Ways of reducing crime

1. Intervention Programs: Negative trends can be reversed. True to the maxim that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," intervention The Functional Family Therapy program helps adolescents on probation - and their families. A family therapist works with the family and helps individual family members see how they can positively motivate change in their home. The program works in three phases. During the first phase, the therapist attempts to break down resistance to therapy and encourages the family to believe that negative communication and interaction patterns can be changed. In the second phase, family members are taught new ways to approach day-to-day situations; they are shown how to change their behaviors and responses to situations. During the third phase, family members are encouraged to move new relational skills into other social situations (school, or the workplace, for instance). FFT reduces recidivism rates and juvenile delinquency at a low cost. Another positive effect of the program is that the siblings of the youth on parole are less likely to commit crimes because of the help their family has received. Programs aim to prevent criminal behavior before it occurs. Whether targeting primary school children or prison inmates, such programs are implemented to curb criminal tendencies.
2. Providing Stiff Penalties: Stiff penalties, such as capital punishment, are a deterrent for many criminals. Individuals who are deterred by little else than these drastic penalties operate at stage one of the pre-conventional level of morality, outlined by the prominent social psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg. This level of morality deems obedience necessary only as a means for avoiding punishment. Thus, punishment of a violent sort possibly resulting in death is meted out to individuals who habitually engage in violent crime in order to deter other would-be criminals from engaging in similar behavior.

3. Infiltration and intelligence gathering: Undercover operations can be used both to expose criminal behavior as well as to hold individuals accountable for their actions. The intelligence service gathers information to support netting criminals and preventing crime. While police sometimes conduct undercover operations that are focused on rooting out drug dealers or exposing prostitution rings, citizens also can use undercover techniques to record criminal activities within their own communities.
4. Community Awareness: Keep your finger on the pulse of your community by nurturing relationships with family, neighbors or employees of local businesses. In many respects, citizens are more effectively prepared to combat crime than are seasoned law enforcement officials.
5. Avenues of Communication: Communication is key to the process of crime prevention. Law enforcement officials should be encouraged to create proactive response programs, such as the Amber Alert that is used to report abducted children. By permitting citizens easy access to crime reports, officials can further increase opportunities for volunteer collaboration in reducing the crime rate.

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Titany answered the question on December 7, 2021 at 09:37