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This 3 page paper briefly discusses two major social problems, crime and drug abuse: what they are, why they are problems, who is affected and how they can be resolved. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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these problems: crime and drug use. Discussion Crime is a problem that affects everyone, because anyone can be a victim of a crime. And its a problem by definition
because it involves breaking the law. A Canadian study reveals that there is one murder per 12,000 citizens; 1 in 5,000 for sexual assault; 1 in 200 for robbery; and
1 in 33 for assault (Crime prevention through social development, 1989). In other words, "the more serious the offense, the less likely it is to occur" (Crime prevention through social
development, 1989). Whether or not someone will be a victim of crime depends on many factors, including where they live, income and lifestyle (Crime prevention through social development, 1989).
The crime rate is dropping in both Canada and the U.S., but the public retains a perception that we are living in very violent times, and that the crime rate
is increasing (Crime prevention through social development, 1989). This mistaken belief comes in part from the medias intense coverage of the most grisly or sensational crimes, "combined with increases in
reported police statistics," both of which "can be misleading" (Crime prevention through social development, 1989). For instance, increasing the number of police, using computers, and increasing insurance coverage are three
simple factors that might have increased the number of reports made to authorities without "any change in crime itself" (Crime prevention through social development, 1989). But newspapers and TV stations
cover only the worst crimes, a practice that tends to create "a fear of victimization that is not supported by statistics" (Crime prevention through social development, 1989). In actuality, the
crime rate is either remaining steady or dropping (Crime prevention through social development, 1989). This report suggests several ways of reducing crime, including law enforcement, the use of corrections,
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