DO MORAL STANDARDS INFLUENCE CRIME? ISSUES IN CRIME AND JUSTICE

• NCJ Number: 39978
• Author(s): K HARRIESHARRIES K
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 0 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities; Oklahoma Humanities Cmtte
• Sale Source: Oklahoma State University
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. 30 MINUTES, VIDEO CASSETTE, COLOR, 1976

Annotation

VIDEO CASSETTE DISCUSSION FOCUSES ON THE CAUSES OF BREAKDOWNS THAT RESULT IN OKLAHOMA CRIME RATE INCREASES.

Abstract

ACCORDING TO ONE GALLUP POLL, 41 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS BELIEVE THAT THE PARENTS AND HOME LIFE ARE THE BIGGEST FACTORS AFFECTING CRIME RATE INCREASE. EIGHTEEN PERCENT, THE SECOND LARGEST CATEGORY, BELIEVE THAT A LACK OF TOUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT IS THE REASON. THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND LACK OF PARENTAL CONTROL ARE REASONS GIVEN BY PEOPLE INTERVIEWED ON THE TAPE. THREE PANELISTS DISCUSS WHETHER IT IS SOCIAL CONDITIONS, OR A SAGGING MORAL FABRIC THAT IS THE OVERRIDING FACTOR...BS