Strategic Briefing

Executive summary

Currently, the United States is facing a high rate of crimes, including robbery, assault, murders, and homicides. According to CDC's statistics, between 2019 and 2020, an increase of 30% was realized, which was the highest rate in the country's history. Therefore, there is a need for the national security committee to be more vigilant in strategizing and implementing crime prevention techniques. However, the United Nations could also be involved in the fight against crime to support enhancing security, internal peace, and sustainable development. The main objectives of reducing the crime rate are to enhance economic growth and justice for all citizens, prevent discrimination, prevent political division and enhance the overall well-being of the public. Violence and crime in the US cost 2.75% of the country's gross domestic product. Therefore, an increase in the rate of murders, robberies, and homicides negatively affects economic growth. However, prevention strategies such as social-economic improvement and policing could help address the security challenge. However, the primary resources required to enhance policing are increment in the number of police officers, transportation costs, and provision of the necessary security enhancement tools. On the other hand, socio-economic development requires offering government subsidies, creating employment opportunities, enhancing health equity, and offering education to people in low-income families.

Situational assessmentDespite being among the most developed countries, the national security committee in the United States still faces the challenge of increased crime rate, including robbery, assault and homicides. However, in the past years, the crime rate has reduced, although cases of murder, homicides, robbery, and others crimes are still high. Therefore, there is a threat of an increase in insecurity threat if strategic plans are not adequately implemented (McIntosh and Li, 2018). For instance, previously, the country has invested in recruiting more police officers to enhance the country's security and improve the people's living standards by increasing income levels. Therefore, there is still a significant challenge in mitigating the crime rate in the united states. For instance, in 2020, the country recorded the highest crime rate, indicating the need for the national security committee to be more vigilant in strategizing and implementing crime prevention techniques (Crime rate by state U.S. 2020 | Statista, 2020). The United Nations could also be involved in the fight against crime to support enhancing security, internal peace, and sustainable development. Therefore, the current situation that this brief aims to address is the issue of the increasing rate of crimes in the united states.

National interest and desired outcome

In 2021, the highest cases of homicides and murders were recorded in the united stated of America. According to CDC's statistics, between 2019 and 2020, an increase of 30% was realized, which was the highest rate in the country's history (Jacqueline Howard, 2022). For instance, the previous high crime rate increment was realized in 2000-2001 due to the 9/11 attack, rated at 20%. (Jacqueline Howard, 2022) Therefore, urgent action must be taken to reduce the crime rate to enhance the country's economic growth and the citizens' well-being. The high rate of crimes poses a threat to the nation's public health. It could contribute to increased violence, political divisions, tensions, discrimination, and anger between the country's communities. In addition, in 2020, approximately 21,570 cases of murder were reported (U.S.: reported murder and nonnegligent manslaughter cases 2020 | Statista, 2022). This indicates the need to establish a strategy to tackle the country's surging crimes. The main objectives of reducing the crime rate are to enhance economic growth and justice for all citizens, prevent discrimination, prevent political division and enhance the overall well-being of the public (McIntosh and Li, 2018). By curbing the increasing crime rates, the country could improve the citizens' well-being and experience a high economic growth rate by reducing the various costs associated with crime. Therefore, the desired outcome for the country in the effort to mitigate the crime rate is to enhance economic growth and the citizens' overall well-being.

Scenarios

The cost of inaction could be much higher than implementing prevention strategies to curb the US crime rate. For instance, violence and crime in the US cost 2.75% of the country's gross domestic product (Comprehensive strategies for crime prevention towards social and economic development, 2021). An increase in the rate of murders, robberies, and homicides negatively affects the rate of economic growth. However, prevention strategies such as social-economic improvement and policing could help address the security challenge. Developing socio-economic factors entails integrating economic, social and crime prevention policies focusing on the well-being of the communities and vulnerable populations such as people of color, women, and children to e chance their well-being and safety (Comprehensive strategies for crime prevention towards social and economic development, 2021). Policing is another strategy to prevent the surging crime rate. Although police in the United States has been criticized for the existing loopholes in enhancing equality and justice, there should be policies to enhance the implementation of the policing strategy focusing on the protection of human rights, equality, responsiveness to community needs, integrity, accountability, and gender sensitivity (McIntosh and Li, 2018). Policing is crucial in reducing the rate of violence and crime and enhancing the community's safety. The primary resources required to enhance policing are increment in the number of police officers, transportation costs, and provision of the necessary security enhancement tools. On the other hand, socio-economic development requires offering government subsidies, creating employment opportunities, enhancing health equity, and offering education to people in low-income families (McIntosh and Li, 2018). Therefore, the main strategies that could be used to mitigate the rising crime rate are policing and socio-economic development strategies.

Bibliography

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Statista. 2020. Crime rate by state U.S. 2020 | Statista. [online] statista.com/statistics/301549/us-crimes-committed-state/

Jacqueline Howard, C., 2022. US records highest increase in nation's homicide rate in modern history, CDC says. [online] CNN. google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/10/06/health/us-homicide-rate-increase-nchs-study/index.htmlMcIntosh, C. and Li, J., 2018. An introduction to economic analysis in crime prevention.

Statista. 2022. U.S.: reported murder and nonnegligent manslaughter cases 2020 |Statista.statista.com/statistics/191134/reported-murder-and-nonintelligent-manslaughter-cases-in-the-us-since-1990/