Can Crime Control be Justified?

Over time, our nation has swung the balance towards the crime control model and thus puts more and more emphasis on the reduction of street level crime. Street level crime consists of everything from burglary, rape, and all types of drug felonies. These crimes cost American people millions of dollars a year, whether it is in direct effect from a crime or it has to do with the after affects of a crime. With the …

…insider trading. If we want to get all these criminals off the streets, than America has to be satisfied with the increase of stopping street level crimes. If people do not like the consequences, than I would call these people hypocrites. Bibliography 1.Robinson, Matthew B. Justice Blind: Ideals and Realities of American Criminal Justice. New Jersey, 2002. 2.Schmalleger, Frank. Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction. 5th Edition. New Jersey, 2004. 3.www.census.gov/cgi-bin/popclock 4.www.gallup.com