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Evaluate the factors related to ethnic and
social impacts on crime reporting as itis involved in crime prevention.
For example:a. East African Communities: The tribal elders handle these
issues. There may bea lack of reporting due to a mistrust of police in
their country.b. Hispanic Communities: There may be a lack of reporting
due to fear of retaliation or immigration status.c. African-American
Communities: There may be a lack of reporting due to fear of reprisal
within their own community, perceptions of past injustices portrayed by
lawenforcement, and a communicated distrust for governmental entities.d.
Southeast Asian Communities: The family elders handle such issues.
Theremay be a lack of reporting due to language barriers with elders.
Youth have taken overdue to language assimilation.e. Eastern European
Communities: With corruption in their home country, it isoften expected
and accepted.For your assigned topic, address the following points in
your discussion:
Crj 305
a. Describe influences that determine reaction by the group towards lawenforcement.
b. Determine the affects of the societal reactions on crime prevention.
c.
Assess at least two methods of influencing the group’s attitude towards
lawenforcement in an effort to increase positive improvement in crime
preventionmethods.
