URBAN CRISIS AND CRIME (FROM CRIME AND JUSTICE, 1970-1971, 1972, BY J SUSMAN - SEE NCJ-27315)

• NCJ Number: 27325
• Author(s): S KRANTZ; W D KRAMER
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 18 pages
• Corporate Author: AMS Press, Inc
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT URBAN CRIME MUST BE EXAMINED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE INDIVIDUAL TYPES OF CRIME RATHER THAN AS A MONOLITHIC PROBLEM WHICH CAN BE REPRESSED THROUGH THE USE OF UNIVERSALLY SEVERE SANCTIONS.

Abstract

THE PRESENT APPROACHES TO URBAN CRIME CONTROL ARE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO SUFFER FROM INADEQUATE COMMITTAL OF RESOURCES AND A FAILURE TO IDENTIFY OPTIMUM POINTS IN THE CRIME AND JUSTICE PROCESSES AT WHICH TO INTERVENE. SUGGESTED APPROACHES INCLUDE THE CREATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY PLANNING AGENCIES AND INCREASED FUNDING TO DEVELOP MORE INTENSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY BASED PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY FOR JUVENILES. GUIDELINES ARE OFFERED FOR FEDERAL SUPPORT OF SUCH EFFORTS.