A less formalized understanding of crime includes the committing of any commonly recognized prohibited act worthy of punishment as established by the norms, mores, and values of a given population. Crime has been widely
Fear of crime is an important strand of criminal psychology that has garnered much attention since the mid-20th century. However, fear of crime has yet to have a universally accepted definition, and as the focus of policing turns increasingly to cybercrime, the concept potentially needs revisiting once again. According to Chris Hale, at its most
Crime victims are persons harmed by criminal acts, as defined by law. Although most criminal violations have identifiable victims, some crimes are considered victimless crimes; these commonly comprise transactions conducted between willing participants who are interested in the exchange and do not consider themselves victims (e.g., gambling or prostitution in states that prohibit such activities).
Crime pervades all areas of human life, and colleges and universities are no exception. Professors are susceptible to the same failings and criminal activity as the rest of society. Professor-perpetrated crimes are linked to crime-related opportunities provided in their employment at colleges. Other crimes of violence are less likely to be related directly to professors’