Crime | Rehabilitating Criminals Can Prevent Crime
As the House and Senate prepare to vote on the final version of the $33 billion crime bill [the 1994 Omnibus Crime Act], the nation’s attention is rightly riveted on a crime crisis that has grown to alarming proportions. Yet in today’s frenzy to fight crime, no one consults the real experts: the criminals themselves.
Criminals Reveal How to Prevent Crime
Prison Fellowship, an organization I helped found after serving time for Watergate-related offenses, decided to do just that. In our newspaper, Inside Journal distributed free to prisoners nationwide, we...
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- Introduction
- Chapter 1: What Causes Crime?
- Chapter 2: Is Crime Increasing?
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Chapter 3: Can Stronger Criminal Justice Measures Prevent Crime?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Tougher Laws Can Prevent Crime
- Imprisoning More Criminals Can Prevent Crime
- “Three Strikes” Laws Can Prevent Crime
- Community Policing Strategies Can Prevent Crime
- Tougher Laws Will Not Prevent Crime
- Rehabilitating Criminals Can Prevent Crime
- “Three Strikes” Laws Will Not Prevent Crime
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Chapter 4: How Can Juvenile Crime Be Prevented?
- Community Policing Strategies Do Little to Prevent Crime
- Preventing Juvenile Crime: An Overview
- Tough Punishments Are Necessary to Prevent Juvenile Crime
- Both Prevention Programs and Punishment Are Needed to Control Juvenile Crime
- Violence Prevention Programs Can Stop Juvenile Crime
- Harsh Punishments for Juveniles Are Not Justified
- Prevention Efforts Should Be Aimed at Adult Violence
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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