In the domestic policy, crime has been a prevalent issue that the government is always putting concerted efforts to resolve. The policy making process has had a tremendous impacts on the issue of crime within the domestic policy. Firstly, when the crime levels rise above what is perceived to be tolerable, the policy makers have to address the issue by formulating the approaches to resolve the issue. The policy makers also implement the approaches set to resolve the issue of crime within the domestic policy. Critically, the policy setting process has impacted the issue of crime by ensuring setting up of policies that are critical in maintaining crime levels within the bearable levels through its reduction. Institutions such as the courts and
