Discuss three factors that are contributing to lethal violence. Using the Problem Analysis Triangle (introduced in Week Two), discuss three potential initiatives to counter gun violence. What are examples of initiatives outside the criminal justice system

iscussion 1

1. Select one of the following Activities from Chapter 10 of Crime Prevention for your initial post.
   1. Activity: Crime Prevention. Medical Focus – Brain Dysfunction
   2. Activity: Crime Prevention. Crime Prevention – Social Capital & Human Capital
   3. Critical Thinking: Create a Crime Prevention Program (Reduce Poverty).
   4. Critical Thinking: Re-entry Programs

   Your initial post must be a minimum of 250 words in length. Support your post with examples from your required reading material and /or other scholarly sources, and provide in-text citation in APA style.

   Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. For these responses, select at least one classmate who chose to address an Activity different from your own. In your responses to their posts, address the following:

   1. With respect to your classmate’s initial post, how do the concepts of re-entry and re-integration of prisoners back into society affect your selection of a crime prevention program?
   2. Does society have a responsibility to fund and implement programs like these?
   3. Do these programs have an effect on recidivism?

Discussion 2

According to Robinson, when we compare America to countries around the world, America does not have a high rate of crime, but has one of the highest rates of lethal violence (2012). Discuss three factors that are contributing to lethal violence. Using the Problem Analysis Triangle (introduced in Week Two), discuss three potential initiatives to counter gun violence. What are examples of initiatives outside the criminal justice system