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- Help Victims of Crime. There is far too little support for victims of crime, even though it is the most obvious place to start. Prior victimization — of a person or a place — is the top predictor of future victimization.
- Reduce Demand for Law Enforcement. A central reason why law enforcement does not prevent more crime or solve more crimes is that they are too busy doing things that accomplish neither objective.
- Fixing Distressed Spaces. There is a wide body of evidence that shows that places poison people more routinely than people poison places. Crime does not result from “areas” of the “inner city” being high risk, but rather from a few very small, very bad places.
- Making Crime Attractors Less Appealing. Certain places attract and generate crime — schools, the built environment and bars being at the top of the list.
Jun 30, 2015 · 24 ways to reduce crime in the world’s most violent cities. Violent crime is deeply entrenched in some developing countries, particularly in Latin America. Our experts offer these solutions...
- Use and expand drug courts. Drug courts, which combine judicial supervision with substance abuse treatment, are rapidly gaining popularity as a tool to combat crime and drug use.
- Make use of DNA evidence. By vastly improving our ability to identify and arrest suspects, DNA evidence has the potential to be a powerful crime-fighting resource.
- Help ex-offenders find secure living-wage employment. Securing a well-paying job can help returning prisoners remain crime-free once they go back to their communities.
- Monitor public surveillance cameras. The recent events in Boston have demonstrated the crucial role public cameras can play in investigations of high-profile criminal acts.
Jul 22, 2023 · New report suggests these best practices for reducing crime in America | PBS News Weekend. Jul 22, 2023 5:45 PM EDT. By — Ali Rogin. By — Andrew Corkery. By — Claire Mufson. Leave your...
Feb 15, 2016 · 1) Stricter alcohol policies. Jasper Juinen/Getty Images. Alcohol has been linked to violence. According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, alcohol is a factor in 40 percent...
1. Solve more violent crimes to increase accountability and deter future violence. Why: The number of violent crimes solved by law enforcement continues to decline. In 2022, there was no arrest in 63 percent of violent crimes reported to law enforcement.
Jun 24, 2021 · June 24, 20217:20 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition. 4-Minute Listen. Playlist. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ronald Wright, a criminal justice expert and law professor at Wake Forest University,...
