CRJ 305 Crime Prevention Ashford University

Crime Prevention Initiatives

Select one of the following Activities from Chapter 10 of Crime Prevention for your initial post.

a. Activity: Crime Prevention. Medical Focus – Brain Dysfunction

b. Activity: Crime Prevention. Crime Prevention – Social Capital & Human Capital

c. Critical Thinking: Create a Crime Prevention Program (Reduce Poverty).

d. Critical Thinking: Re-entry Programs

Your initial post must be a minimum of 250 words in length. Support your post with examples from your required reading material and /or other scholarly sources, and provide in-text citation in APA style.  

Gun Violence

According to Robinson, when we compare America to countries around the world, America does not have a high rate of crime, but has one of the highest rates of lethal violence (2012). Discuss three factors that are contributing to lethal violence. Using the Problem Analysis Triangle (introduced in Week Two), discuss three potential initiatives to counter gun violence. What are examples of initiatives outside the criminal justice system (i.e., law enforcement, courts, and corrections) that can impact crime and criminal issues? Your initial post must be a minimum of 250 words in length. Support your post with examples from your required reading material and /or other scholarly sources, and provide in-text citation in APA style.