Critical Issues in Law Enforcement and Public Safety
This course is an evaluation of numerous critical issues faced by law enforcement leaders in the contemporary United States. From street gangs to crime rate dynamics, transnational drug trafficking organizations to recidivism, law enforcement ethics to crime-fighting technology, this course will delve into some of America’s most pressing crime problems, as well as issues facing criminal justice institutions with an emphasis on effective public policy. In 2000 there were 750,000 gang members in the United States. In just a short four years, that number increased by approximately 35%. As the numbers increase at a high rate, the majority of those new members were under eighteen years of age. 40% of gang members are under the age of eighteen and 90% of all juvenile males in a correctional facility have a gang affiliation (Justice, 2015). As these numbers continue to increase year after year, something needs to be done to help our youth and their families out of this cycle of violence, sex, and drugs that creates the poverty they live in. In areas of the United States like Chicago, the gang life is more tempting for our youth, compared to the alternative. Gang leaders portray a life style that is something to be desired by many young adults living in that environment. Using current research, law enforcement leaders can advocate for educational and economic policy changes that can be made to empower at-risk youth, like the ones found in the Chicago gangs, to work towards legitimate careers. The document link below provides a body of work that addresses such topics. |
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