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In the following essay I will discuss my own definition of crime prevention, the relationship of crime prevention to the criminal justice system, and talk about two or more institutions through which crime prevention programs and practices are delivered. To make a definition of crime prevention in my own words is actually pretty easy. I believe crime prevention means to stop a crime before it is committed. Of course that is my definition in a nut shell. The long explanation would be that I believe crime prevention starts with the parents. Parents should embed in their children’s minds of what is right and what is wrong. (Of course everyone has their own free will so they will choose to do …show more content…
I’m sure everyone has heard of this program. D.A.R.E stands for Drug abuse resistance education. I know in school I had to take this program I want to say in either fourth or fifth grade. This program was founded in California in 1983. In this program it helps to teach children to say no to drugs. It also teaches children that by telling an adult they can help save other children that aren’t strong enough to say no. I believe the D.A.R.E program is a very good one but they should also give like a refresher course once in middle school. I know that when I started hearing of people doing drugs. Another good program is Neighborhood watch. This program is where people from a neighborhood come together to take turns on watching their surrounding houses. A example of this would be say someone is going out of town they may have a neighbor watch the house by bringing in their mail, (depending on how well you know them) they could turn the lights on and off to make it look like someone is always there. The neighborhood watch also looks out for odd vehicles, or strange people in the area. I know in my communities we are very close, we watch each other’s houses as if they are our