Predictive Policing Kenneth Klutse STRAYER UNIVERSITY Information System CIS/500 Dr. James A McCray April 14‚ 2012 1. Compare and contrast the application of information technology (IT) to optimize police departments’ performance to reduce crime versus random patrols of the streets. 2. Describe how COMPSTAT‚ as an information system (IS)‚ implements the four (4) basic IS functions: 1. Input 2. Processing 3. Output 4. Feedback 3
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There are many theories that tried to explain why there is such a high crime rates in the United States such as the Anomie theory and the Strain theory. In 1994‚ Stephen F. Messner and Richard Rosenfeld proposed a similar theory of Anomie. They agree that American society places too much emphasis on material and monetary attainments‚ the American Dream (Bjerregaard & Cochran‚ 2008). The American Dream is defined as “the commitment to the goal of material success‚ to be pursued by everyone in society
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coincides with my own personal theories and beliefs. During the length of this paper‚ I will apply at least one of these three theories to each illegal act to include illegal drug use‚ illegal prostitution‚ and money laundering. I will use the Subculture-Theory‚ Life-Course Theory‚ and the Self-Control Theory. With each theory‚ I will compare how they can be applied in these illegal acts. Each of these theories will also include studies which support my application of these theories to these illegal acts
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community policing? Community policing is a working partnership with a community that helps make the environment a better place to live in. This partnership with the community has goals such as reducing neighborhood crime‚ helping to reduce fear of crime and enhancing the quality of life in the community. And it does so with the help of police‚ local government and community members. With the collaboration between the police and the community‚ community policing should identify problems of crime and disorder
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Introduction This case study will be looking at a 15 year old boy named Bill‚ who has an extensive history of drug related crimes‚ including theft. Bill is currently serving a two year sentence in youth detention‚ however he has previously had community based sentences and other contact with the criminal justice system. Bill has a serious substance abuse problem which began at the age of 9 years old. Bill first started using cannabis‚ however went on to using LSD‚ ecstasy and heroin at times‚
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The Future of Policing Christina Johnson CJS/210 September 14‚ 2014 Ronald Rucker University of Phoenix Policing in the United States has changed dramatically since it was first brought to the thirteen colonies from England. However‚ some of the issues faced then are being faced in policing today. There are also new trends that are prevalent‚ and these trends will continue to have lasting effects on the future of policing. Even though new trends improve policing overall‚ they
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Running Head: Crime and Society CCJ18 1 Crime is the result of individuals making choices to commit crime; it is not the result of their social circumstances. Discuss this statement. This paper will address sociological theories relating to why a person becomes a criminal. It has been suggested that a person may commit certain crimes for economic reasons and to provide for their families. Their personal circumstances and status in society might be the reason why a person feels their only option
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The positivist theory is centred on the idea of a scientific understanding of criminality and crime. A key assumption in this field of study is that there is a definite distinction between ‘normal’ (in terms of human nature)‚ and the ‘deviant’. For positivists‚ the occurrence of crime is explained by reference to forces and factors outside the decision making ability of the individual – a reason why often the classical and positivist theories are seen as being directly opposing. Biological positivism
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A breakdown of the responsibilities shows that the UK cybercrime policing in 2010 involves services run by both state policing and partner agencies. Cases of fraud and related forms of cybercrime such as identity theft are reported to the new action fraud reporting centre was established in late 2009 in conjunction with the National Fraud Authority; both are policing agencies. Cases involving obscene images and racial abuse are forwarded to The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) an independent organisation
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Crime Times Many people over the years have tried to explain why there is crime in our society. Functionalists focus on the source of deviance in the nature of society rather than biological and psychological explanations. Every functionalist agrees that social control mechanisms e.g. the police are necessary to keep deviance in check and therefore protecting social order. A main contributor to the functionalist theory of crime is Durkheim. He believed that society is based on a value consensus
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