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Violent Crime and Socioeconomic Stressors

Violent Crime and Socioeconomic Stressors. Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services. DCJS Study of Risk Factors. Violent Crime and Socioeconomic Stressors www.dcjs.virginia/research/bulletins/200604.pdf

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Violent Crime and Socioeconomic Stressors

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  1. Violent Crime and Socioeconomic Stressors Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services

  2. DCJS Study of Risk Factors Violent Crime and Socioeconomic Stressors www.dcjs.virginia/research/bulletins/200604.pdf • Research has identified factors that place someone at greater risk of committing a violent offense. These risk factors do not ensure that an individual will become an offender. • The presence of these factors - economic, family, education, social, biological, and health - increase the risk that a person will one day commit a violent crime. (Wasserman et al., 2003)

  3. DCJS Study of Risk Factors • Examples: males are more likely to become violent offenders, and children raised in poverty are more likely than other children to become violent offenders. • Research has clearly demonstrated that risk factors have a cumulative effect. • Youth with 7 or more risk factors were 13 times more likely to join a gang, compared to youth with fewer than 2 risk factors.

  4. DCJS Study - Risk Factors • Violent Crime Offenses • Population • Population per 100,000 sq meters of land • % of Labor Force Unemployed • % Age 16+ Unemployed or Not in Labor Force • Median Income for Families with Children • Males Released from Prison per 10,000 Males • % of Children Under Age 18 Living in Poverty • % of Students Receiving Free or Reduced-Price Lunch

  5. DCJS Study - Risk Factors • % of Kindergartners Requiring Early Intervention • Reading Initiative • % of Third Graders Failing English SOL • % of Students Failing to Graduate on Time • % of Students Dropping Out of School • Violent & Threatening School Incidents/1,000 Students • % of Population 25+ Who Did Not Graduate High School • Births to Mothers with No High School Diploma

  6. DCJS Study - Risk Factors • Births to Unmarried Mothers, as a % of All Live Births • Low Birth Weight Babies, as a % of All Live Births • Teen Pregnancy, Rate per 1,000 Females Age 10-19 • Children in Foster Care, Rate per 1,000 • Founded Reports of Suspected Child Abuse and • Neglect, Rate Per 10,000 • Households with Children • Lead Poisoning in Children Under Age 15, Rate/10,000 • Asthma Hospitalizations for Children Under Age 6, Rate per 100,000

  7. DCJS and 599 Funds The Code of Virginia §9.1-165 provides for financial assistance to localities with police departments through the "599" program. Currently, 40 cities, 9 counties and 126 towns receive "599" funds. Calculations to determine the distribution of "599" funds to localities are performed biennially by DCJS. The funds are allocated by a distribution formula which uses population, crime rates, and social services rates.

  8. DCJS and 599 Funds Big Cities Total FY 08 Allocation $215,791,448

  9. DCJS and 599 Funds Suburban Counties

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