Violent crimes are offenses which involve force or threat of force, and are categorized into four different groups/categories: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The prevalence and seriousness of violent crimes have fluctuated over time according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, however they continue to plague our society. Statistics show a small decline in many violent crimes, e.g. domestic violence, sexual assault, hate crimes, violent crimes at school, etc. but this may be due to non reporting and other factors. Violent crimes are complex and must be handled in skilled and tactful manor to ensure justice for individuals who have been victimized.
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Reuters reports that violent crimes including murders fell 4.4 percent in 2013 to their lowest number since the 1970s, continuing a decades-long downturn, according to the FBI. (Simpson, 2014). Programs and policies such as, but not limited to; court supervised community-based outpatient drug treatment and case management services to felony drug offenders, various advocacy interventions which aim to empower women who have experienced intimate partner violence and link them to helpful services in the community, Family functioning interventions which seek to improve life for at risk individuals, and hot spots policing strategies that are used with the police force which focus on small geographic areas or places, usually in urban settings, where crime is concentrated. (Ahlstrom,Havighurst, …show more content…
The fact that the United States leads the industrialized nations in rates of violent crimes is disturbing and points to data availability constraints, ineffective criminal prosecutions and/or investigations, and low references and resources available to not only the victims and their families, but also for "at risk youth" and perpetrators themselves (National Research Council 1993). In addition to limited data availability, there is a big issue with reporting violent crimes and pressing criminal charges against the perpetrators. Prosecution and Conviction Rates for Intimate Partner Violence Journal shows not only the inadequacies of the prosecuting and criminal justice system, but also a major gap in advocating for victims and directing them to appropriate resources. Although upon reviewing 135 research studies, a Criminal Justice Review Journal article reports that, on average, about one third of the reported offenses and more than three fifths of arrests result in the filing of charges; and more than half of all prosecutions result in a criminal conviction, there are still to many gaps and in adequate seas in assessing needs and prosecution for violent
Guns violence, addiction/drugs, …show more content…
Reuters reports that violent crimes including murders fell 4.4 percent in 2013 to their lowest number since the 1970s, continuing a decades-long downturn, according to the FBI. (Simpson, 2014). Programs and policies such as, but not limited to; court supervised community-based outpatient drug treatment and case management services to felony drug offenders, various advocacy interventions which aim to empower women who have experienced intimate partner violence and link them to helpful services in the community, Family functioning interventions which seek to improve life for at risk individuals, and hot spots policing strategies that are used with the police force which focus on small geographic areas or places, usually in urban settings, where crime is concentrated. (Ahlstrom,Havighurst, …show more content…
The fact that the United States leads the industrialized nations in rates of violent crimes is disturbing and points to data availability constraints, ineffective criminal prosecutions and/or investigations, and low references and resources available to not only the victims and their families, but also for "at risk youth" and perpetrators themselves (National Research Council 1993). In addition to limited data availability, there is a big issue with reporting violent crimes and pressing criminal charges against the perpetrators. Prosecution and Conviction Rates for Intimate Partner Violence Journal shows not only the inadequacies of the prosecuting and criminal justice system, but also a major gap in advocating for victims and directing them to appropriate resources. Although upon reviewing 135 research studies, a Criminal Justice Review Journal article reports that, on average, about one third of the reported offenses and more than three fifths of arrests result in the filing of charges; and more than half of all prosecutions result in a criminal conviction, there are still to many gaps and in adequate seas in assessing needs and prosecution for violent