Criminology
Lecture 3: Evidence Based Crime Policy
January 24, 2012
Evidence Based Crime Policy
•Organized in England
•Feb 2000- US, Campbell association.
•Scientific research has been the bases for moving forward
•identify through research what works and what does not work. DARE does not reduce the use of
drugs from young people
•SCARED STRAIGHT program- take people into institutions such as jails where they are
introduced to inmates and they think that they will be scared straight however they look at them
as role models instead
•why do we fund these programs? Because we believe in these programs
•Ignorance, apathy, anursha, cost
Crime Control Ideology:
Conservative Perspective
•very into rules and
•punishment has a place,
•Criminals choose to offend, therefore they choose to get punishment
•Justice system believes in deterrence
•Emphasize the rules of criminal law
•Reduce serious crime if we get tough on criminals
•Reduce crime if we release police, give them more power
•Swifter, more certain punishment
•Lock up more criminals, longer time and for more reasons
•No barriers from preventing us from doing our jobs
Liberal Perspective
•Advocates of rehabilitation
•optimistic view that peoples behaviours can be changed
•collective society that holds the key
•Emphasize the rules of criminal procedure
•unchecked government power leads to anarchy
Lecture 4
January 31 2012
Duties of Policing
•Police Act
1. Crime Prevention
2. Law enforcement
3. Assistance to victims of crime
4. Private order maintenance
5. Response to Emergencies
•Police need to have knowledge of...