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The three policies that I am considering as the subject of the Final paper include behavioural intervention programs, eliminate blighted housing and focused on deterrence policing. Focused deterrence focuses on the particular problems in the community like gun violence, gangs, violent behaviour and drug dealing (Andrews & Bonta, 2010). It also concentrates on the groups and individuals who are involved in a particular crime especially those engaged in criminal activity or have criminal records. In behavioural intervention programs it targets the youths who are at risk of being involved in illegal activities mainly because of the school they attend or the neighbourhood that they live. Elimination of the blighted building affects vacant and abandoned houses. Most of the crimes like drug dealing, gun assault among others happens in such structures. The mention policies will assist in the reduction of the rate of crimes.
The reason for considering the behavioural intervention program and focused deterrence policing is that it will reduce the level of crime among the population in a community. The youths are educated on the dangers of being involved in crimes and are continually being monitored (Johnson 2013). The persons already having criminal recorded will be watched to prevent getting back to the old offence. They are provided with jobs that would help them keep busy and avoid being tempted to return to crime because of a lack of income. Elimination of the blighted buildings will prevent people from keeping illegal guns or drugs in those buildings.
The ethical issues linked with the removal of blighted housing including intruding into other people property. An abandoned building could be someone’s property, and by upgrading, it might mean that the state has taken control over the structure (Newburn & Sparks, 2014). In behavioural intervention programs and focused deterrence policing, the youths in the program might feel that they are targeted and the gang members will view them as police informers putting them in danger.
References
Andrews, D. A., & Bonta, J. (2010). Rehabilitating criminal justice policy and practice. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 16(1), 39.
Johnson, D. (2013). Anger about crime and support for punitive criminal justice policies. Punishment & Society, 11(1), 51-66.
Newburn, T., & Sparks, R. (Eds.). (2014). Criminal Justice and Political Cultures: National and international dimensions of crime control. Routledge.
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