Essay On Juvenile Crime

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Kourtney Pierce
2/18/14
CRJ 201
Addressing the Issues of Juvenile Justice and Crime in the City
Washington, DC is one of the most beautiful cities in the nation. Known as the nation’s capital, it is home to the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, the Monument, and many other historical attractions. While DC brings tourist from near and far to visit its natural and manmade wonders, there are some not so great aspects to the city. DC is known for its high crime rates, with its murder rate ranked being 8th among popular cites in 2012 ( Natividad, 2013) , violent crimes spiking from one year to the next, and according to an article from the Washington Post, by the end of 2013 there were 104 homicides. Juvenile crime in DC factors in to those high numbers. Juvenile crimes seem to continuously rise and the juvenile justice system seems to be failing them. Many are not receiving the proper treatment they may need, and repeat offenders are being returned to the streets. Gangs, access to guns, and youth crime are running the DC streets and too many of our youth are being caught in crossfire. We as a community and along with the government need to come up with a better solution to deter the youth from living a life of crime and try to save them from the streets before it is too late.

To begin the mayor should first focus on the increase in juvenile related crimes, pinpointing the most extreme, to avoid the problems that those increases will create. Addressing the fact that there is a serious issue in the community will help everyone involved get a better understanding of the problem and how to solve it. Using community oriented policing he can get officers out to listen and pay attention to the people in the communities. Each neighborhood ...

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...rmed when playing outside, and that the will not be stereotyped and profiled for being who they are. It will be a slow and steady process but once the first step is made everyone from the Mayor to the people in the communities need to make the intuitive to do better. Take the focus off the so called “bad kids” in the area because it starts with the area surroundings and what is or is not being offered to the kids. The parents need to take more responsibility as well and stop letting the streets raise their children. Once everyone takes accountability for their own actions and stops putting the blame on someone else, then a solution can be found and everyone can work together to enforce it. Pinpoint the problem areas little by little and work on one thing at a time. Everyone expects change to happen right away without working for it and that’s where the problem lies.

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