Perceived Effectiveness of the Law Enforcing Institutions and Street Violence

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasir Saeed
PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. e0258547
Author(s):  
Veronica A. Pear ◽  
Julia P. Schleimer ◽  
Elizabeth Tomsich ◽  
Rocco Pallin ◽  
Amanda Charbonneau ◽  
...  

Background Uptake of gun violence restraining orders (GVROs), which temporarily prohibit the possession and purchase of firearms and ammunition from individuals at particularly high risk of harming themselves or others with a firearm, has been slow and heterogenous across California. Insights into the implementation process and perceived effectiveness of the law could guide implementation in California and the many states that have enacted or are considering enacting such a law. Methods We conducted 21 semi-structured interviews with 27 key informants, including judges, law enforcement officers, city and district attorneys, policy experts, and firearm violence researchers. Analysis of transcripts was guided by grounded theory and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). Findings The following constructs emerged within 4 CFIR domains as salient features of implementation: 1) implementation characteristics: risk of violence, cost, and adaptability; 2) outer setting: interagency coordination and local firearm ideology; 3) inner setting: readiness for implementation and law enforcement firearm culture; and 4) implementation process: planning and engaging with those involved in implementation. Key informants perceived the law to be effective, particularly for preventing firearm suicide, but agreed that more research was needed. While most indicated that the law resulted in positive outcomes, concerns about the potential for class- and race-based inequities were also raised. Conclusions Implementation of the GVRO law in California was hampered by a lack of funding to support local proactive implementation efforts. This resulted in ad hoc policies and procedures, leading to inconsistent practices and widespread confusion among those responsible for implementation. In states that have not begun implementation, we recommend dedicating funding for implementation and creating local procedures statewide prior to the law’s rollout. In California, recommendations include providing training on the GVRO law—including an explication of agency-specific roles, responsibilities, and procedures—to officers, city attorneys, and civil court judges.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-73
Author(s):  
Jon Efendi Sianturi ◽  
Marlina Marlina ◽  
Taufik Siregar

The occurrence of a crime generally occurs due to causes outside the law. The problem in this research is to find the cause of criminal theft with street violence in Medan city. Applying the formulation of Criminal Political Law Policy to the Crime of theft with Violence on the streets and knowing the effort to overcome the crime of theft with street violence in Medan City by Medan City Police Resort. The research method used is the normative juridical method, with the leper approach (library reseacrh) that collects the data source from literature literature. Factors causing violent crime in Medan City can be categorized of psychology of the perpetrator, external factors composed of environment, economy, victims. Efforts made by the Medan City Police Officers in Countering Crimes of Violence, Creating Police Stations as Public Complaints Facility


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (Number 2) ◽  
pp. 41-60
Author(s):  
Rokiah Kadir ◽  
Muhammad Nur Haniff Mohd Noor ◽  
Suriyani Muhamad

The purpose of this paper is to determine if the law currently in force is ineffective and thus contributes to the occurrence of forest offences. The paper analyses the punishments under the National Forestry Act 1984 based on the perceptions of related stakeholders on the effectiveness of those punishments in addressing illegal logging and other forest offences. A questionnaire was utilized to obtain responses from 240 purposively selected stakeholders. The collected data were analysed in the context of measures of central tendency to identify the extent to which the respondents agreed with the stated items. The results demonstrate that the law was generally perceived to be acceptable. The findings also identified compensation payment based on the value of tree or wood as the most significant item, while longer imprisonment term was rated as the least significant item.


2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Leslie ◽  
Mary Casper

“My patient refuses thickened liquids, should I discharge them from my caseload?” A version of this question appears at least weekly on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Community pages. People talk of respecting the patient's right to be non-compliant with speech-language pathology recommendations. We challenge use of the word “respect” and calling a patient “non-compliant” in the same sentence: does use of the latter term preclude the former? In this article we will share our reflections on why we are interested in these so called “ethical challenges” from a personal case level to what our professional duty requires of us. Our proposal is that the problems that we encounter are less to do with ethical or moral puzzles and usually due to inadequate communication. We will outline resources that clinicians may use to support their work from what seems to be a straightforward case to those that are mired in complexity. And we will tackle fears and facts regarding litigation and the law.


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