5). For punishment to become effective on a person they must undergo rehabilitation to learn how to break their habits. Without rehabilitation programs inmates and criminals cannot become a part of our society as a productive and changed person. Some of these rehabilitation programs include counseling, job training, life skills training, anger management or even drug and alcohol programs. When we look at three comparable cities we can see how their crime rates in robbery, rape and murder will compare.
Three cities with comparable population for men, women, under and over the age of 18 are Kansas City, MO, Atlanta, GA, and Omaha, NE. These numbers are from the 2013 semi-annual United States Census Bureau. "Kansas City, for example, reported 56 murders in the six months of this year but only 39 during the same time in 2004" (Bridis, 2005, para. 4).
Kansas City, MO. Atlanta, GA. Omaha, NE.
Population by Sex/Age Population by Sex/Age Population by Sex/Age.
Male- 223,183 Male- 208,968 Male- 201,063.
Female- 236,604 Female- 211,035 Female- 207,895.
Under 18- 111,058 Under 18- 81,410 Under 18- 102,671.
Over 18- 348,729 Over 18- 338,593 Over 18- 306, 287 .
When looking at the statistics chart per 100,000 inhabitants then national average for robberies and murders are less than in these three comparable cities. Atlanta, Georgia had the highest number of robberies but the lowest number of rapes. According to the FBI, Atlanta is the United States 26th most dangerous city to live in and Kansas City ranked 48th. To have prevention programs including primary, secondary and tertiary is a very important part in lowering the risk factors for the people of the communities. .
The primary prevention program focuses on "individual-level risk factors for all" (Robinson, 2013). There are many different primary prevention programs out there that are available to us. There are community watches, which is the neighborhood watch programs that is performed by the citizens of the community, and this can help to deter the crime in those areas.