Prevention

Broken windows theory is a belief that the environment has an effect to crime and the anti-social behavior of the neighborhood. If the environment is vandalized or is run down that alone would cause the area to be on that is high in crime and with anti-social behavior. The Broken windows theory has been subject to a lot of scrutiny from the public, many point out that they target poor and minority filled communities. The theory itself states that if an environment is broken down or vandalized…

I never really thought of my neighborhood as a possible place for crime to occur, but after doing the safety assessment I found that my neighborhood would be a pretty perfect place to commit a crime. I have lived in the same place for majority of my life and have always just felt safe and protected. I know all of my neighbors and because they are all older there's not many young people around disturbing the peace. The most action my neighborhood gets is after school hours, many students walk…

Later, Kelling and Coles (1996) further developed the broken windows model by placing it in a broader legal context. They argued that the retreat from order maintenance policing to concentrate on serious crimes was a mistake (Kelling & Coles, 1996). Failure to address order maintenance by the police led to the increase in the level of incivilities. Increased incivilities became the signal for more serious crimes and further deterioration of the neighborhoods. Kelling and Coles (1996) linked…

An important aspect of policing is the maintenance of a healthy relationship between the police and the public. Examining this relationship is integral because it could identify issues that exist in particular groups in society that are a cause for attention. Vulnerable groups such as Aboriginals living in post-colonial setting are susceptible of being exploited and are under constant gaze of governments and police with discriminatory treatment and over-policing still an issue (Perry, 2009;…

The relationship that the public and police share is vitally important to the function of society and everyone benefits when it is a positive one. Community style policing has become more prevalent in Canada in the last quarter century; however, there is still areas to improve. I have identified five strategies that, in my opinion, will improve the relationship between the police and the public.Foot PatrolPolice officer’s can be quite intimidating for the public when they roll by in a vehicle,…

The value of the criminal justice system is made up of organizations that collectively work together to prevent crime. With society changing, the effectiveness of the criminal justice system has had negative and positive effects. Community involvement is getting better because law enforcement officers are working with the community to reduce crime and become more involved. Community involvement is critical to citizens because they are the eyes and ears in the streets. The organization must…

school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance” (stopbullying.gov). The rise of bullying has made bullying prevention an important issue for school-aged children, their families and public schools. Bullying prevention has become especially important for Asian American students. This paper is a review of a journal article entitled, ‘Bullying Prevention as a Social Justice Issue: Implications with Asian American Elementary School Students’. Cixin et al. (2016) reported…

Fall Prevention in the Hospital Setting As today’s technology has advanced the older population is increasing. Although this is excellent, it also allows the older population to have more complications in the hospital setting. One of these complications is falling. According to Lippincott procedures and “Patient Engagement in Hospital Fall Prevention” by Chang-Yi Yin and Huey-Ming Tseng, there are many ways to prevent a fall from happening in the hospital setting. According to both articles,…

According to Multiple Studies Carrots Aid Stroke Prevention Carrots Aid Stroke Prevention. Multiple research studies have found that the consumption of carrots reduce the risk of stroke. In one of the Harvard studies, 90 000 female nurses participated over eight years in a research project. Researchers found that stroke risk was reduced by 68% when eating carrots five times a week or more compared to eating carrots only once a month or less. In another Harvard study it was established that…

Accident Prevention Preventing accidents when there is an open fire As the old adage goes, “ Fire is a good servant but a bad master.” Although fire has numerous good uses such as aiding us in cooking, keeping warm, roasting food and the list goes on, it can also bring about adverse effects and irreparable damage. This can be prevented if the fire safety precaution is taken and people are educated about the danger lurking around houses furniture(for eg. Electrical appliances) which may…