CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM

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[Juvenile Crimes: Crime Prevention Programs]

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Juvenile Crimes: Crime Prevention Programs

Thesis Statement

“Juvenile crime is increasing rapidly and is a problem that plagues America.”

Background

In each country under review it is apparent that any discussion of crime prevention and Indigenous peoples must recognise their unique experience of colonisation? exploitation and assimilation. An expanding number of commissions and inquiries? at both national and state or provincial level? have documented these events and their impact on indigenous peoples in all four countries in the past 15-20 years. Colonisation has had devastating effects on Indigenous populations including loss of land? separation of children from their families with forced attendance at residential schools? a loss of language? culture? identity and self esteem. Although much diversity exists among them? Indigenous peoples in Australia? Canada? New Zealand and the United States all face similar challenges.

Introduction

The murder rate by 18 year olds has increased 467% since 1965! The current policy maintained for the last number of decades is clearly not effective. An increase of 207% in the number of murder cases committed by 15 year olds from 1985 to 1993 is not a sign that current policy is effective. Changes must be made. The best way to address the problem is through government funded preventative programs. The affirmative intends to prove? and stands resolved? that the federal government should establish a program to substantially reduce juvenile crime. This? by definition? means that the federal government would benefit the country by taking action and making government programs that will decrease the number of crimes committed by minors.

Discussion

The deliberate and systematic dis-empowerment of Aboriginal people starting with dispossession from their land and proceeding to almost every aspect of their life….Decisions were made about them and for them….With the loss of independence comes the loss of self esteem.

Elliott Johnston? Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1991)

In all these countries? and compared with non-indigenous populations? these historical? political and economic factors have resulted in high rates of poverty? victimisation? ill-health? substance abuse? suicide? low educational attainment? school drop-out? unemployment? and involvement in the criminal justice system.

The status quo is only harming the people of the United States by remaining. It has become clear that the state and local governments have failed in correcting the nation wide epidemic of juvenile crime? since juvenile crime rates are rising so rapidly.

An example of an ineffective state plan is that many states are attempting to incarcerate juveniles along with adults. Putting juvenile offenders in with adults increases their chances offending again when they are released by 65%.

SHOCAP? a local crime reduction plan? was shut down because it was ineffective. Local plans are too diverse and lack uniformity. Plans that can lift up the entire country are far superior to those that can only affect small parts. Iowa may indeed have smaller problems than New York but Juvenile crime exists everywhere. In the hands of the federal government? a more effective? tax worthy and moral shaping plan can be spread ...