Identify the Most Serious Public Crime Problems: The two most serious public crime problems affecting Missouri, which I will address in this enforcement strategy, is rape and homicide. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Statistical Analysis Center, in 2014 there were 2,379 offenses of rape reported and 402 offenses of homicide. (Johnson, B., 2015)
Homicide
According to the The St. Louis Dispatch, the city of St. Louis experienced 159 murders in 2014, which was a major increase from 2013 homicide statistics for St. Louis. (Sableman, 2015) To combat this issue all Missouri police departments will begin utilizing a tactic called, focused deterrence or ‘pulling levers policing’. Focused deterrence strategies are problem-oriented …show more content…
To begin this battle, there are several reporting centers being implemented across the state. Victims will be able to reach out to non-law enforcement agencies, such as hospitals and counseling centers, to report their sexual abuse. This will aid in increasing reporting statistics, as well as allowing criminologists to focus in on offenders and prevention. This new data will allow for more elaborate crime …show more content…
The public safety departments on campuses will then utilize the additional resources to help educate students of their potential risk of rape, prevention techniques, and what to do when a suspected rape occurs. These tactics will employ community-policing models to address the community’s role in prevention and share in the responsibility.
Identify the Most Serious Public Disorder Problems: The two most serious public disorder problems currently facing Missouri residents are prostitution and drug crimes. Prostitution is a major issue affecting women of all ages and disrupting society’s normal functions. Drug crimes have remained a major issue for Missouri for several decades and it does not appear to be going away anytime soon. However, this does not mean that our law enforcement agencies are powerless in reducing it.
Homicide
According to the The St. Louis Dispatch, the city of St. Louis experienced 159 murders in 2014, which was a major increase from 2013 homicide statistics for St. Louis. (Sableman, 2015) To combat this issue all Missouri police departments will begin utilizing a tactic called, focused deterrence or ‘pulling levers policing’. Focused deterrence strategies are problem-oriented …show more content…
To begin this battle, there are several reporting centers being implemented across the state. Victims will be able to reach out to non-law enforcement agencies, such as hospitals and counseling centers, to report their sexual abuse. This will aid in increasing reporting statistics, as well as allowing criminologists to focus in on offenders and prevention. This new data will allow for more elaborate crime …show more content…
The public safety departments on campuses will then utilize the additional resources to help educate students of their potential risk of rape, prevention techniques, and what to do when a suspected rape occurs. These tactics will employ community-policing models to address the community’s role in prevention and share in the responsibility.
Identify the Most Serious Public Disorder Problems: The two most serious public disorder problems currently facing Missouri residents are prostitution and drug crimes. Prostitution is a major issue affecting women of all ages and disrupting society’s normal functions. Drug crimes have remained a major issue for Missouri for several decades and it does not appear to be going away anytime soon. However, this does not mean that our law enforcement agencies are powerless in reducing it.