Over time, our nation has swung the balance towards the crime control model and thus puts more and more emphasis on the reduction of street level crime. Street level crime consists of everything from burglary, rape, and all types of drug felonies. These crimes cost American people millions of dollars a year, whether it is in direct effect from a crime or it has to do with the after affects of a crime.
With the increase of the assembly line effect, the cost of crime has risen dramatically over the years. One has to take into account all that goes into the criminal justice system. Estima…
