Essay On Violent Crime

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Should the society take stronger measures to prevent violent crimes?
Is violence in America a norm rather than an infection needing to be cured? Violence is so common that we witness it in our homes on the television, hear it in music on our radios, and it even lurks in the shadows of the public schools within our communities. On December 14, 2012, a young man opened gunfire amongst several innocent elementary children and teachers, killing them in cold blood. “Remembering Sandy Hook Elementary victims,” a webpage dedicated to twenty-six special victims of a particularly horrific tragedy caused by an act of violence (CNN).
In order for a society to fight crime or build a determent society there willingness to support and honor statutes and programs that the government sets forth. In the past up to today there are measures to crime prevention. But, should the society take stronger measures to prevent violent crimes?
One argument supporting stronger measures toward violent crime prevention is to limit the exposure of violence through video programming by children. The arguments claim, children today are being exposed to an uncontrollable amount of violence through the use of technology. Senator John “Jay” Rockefeller states, “I introduced a bill that directs the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study on the impact of violent video games and programming on children” (Lyons). It is also argued that this impact of subjectivity to the vulnerability of a child’s mind could be negative (Lyons).
To further add, violent videos games could be a potential cause of violence. “Congress should fund research into the effects that violent video games have on young minds” (Obama). This statement was in response to the S...

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...ving no supporting relation to the very violence in question.
Opponents to the Clery Act say, “Determining whether Clery actually made college campuses safer is a more daunting challenge, and to date no empirical evidence indicates that its promises have been met” (Katel). This argument is explained with a list of discrepancies in examples, the definition of “safe”, baseline comparison determination, and lack of actual reporting from victims (Katel).
Final opponent argument says, “children are different than adults” (Billitteri). It is further argued that the mental capacity of a juvenile is not present. Therefore, “By incarcerating many juveniles long past the time they present a threat to the public, we are diverting resources and attention from investments in strengthening families and communities that would be more effective in preventing crime” (Billitteri).

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