Dear Dr. Crime Dr. Crime is a pseudonym for a social scientist holding a Ph.D. degree in sociology and in criminology. He has worked in all major parts of the criminal justice system. Drop him a note at the website www.keepkidshome.net If you or your child is in trouble, he may be able to help, give him a call (2523390000) or E-mail at reedadams@yahoo.com
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Dear Dr. Crime: I am just a plain citizen and don’t get how people can be so upset about the police. Most people don’t have contact with cops, do they? Worker.
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Dear Average Joe: The Bureau of Justice Statistics just released a report about that. For 2018 with people 16 or more, 61.5 million people had at least one contact with police, and that was up from 2015. White people were more likely than other races to meet with police. Dear Dr. Crime: What do you suggest we do about the issues about law enforcement? Bob
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Hi Bob: Good to hear from you, and I know we agree that given what they must face, we should appreciate law enforcement more. I have argued for years that more research should be done to describe social problems and what works to train people to handle it. Science News just reported a review “Little Evidence Backs Police Reforms”. Training is vital, and we need to know the effects of what we do in the training academies. I have had little success arguing for more training based in research findings. Perhaps some of the politicians will see they can get votes that way! Dear Dr. Crime: In your book on evil and greed you show that money plays a vital role. Where did “money” start and who did that? Banker
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Dear Banker: It seems that the first evidence of monetary units was about 5,500 years ago in Egypt so that debts could be handled. It is fair to say the scientists trying to understand that issue are conflicted. Exchanging goods is as old as humanity, so much was done before coins were invented. Dear Dr. Crime: Today’s world is so different from my childhood, I don’t know what is true and what is false. Can science distinguish false news from the truth? Older Fellow Dear Colleague: I will bet that everybody reading this will feel as you do. A computer scientist tells us that computer tools to pick out lies are just being developed. We don’t have good research based ways to show truth vs false.
Dear Dr. Crime: I gave my physician my DNA genetic data and am now worried. If it got out, how can it be used that might be identity theft? Scared Patient Dear Patient: Yes, you have a right to worry. Bottom Line Health has a report about that, and it seems multiple interests might use your DNA. Law enforcement, for example, used a large family tree (GEDMatch) using genetic data to identify the Golden State Killer. Given the multiple ways this can be used, we as citizens should keep the issue alive and push our leaders for proper handling laws. Dear Dr. Crime: Where is crime highest? I don’t want to travel there. Lady Dear Lady: Venezuela has the highest crime index of any country in the world. Dear Dr. Crime: How are we doing crime-wise in North Carolina? Student Dear Student. Now, at a time when crime was down in the nation, it was up in our state. Dear Dr. Crime: Has our virus mess had any effects on crime? Lady Dear Miss: Yes, some crimes have dropped, but domestic violence showed a jump. Dear Dr. Crime: Are our kids in danger more now than in the past? Dear Parent: The OJJDP tells us that the rate of violent victimization for juveniles has declined since 1995 but did not change from 2015 to 2018. This is true for all races. Dear Dr. Crime. What is the story about Russia getting into our national security files? Cop Dear Officer: You hear it right, according to the news. It appears the most massive invasion of our computer security involved several agencies, including Homeland Security. The matter is not closed, so watch for more information about it. Other security breaches have recently occurred, so all individuals using internet services should evaluate personal security. Real danger is involved, so follow this.
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