Interpreting Crime Data
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Interpreting Crime Data Dillen Render College of Humanities and Social Sciences: Grand Canyon University JUS-445: Justice Problem Analysis
November 26, 2023 Professor Christopher Crockett
Interpreting Crime Data More young people, particularly teenagers, have been exposed to violence during the past
decade. Sadly, everywhere across the world, daily there are adolescents that are being affected by violence and it is injecting fear into younger generations. It is not only a school concern but it might also give rise to more crime when they grow up. This reading will explain why youth violence is an issue, how the research was conducted, what was learned, and what may be done to prevent such incidents in the future.
So many teenagers don't make it to see their 30th birthdays because of all the violence, says author David Ferdon, that it's crucial to pay attention to it. The fact that it has decreased since the 1900s is at odds with the load still being quite high, making it a crucial issue. Here is some data to back that up: between the ages of 10 and 24, the rate peaked in 1992 at 15.9 per 100,000, dropped by 41% in the following two years (which seemed promising at the time), and then continued to rise until around 2011 (Ferdon, 2014). One study found that one in four high school students experienced a physical altercation in a given school year, despite the fact that reports of conflict or violence decreased. Since there is no universal pattern, many people may be
perplexed as to what causes arguments. There was a correlation between its inclusion in crack cocaine and an increase in both violent crime and drug consumption (
Carvalho, 2009
). Young people aren't the only ones that suffer; society as a whole may feel the economic effects of this problem. While the true cost is impossible to estimate, it is clear that drug abuse has far-reaching
negative effects on people's health, social lives, and education as well as the entire judicial and labor markets. Data from 2010 shows that homicides involving people aged 10–24 cost nearly $9
billion in total, including medical bills and lost wages, and that assaults cost nearly $8.6 billion in medical bills alone, not counting the cost of providing necessary resources.
Finkelhor's research strategy included a wide range of techniques and information sources. It employed a national survey of youngsters that was viewed as a non-experimental study intended to obtain all current data and to indicate the frequency of violence as well as associated risk factors (CNSC, n.d). Around 4,400 children aged 1 month to 17 years old were included in the study, and interviews were performed via phone by staff with survey-taking experience. It was based nationwide on phone numbers and there were even some getting mailed pages of surveys that varied by different families. It was discovered that some of the responses had unique properties and that not all of them were useful. Providing the necessary resources for young adults is seen to be an effective way to reduce youth violence and boost their happiness and health. It has been suggested that many communities could benefit from using evidence-based ways to help reduce the effects of violence, boost youth development, and reassure young people that it's safe to speak up (CDC, 2022). Many communities have implemented measures like abuse avoidance, intervention, and treatment to lessen the impact of these traumatic incidents. This is simply mentioning a couple but there must also be justice and improved health care for these young people. A growing number of young people need to feel heard and like they have a say in this terrible debate if we're
going to stop this from happening. A better atmosphere in which young adults feel safe and where they feel they may speak about violence is necessary if it is to cease having such a negative impact on their development. The young children are the ones that suffer the most because so many of them are either the
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targets or the perpetrators of the abuse. All of this is fixable and preventable. Evidence shows that stricter penalties lead to lower crime rates.
References Carvalho, H. B., & Seibel, S. D. (2009). Crack cocaine use and its relationship with violence. Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, June 8). Prevention strategies |violence prevention|injury Center|CDC
. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/communityviolence/prevention.html Comprehensive National Survey Children’s exposure to violence: (n.d.-a). https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/227744.pdf David-Ferdon, Corinne et al. (2014). Preventing youth violence : opportunities for action.