SOC316H5 Chapter Notes -Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, September 11 Attacks, School Violence
Document Summary
Importance of crime prevention efforts are now being recognized. Policy makers continue to promote the use of crime prevention programs, particularly those that are evidence based or knowledge based. After decades, crime prevention strategies are becoming a part of public policy. However, there is still uncertainty about the form, function, and emphasis of prevention programs. In the past, prevention efforts have used techniques of surveillance and incapacitation and focused primarily on guns, gangs, and drugs. Now, a more conservative climate combined with fear of terrorism and declining sources of revenue, has caused a renewed emphasis on surveillance and incapacitation. In america, there is no specific agency responsible for crime prevention, or even a national crime prevention agenda instead, it is incident driven. In america, the themes of information integration systems and prevention technology, law enforcement partnerships, and targeted interventions dominate the discourse on american crime prevention.