scholarly journals Education and Crime across America: Inequity’s Cost

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 283
Author(s):  
James Ades ◽  
Jyoti Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
School District ◽  
Violent Crime ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Property Crime ◽  
Chronic Absenteeism ◽  
Mixed Effect ◽  
Percentage Point Increase ◽  
Reported Crime ◽  
Lag Variables

Much of current research on crime and education has focused on the effect of minimum dropout age on rates of crime. Combining the FBI’s uniform crime reporting database and district finance data, we study the longitudinal relationship between crime in every town/city (whose police department has reported crime statistics) and its school district spending in years 2003 to 2018. We combine over 213 datasets to control for population, density, wealth, education, employment, cost-of-living, race, law enforcement, and voting history. Additionally, we also look at teacher salary, teacher engagement, and student chronic absenteeism. Using linear mixed-effect modeling, we find an overall average of 2.35% percent decrease in property crime for every $1000 more a school district spends per pupil on education. Moreover, a $1000 increase in education spending decreased property crime nearly four times as much as a 10 percent increase in per capita income. We also looked at the range in district spending in towns/cities and counties whose students attend multiple districts. We find that for every $1000 difference in district spending within a city, property crime increases by an average of 3%; interestingly, violent crime decreases by 3%. When we lag variables of education quality, allowing these effects to playout, we also find that for every 10 percentage-point increase in chronic absenteeism among students, violent crime increases by 4%. Importantly, we find no such effect for property crime, suggesting a distinct mechanism of education on violent crime. Additionally, both law enforcement and unemployment explain little variance in crime. Our results demonstrate a robust relationship between education funding and reduced crime across America with regard to amount spent per student as well as equity in spending.

Is a Decentralized Police Organization a Better Option in a Modern Democratic Society? A Case Study From South Korea

2021 ◽  
pp. 109861112110420
Author(s):  
Sungil Han ◽  
Jennifer LaPrade ◽  
EuiGab Hwang
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Violent Crime ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Property Crime ◽  
Interrupted Time Series ◽  
Crime Rates ◽  
Interrupted Time Series Analysis ◽  
Clearance Rates ◽  
Crime Clearance

While western countries have had a decentralized policing model for many years, some countries, such as South Korea, still employ a centralized, national police department. Responding to calls for reform, South Korea launched a pilot program and implemented a more decentralized policing structure in Jeju Island in 2006. This study adds to the policing literature by offering the empirical comparison of a region before and after decentralization of a police department. This study will examine the intervention effects of police decentralization in Jeju, specifically related to crime rates, crime clearance rates, victimization, trust in police, and fear of crime. Using propensity score matching and interrupted time series analysis, this study found that the decentralized policing intervention significantly reduced total crime, violent crime rates, and property crime rates that lasted throughout the intervention period, while improving crime clearance rates for violent crime, as well as reduced fear of crime among residents.

The Impact of Drug Enforcement on Crime: An Investigation of the Opportunity Cost of Police Resources

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 989-1006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce L. Benson ◽  
Ian Sebastian Leburn ◽  
David W. Rasmussen
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Violent Crime ◽  
Opportunity Cost ◽  
Crime Rate ◽  
Sharp Increase ◽  
Property Crime ◽  
Drug Laws ◽  
Drug Enforcement ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The Impact

The conventional wisdom among the law enforcement community is that drug use causes crime and that stringent enforcement of drug laws is an effective tool to combat property and violent crime. Previous research by some of these authors found that a sharp increase in drug enforcement in Florida during 1984–1989 resulted in a reallocation of police resources which reduced the effectiveness of property crime enforcement and increased the property crime rate. Some have suspected that this result is the product of the very large increase in drug enforcement during this time period and that under “normal” circumstances greater drug enforcement would not result in higher property crime. This paper rebuts that suspicion.

scholarly journals Kajian Yuridis Terhadap Sistem Peradilan Anak Berdasarkan Asas Keadilan Terhadap Pelaku Tindak Pidana Kekerasaan Oleh Anak (Studi Kota Medan)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-122
Author(s):  
Antonius Alexander Pilliang ◽  
Mahmud Muliadi ◽  
Marlina Marlina
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Violent Crime ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Secondary Data Source ◽  
Data Source

In this research, the problem is whether the Child Criminal Justice System has given Justice to children as perpetrators of violent crime? How law enforcement efforts for children as perpetrators of violence by the Medan Municipal Police Department? How the application of justice principles for children as perpetrators of action Violence especially in Medan? The research method used is the normative juridical method, with the leper approach (library reseacrh) that collects the data source from literature literature. In this research used secondary data source that is by using primary, secondary and tertiary law materials. This research is discussed with qualitative approach that is finding problem which then analyzed with inductive system by using legal theories used. The results of this study indicate that the juvenile justice system contained in law number 11 of 2012 has provided justice for children as perpetrators of criminal acts, only in certain circumstances, the application of the criminal justice system does not provide legal certainty for the victims and the community. Law enforcement efforts for children as perpetrators of violent crime are by applying formal and material criminal law in accordance with the prevailing laws and regulations. The application of the principle of justice for children as perpetrators is adjusted to the position of cases that have been done by applying the criminal justice system of children, even in certain circumstances, the application of diversion in cases of violence perpetrated by the child may be enforced.

scholarly journals Ferguson, Gray, and Davis With De Sousa, Tuggle, and Harrison Too: An Analysis of Recorded Crime Incidents and Arrests in Baltimore City, March 2010 to March 2020

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen L. Morgan ◽  
Rhiannon N. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Violent Crime ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Property Crime ◽  
Baseline Period ◽  
Consent Decree ◽  
Department Of Justice ◽  
Baltimore City ◽  
Police Custody ◽  
Police Commissioner ◽  
The City

This report offers an analysis of recorded crime incidents and arrests in Baltimore from March 2010 to March 2020, evaluating alternative explanations for change. The national dialogue on policing, which gained momentum following the 2014 protests in Ferguson, Missouri, coincided with a decline in arrests in Baltimore, especially on minor charges. No changes in crime levels resulted from these declines in arrests. After a week of unrest in Baltimore in 2015, following the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, arrests of all types declined abruptly while crimes of all types soared during a three-month period. Following the completion of a federal investigation in 2016, the city signed a consent decree with the Department of Justice in 2017 and agreed to reform the police department under a court monitor. As of 2020, violent crime remains high, but arrests have declined in a pattern that is consistent with calls for reform. The fourth post-Gray police commissioner, who was appointed in February 2019, introduced a crime plan that appears to have reduced robberies and property crime without increasing arrests. Homicides and shootings remain far too high, on an absolute scale and relative to the baseline period from 2010 to 2014.

Evaluation of ‘the R-Model’ crisis intervention de-escalation training for law enforcement

2019 ◽  
Vol 93 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian Peterson ◽  
James Densley ◽  
Gina Erickson
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Crisis Intervention ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Calls For Service ◽  
Model Research ◽  
One Year

This study presents findings from a process and outcome evaluation of a custom crisis intervention and de-escalation training for law enforcement, delivered in-house to a suburban Minnesota police department (the R-Model: Research, Respond, Refer). Individual officer survey data showed the R-Model significantly decreased stigma and increased self-reported knowledge of mental health resources over baseline. Knowledge of resources held at the 4-month follow-up. One-year follow-up data at the agency level, showed decreases in the number of crisis calls for service and the number of repeat calls to the same addresses, even when compared to crisis call rates at similar police departments. Findings provide preliminary evidence that the R-Model may be an effective model that warrants additional study.

Measuring Complexity: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 380-391
Author(s):  
John C. Reed ◽  
George E. Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

This study examines complexity as a measure of support for organizational redirection. This study considers whether 16 items (culture, mission, values, decentralization, policies and procedures, administrative reporting practices, weapons, contract, pay, benefits, patrol boundaries, equalization of workload, size of boundaries, communications, 10-codes, and car numbers) appropriately characterized a suppressed measure of complexity related to complex organizational change, a police department merger. The current study utilizes data collected from 390 sworn officers from two merged law enforcement agencies in Kentucky. The results of the structural equation model analysis supported the view that four factors (mission, logistics, benefits, and policy) fashion an underlying construct for measuring complexity related to organizational change/redirection. The implications of these findings are also considered.

Multicultural Communication Training for Law Enforcement Officers: A Case Study

2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myrna M. Cornett-DeVito ◽  
Edward L. McGlone
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Multicultural Training ◽  
Communication Training ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Training Outcomes ◽  
Interactive Training ◽  
Field Notes

This exploratory case study focused on multicultural communication training within the community policing context. Little research has addressed what constitutes effective content and delivery of multicultural training for law enforcement officers. Brislin and Yoshida's four-component multicultural plan was combined with limited law enforcement-related multicultural training literature to design a training program for a small city's police department. Two 4-hour training sessions were conducted by one of the investigators using a culture-general content approach and selected training methods to determine their usefulness for improving officers' multi-cultural competencies. The case included the training sessions together with pre-and posttraining activities over a period of approximately 3 months. Data were collected with selected test instruments and also from the field notes taken during the case activities. The results suggest that the culture-general model and interactive training methods and trainer qualifications may be key to yielding positive training outcomes.

scholarly journals Enacting an Improved Response to Sexual Assault: A Criminal Justice Practitioner’s Guide

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Melton
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Violent Crime ◽  
Sexual Assaults ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Violent Crimes ◽  
Serial Offenders

Sexual assault is a violent crime that traumatizes individual victims and endangers entire communities. Every victim of sexual assault deserves an opportunity for justice and access to the resources they need to recover from this trauma. In addition, many perpetrators of sexual assaults are serial offenders who also commit other violent crimes, including armed robberies, aggravated assaults, burglary, domestic violence, and homicides, against strangers and acquaintances. Criminal justice agencies have the power to create a strategic, sustainable plan for an improved response to sexual assault that aligns with current best practices and national recommendations. In this document, we define an “improved response” as an approach that supports effective investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases, holds perpetrators accountable, and promotes healing and recovery for victims of sexual assault. This guide will help prosecutor and law enforcement agencies create a process with milestones, goals, and suggested actions, all designed to support a successful and sustainable approach for addressing sexual assault cases. Improving the criminal justice system’s response to sexual assault ultimately improves public safety and promotes trust between criminal justice agencies and the communities they serve.

scholarly journals A GIS Based Method for Assessing the Association Between Urban Development and Crime Pattern in Sungai Petani, Kedah Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 4374-4380
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Analysis ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Property Crime ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Structure ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Crime Pattern

Physical development plays a vital role in the urban area that consists of the needs of the physical structure and social process that challenges towards the improvement of the local's well-being. The research evaluates the relationship between urban development and crime pattern using spatial analysis. The research uses satellite imagery data and remote sensing technique to detected urban changes from 2000 until 2013 in Kedah, Malaysia. The result of the research is generated a spatial analysis that identified the hotspots and directional of criminal activities in the study area. The result indicated that they are a positive relationship between urban development and criminal activities, particularly violent crime, property crime and drug abuse case. The result from in-depth interview with the locals indicated that majority of locals in the study area felt unsafe with criminal activities occurring within their neighborhood and negatively impacting their well-being. Industrial and commercial area identified as the hotspot of the criminal activities in the study area. The research can help government and police department to curb the increasing number of criminal activities within the urban setting and achieved their aim to reduce criminal activities index annually

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