Targeting Offenders

Overall, these studies suggest that while criminal behavior cuts across race and class lines, the societal response to these behaviors may significantly influence the course of a potential criminal career. Decisions regarding the most effective balance of responses by law enforcement, social services, and community intervention are critical in determining many of these outcomes Race and Class Effects.

They found that these offenders are having an impact on the criminal justice system (with their activities becoming more diabolical in nature). According to the CDC, there a number of pieces of data to highlight the severity of the problem include:

Research suggests that reducing the rate of reoccurring offenses for juvenile offenders is directly related to understanding the factors that increase the recidivism rates for this age group: the origins of the offenders, the behavior problems and causes, the adjudication process, and the type of offense committed.

Furthermore, risk operates as a “governmental strategy of regulatory power by which populations and individuals are monitored and managed” (Lupton, 2013, p.87). The CLPS is at the top of monitoring and managing offenders. In fact, it is the CLPS that establishes the measures and the criminal law policies that are the foundation of managing offenders. The policies they make are in response to the type of research, statistics and other required information collected by various practitioners and professionals in relation to risk. In determining the various risk factors, they are able to make smarter decisions in how to manage the offender population and those who might reoffend. Lupton (2013) explains that certain populations and social groups

The primary risk factors for criminal behavior majorly come into play in the early years of a person’s life.

“The second pro is that it can create a higher level of victim protection by releasing information about who the offender is targeting.” C (2015) Once information about the target demographic is released, people that fit within that demographic have a greater chance of protecting themselves as well as law enforcement can move to protect them in hopes of them not falling victim to the offenders attacks as well. The third pro is the ability of the criminal profile in helping law enforcement officers develop a successful interview strategy.

Hall, Harger, and Stansel (2015) report that while the United States (US) mass incarcerates offenders, they also release many; 700,000 inmates were released in 2011 (1). Statistics suggest that rates as high as sixty-six percent, 462,000, will be re-incarcerated within three years and seventy -five percent within five (Jonson 2010). Many factors may acerbate the propensity toward incarceration, thereby creating inmates, however, what may be the most significant consequence of incarceration is that once an inmate is released, the odds support that the process will repeat itself (Jonson 2010). Thereby it is almost considered a normal process .to accept that released inmates will have a substantial impact on future incarceration

A person’s criminal activity can begin later in life and driving forces are swayed by various life circumstances.

This book attempts to conduct research in order to extend the field of criminology, not any other matter. Sutherland was attempting to bring attention to an area of criminal behaviour that criminologists had not previously studied. At this time, theories of criminal behaviour placed a large emphasis on poverty being the cause of crime or on other social conditions and personal traits which

Ethnographic researchers has long studied the motivations and similarities between offenders and career criminals. There is a parallel relationship within persistent offenders escpically the factors that influences them to commit or recommit certain crime, it is important to understand that there are many factors that influences persistent offenders  such as financial motivation, social factors, emotional state.

The Uniform Crime Reporting System is a nationally used source of statistics of reported crime. Nearly eighteen thousand police agencies in America voluntarily report to the UCR. This program has been used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation since 1930. The primary objective of the UCR is to aid law enforcement with reliable information, however; it’s data is now one the country’s leading social indicators. Varied research is now collected by multiple forms of students in the country.

The criminal justice field is in place to not only hold those accountable for their actions but also to try and prevent further criminal activity from happening. One of the best ways to do so is to collect data and statistics on criminal activity across the nation. By collecting this data we can better know when and where crimes are happening and try to provide a solution to stopping them. However, people bring into question the accuracy and usefulness of crime statistics as they merely reflect the views of the policy makers. Two sources that collect and publish crime data and statistics are the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program, and the National Crime Victim Survey (NCVS).

Treating offender for substance use also increases public safety. Offenders who complete substance abuse treatment, particularly in residential or DTAP programs, are significantly less likely to commit crimes (McVay, et al., 2004). Furthermore, they are less likely to engage in the distribution or use of alcohol and drugs. Not treating a drug-abusing offender is a missed opportunity to simultaneously improve both public health and safety (Chandler, Fletcher, Volkow, 2009, p. 183).

Juvenile offending is a major problem in society. Understanding the risk factors that contribute to the increased likelihood of a juvenile to engage in delinquency is important. There are many factors that can influence the increased risk of juvenile delinquency. These factors include poverty, low socioeconomic status, age (Jarjoura, Triplett, & Brinker, 2002), race, gender (Lucero, Barret, & Jensen, 2015), education (Lucero, Barret, & Jensen, 2015; Jarjoura, 1993), and family structure (Anderson, 2002; Kierkus & Hewitt, 2009). It is important to examine if some risk factors can contribute more than others and to what extent they interact with one another. This paper will discuss three important risk factors that contribute to the likelihood of juveniles engaging in deviant acts. The three risk factors discussed are poverty, family structure, and educational attainment. In addition, this paper will demonstrate how these three risk factors interact with one another, resulting in a higher propensity for involvement in juvenile delinquency.

In the United States, juvenile delinquency is becoming a major problem in the communities across the country. Because of the actions that these juveniles engage in on a regular basis, taxpayers across the country are having to shell out hundreds upon thousands of dollars to rehabilitate these children in order to help them make better choices. This leads citizens to wonder what factors actually cause juveniles to live a life of crime rather than success. In short, there are three main factors that often cause children to live a life of crime. These three factors are social influences, psychological characteristics, and academic potential.