At approximately 1458 hrs. on December 6, 2016 I was dispatched to 301 Hoisington Ave. in Susank reference a theft. When I arrived I made contact with David Boese. He stated that sometime between December 1, 2016 and December 6, 2016 someone took his checkbook.…
Due to this issue, the citizens’ demand for services is difficult to meet (Johnson, 2000). With the recent crime trends, Sincreasing by fifty-three percent in rural areas between the years of 1983 and 1997, the stress on rural police departments continue to grow (Johnson, 2000). A recent study conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows an overall decrease in crime nationwide, however there has been a large spike in rural areas (Johnson, 2000). Some city’s violent crime rates, including rape, motor vehicle theft, and robberies have increased in occurrences as much as ten percent (Johnson,…
According to the selected crime indicator, there was about 139 break and enters equally divided between DA 15, 17,19 and 11. We will now look into the secondary prevention model. The Walshville report disclosed that disputes including domestic, family and neighborhoods are the leading cause of crime with 493 reports only in DA 17 for 2010. The reason why there may be an increase of such behavior is because of the lack of publically funded resources provided, this…
From roughly 1870 - 1900, the United States expanded into the American West from to a so-called “Geography of Hope”. This move West was sparked mainly by the concept of the Manifest Destiny. This essentially gave people the idea that the act of moving West was both essential and inevitable. Some advancements that made the move easier and more accessible were the railroads and overland trails. There was also the drive that moving West would fulfill one’s life with opportunity and would essentially make the U.S. larger and stronger (Nationalism).…
In the Latin America area, physical geography has played an important role in the economic development in Latin America. The Latin America area consists of the entire continent of South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Islands. (Background Info.) These lands were once civilized by the Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca civilizations. (Doc 1) After the Inca civilization had almost left, the population dropped 16 million people from 1532 - 1608.…
Richard T. Wright and Scott Decker attempt to explain the motivations and decision-making processes of residential burglars. Their research is focused on current burglars in the St. Louis area. This study attempted to do what had not been done before, which is to study the criminal in his/her own environment. By using a snowball sampling method they were able to gather 105 residential burglars (henceforth referred to as “hustlers” as they preferred to be called) that encompassed different races, genders, arrest history, and ages. Burglars on the Job: Streetlife and Residential Break-ins is a compilation of their findings and theories on the matters.…
Tallahassee is not as safe as families may think. Recent Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) reports have shown that Tallahassee, Leon County has a shocking total crime index due to it’s rather small population compared to cities like Miami and Jacksonville. With a total population of 287,671 in 2016 there was a total number of 16,269 crimes accounted for during 2016. Many families, college students, and citizens did not realize how awful crime was in Tallahassee. “I’ve lived in this city all of my life, I have a family here.…
However, “the UCR reports only the most serious crime committed in a single incident (e.g., if a murderer has raped his victim, and an arrest was made then only murder is reported)” (2009). Some of the factors UCR uses to collect data are geographic locations, age, ethnic group (race), sex, status, etc. “The geographical, temporal, and offense coverage of the UCR program is the most comprehensive of any crime data set. One of the major advantages of the UCR is reported by local law enforcement agencies, which allows for more focused understanding of the crime problems and their diversity”…
Self-report data plays an important role in revealing some of the dark figures of offending while allowing law enforcement officials to construct a database of offender typologies. Unlike official data collected from crime or arrest reports, self-report surveys extract information directly from the source (the offenders), therefore, revealing details which are typically not solicited during an investigation or an arrest. Moreover, self-reporting has its advantages such as simplicity, cost effectiveness, less sophisticated methodology, and can gather social, situational and behavioral factors, revealing methodologies and patterns of criminal behaviors. In contrast, self-report data also has weaknesses; the measures of crime and its correlates…
The overall program objective was to provide insights into the impact of crimes that are of concern to law enforcement and the general public. Further, NCVS was thought to be more detail because it was focused on the victim; additionally, it enabled measurement of the extent to which an individual or household was victimized by a selected crime. More importantly, it provided information regarding the dark figures (Mosher et al.). In the City of San Diego, NCVS data for all household crimes covered burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle, including attempted and completed acts. For instance, burglary, the survey tracked time of day, attempted force entry, forcible entry, and unlawful entry without force.…
Avitabile, N., Davis, R., & Erez, E. (2001). Access to Justice for Immigrants Who are Victimized: The Perspectives of Police and Prosecutors. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 12(3) 183-196. Immigrations to the United States in the last decade has made the criminal system to add new laws.…
Criminal Profiling White Paper Ali Wiethe University of Dayton According to Kocsis (2010), criminal profiling is defined as “A forensic technique which seeks to provide investigative agencies with specific information which will help focus attention to individuals with personality traits that parallel traits of other perpetrators who have committed similar other offenses.” Through this definition, it is believed that profiling will help law enforcement officers pursue and interview suspects, because they can narrow in on the right suspects and use interviewing tips for the “type” of suspect being questioned. As a relatively new aspect of criminal investigation, criminal profiling has required several studies in which the accuracy…
Ordinary street crimes, or commonly known as the “Part I Index Crimes”, are violent crimes (include aggravated assault, forcible rape, murder and robbery) and property crimes (include arson, burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft) (FBI, 2004). These street crimes always require direct contact between the offender and the target/victim. Therefore, physical actions are always involved, and the behavior is obviously illegal while it is occurring. Moreover, they tend to occur at a specific time and place (Benson & Simpson, 2015; Clarke, 1983; L. E. Cohen & Felson, 1979; Felson, 1994, 2006).…
Topic: Psychological Profiling General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about psychological profiling. Central Idea Statement/Thesis: I will discuss (1) what psychological profiling is, (2) the profiling of Jack the Ripper, and (3) the most important uses of psychological profiling. Introduction I. [Attention Getter] Which well-known murderer is not defined as a serial killer? (Pictures of known offenders) II.…
Crime Pattern Theory (Brantingham and Brantingham 2008) examines people’s activity patterns, especially when traveling to, or gathering at particular places, in terms of ‘paths, nodes and edges’; and whether places are ‘crime generators’ (many crimes happen there simply because lots of people are passing through, some of whom happen to be opportunistic criminals) or ‘crime attractors’ (criminals are specifically attracted there because of features that make crime less risky, less effort or more rewarding). Broken Windows is a specific theory (Wilson and Kelling 1982) that suggests that if we fail to maintain the environment (for example by leaving broken windows unrepaired, or allowing litter to build up and public places to become dirty and…