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The crime problem will only be solved when the government decides to put more police on the streets. What alternatives to crime prevention are there besides increasing police numbers? Are they effective?
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CJC 1001 - Assignment # 1 The crime problem will only be solved when the government decides to put more police on the streets. What alternatives to crime prevention are there besides increasing police numbers? Are they effective? Crime is an integral part of human civilization. The term 'crime' refers to minor criminal offences, for example vandalism, to major criminal offences such as homicide. The crime problem can be seen through the national crime statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics which reveal, for example, assault as a major crime problem area, with a total of 17,894 cases in 2002, and motor vehicle theft attracting 28,891 cases (www.abs.gov.au). Fear of crime adversely affects the general community, the Government and "a person's health" (www.ncp.gov.au) which can "impose restrictions on people's lives" (Windlesham, 1998, p.5). Police form one body which address the crime problem. Over the twentieth century police numbers have increased,...
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