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Crimes Against Children

Crimes Against Children. Class 1. Administrative. Give quiz Return quiz from previous class Make sure you are keeping track of other assignments. Review. Crime Waves Often not based on any real increase in crime or seriousness of crime Promoted by media and government

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Crimes Against Children

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  1. Crimes Against Children Class 1

  2. Administrative • Give quiz • Return quiz from previous class • Make sure you are keeping track of other assignments

  3. Review • Crime Waves • Often not based on any real increase in crime or seriousness of crime • Promoted by media and government • The Tyler Clementi suicide helped promote such a wave

  4. Today • The Crime of the Twentieth Century • The Response by the Public and the Government • The Federalization of Crime • Missing children • Danger in the Schools • Key Points from Today’s Class

  5. I. The Crime of the Twentieth Century • March 1, 1932 baby of Charles and Anna Lindbergh kidnapped • Ransom was demanded and paid • Baby was dead • Suspect arrested • Tried, convicted and executed

  6. II. The Response by the Public and the Government • Public completely outraged by the crime • Demands for action and to make sure this couldn’t happen again • Result was passage of “The Lindbergh Law” by Congress

  7. III. Federalization of Crime • Most crimes are local • Most are dealt with by state or local authorities • Lindbergh Law was major step toward increasing federal role in law enforcement

  8. IV. Missing Children Myth of Missing Children Missing children and sexual exploitation of children Results of most child disappearances However, there are some cases that fit the myth

  9. IV. Missing Children Who is Elizabeth Smart? What happened to her? What can we learn from her experience?

  10. V. Danger in Schools • Incidents as in Columbine and Newtown have people worried about the safety of their children in schools • NRA has recommended that teachers carry guns or that armed guards be posted • How dangerous are schools?

  11. VI. Key Points from Today’s Class • Lindbergh kidnapping helped create a crime panic that resulted in major legal changes • It helped federal law enforcement agencies dramatically increase the scope of their operations • Myth of missing children very different from the reality • Myth of dangerous schools very different from the reality

  12. Next Time • Sex Crimes

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