CJ 2120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Csi Effect, Truancy
12 Oct 2016
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Many live in tent/shanty towns (la"s skid row) High levels of drug abuse and violence. Police come in contact with the mentally ill about 7-10% of the time. High rate of victimization - many of the mentally ill are homeless. Many mentally ill people don"t own guns. Most mass/school shootings are not committed by people who are mentally ill or ever treated for mental illnesses. Proactive - actively trying to find criminals and prevent crime. Reactive - waiting to get called on the radio. Coactive - working with victims to address criminal activity. Can both mitigate and instigate crimes - studies found that more traditional and stable family models are more successful at curbing crime. Staying involved with good after school programs can curb criminal thoughts and tendencies. Many americans start working around the age of 14-16. Some areas in the inner cities have square blocks with 0% employment; these areas also have high crime rates.
