Analysis of Crime based Policies

Analysis of Crime based Policies

Introduction

There are several policies that came into existence for controlling the criminal based activities. However, there are several policies that make impact on the criminal control and some do not. However, in this paper there is highlight on the early intervention policy on the children and the second policy that we look upon is the early release of the prisoners.

Early intervention has existing methods for assessing mental development of children in life based on the observation of the behavior of the child. An adopted scale, this observation provides a specialist. However, children with developmental problems or delays require a support system to help them develop normally. Experts said a holistic approach to early intervention and prevention of long-term anomalies could be an effective form of early support to children in United States. Intervention in Early Childhood intervention helps to optimize the chances of the child to reach the stages of normal development and minimize and finish the violent behavior that will create an offender person (Farrington, & West, 1993).

However, since the U.S. plunged into a recession in 2007, state governments have struggled with huge budget shortfalls and decided to reduce the prisons investments. Legislators have looked for areas in which to cut spending, and, in some states, have focused on one area where expenses have particularly ballooned in recent decades prisons. States including Kentucky, Colorado, Illinois and Oregon have, like California, recently begun releasing prisoners early to try to close budget shortfalls. Most states in which early-release programs have been adopted limit eligibility to nonviolent offenders, such as those incarcerated for drug offenses or petty theft. Thus, the policy of early release of the prisoners is under practice (Rochester, & Frederick, 1999).

Discussion

However, there are notions that early-release programs represent a major shift in state corrections policies, marking a change from what the Associated Press calls "the tough-on-crime climate of recent decades." In the 1980s, a crackdown on crime brought about more prosecutions of and longer sentences for nonviolent offenses, such as drug possession. As a consequence, prison populations and prison costs soared. According to a 2008 study by the Pew Center on the States, a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, D.C., one in every 100 adults in the U.S. is behind bars. The 50 states in total spend almost $50 billion annually on prison costs; in 1987, that sum was only $10.6 billion (Rochester, & Frederick, 1999).

Moreover, early intervention is the generic term for offering assistance of various kinds, which can be claimed, if parents get concerned regarding the development of their child or if a development impairment or disability of the child is present. Early intervention got aimed at parents with children from infancy to school age. In particular, early intervention will help, if small children will need for their physical, mental and spiritual development assistance. However, the holistic range of early intervention consists of medical, psychological, educational and social support. The family and the social environment of the child get ...