Topic > The Importance of Violent Crime - 1001

Most people consider the police to be the ones who prevent crime. According to Blumstein (2000), the police pretend to be society's best defense against crime. Conversely, police presence can considerably reduce or even increase the crime rate in specific places and at specific times, all depending on their activities at that time. Blumstein goes on to state the importance of community policing to prevent violent crime with fundamental changes in management, structure, culture, community partnership and zero tolerance policing, which is part of Compstat. Weisburd et al., (2003) describe the Compstat model as a management process within a performance management framework that synthesizes crime and disorder data analysis, strategic problem solving and a clear reporting structure. responsibility. Additionally, Compstat facilitates accurate and timely analysis of crime and disorder data, thereby identifying crime patterns and problems. The system adapts an analysis for implementation through rapid deployment of personnel and resources. An accountability structure is vital to ensure the correct implementation of analysis and responses to effectively reduce crime and disorder. In summary, violent crime, the use of force or the threat of use of force on a person, was once worse than it is today. Over thousands of years, many transition periods will occur on the way to less violent crime. These transitions of decline were the pacification process, the civilization process, the humanitarian revolution, the new peace and the rights revolutions. Today, television portrays violent crimes much worse than reality, while other crimes much less than real ones. Finally, police presence alone will not stop violent crime; however, a systematic approach to controlling changes