Crime Control Thesis

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In my thesis essay, I will be writing about to stop crime control. Crime is in many places, yes this is true you see crime in metropolises also cities and towns. My essay will cover why people do crimes and how to prevent them. There has been a long waged war over the debate to what are the most effective methods of crime control. We see constantly were our government from top to bottom have discussed the issues the united states faces about how to handle crime control. Around 1996 congress would ask the attorney general to help provide comprehensive evaluation programs to help assist will a 3 billion fund annually that would help the Department of Justice help with state and local law enforcement in preventing crimes. It was required by Congress that collected research be recognized standards producing facts that related to why juvenile crimes were …show more content…

Just as security cameras play a role in helping deter crimes also. When it comes to crime prevention, I honestly believe the best tactics are the ones that show improvement in the decline of crime prevention. Crime will always an issue, it advances, changes, grows and weapons, drugs are becoming a bigger problem in crime. I mention earlier as well it becoming harder for law enforcement to keep up with crime 24/7 that why with local community involved as well it easier to keep an eye on what going on within communities and it easier to report crimes to law enforcement. I admit this essay was way harder to write due to the fact I did not want to use outside information, it material I should know and be well prepared with but what I found to be the toughest issue was writing a paper on crime prevention and trying not to cover the same material over and over that was the hard part for me. I learned a lot from this essay and I feel as time progresses we will greatly see a decline in crime

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