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Referring back to the infamous Kansas Study, this 14 page paper evaluates the importance of police presence in the community. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The question of how to address crime has plagued civilization throughout history. The old approach to crime was to make the punishment so severe,
and the potential for being caught committing the crime so high, it would serve as a deterrent. Numerous studies were conducted in the twentieth century, in fact, that concluded
that this combination was the most effective way towards addressing crime. Today, however, there is some dissension over the validity of the findings of these studies. Today police
are moving more in the direction of trying to form an effective relationship with the community, a relationship that might include approaches as diverse as stepped up patrols in certain
problem ridden areas and the implementation of programs that help the communities themselves form the infrastructure and values they need to prevent crime. These new approaches appear to be
making a positive difference. It is important to caution, however, that it is only prudent to study the standard models of policing in more depth before abandoning them all
together. A merging of the old with the new would likely be the most effective approach in reducing crime, disorder, and fear in our communities.
Historically, societys approach to crime has been along the Old Testament line of "an eye for an eye". Many today, in fact, contend that the more
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