Crime Prevention - Citizen Participation - The Cause And The Cure - The Right To Work - A Cultural Experience

Sep 29, 2026

A set of speeches and congressional or institutional addresses collected under a crime-prevention theme, presenting a diagnosis of escalating crime and fear in late-1960s America. The text argues that conventional ideals and legal traditions are insufficient to control modern criminal pressures, citing statistics on victimization, juvenile offending, and regional crime differences. It stresses the rising social and emotional costs, criticizes inadequate programs, and calls for action beyond government through broader civic commitment.

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Crime Prevention

Citizen Participation

The Cause And The Cure

The Right To Work

A Cultural Experience

IMMACULATA LIBRARY 16661 GRFENLAWN | TWICE A MONTH
VOL.XXXV,No.10
MARCH 1,1969
50 cents per copy
$10.00 A YEAR | | --- | ByJohn N.Mitchell # Crime Prevention Attorney General of the United States—Page 290 # CITIZEN PARTICIPATION By Paul Fannin # The Cause And The Cure United States Senator from Arizona—Page 293 # THE RIGHT TO WORK The Educated Man In The Year2000By Philip C.Ritterbush Director,Office of Academic Programs,Smithsonian Institution—Page 295 # A CULTURAL EXPERIENCE The Russian NavyBy Thomas H.MoorerPUEBLO INQUIRYUnited States Chief of Naval Operations—Page 300 The Mess In The Merchant MarineBy Charles F.DucheinA TIME TO MOVEPresident,Navy League of the United States—Page 303 InterpolBy James Pomeroy HendrickHISTORY&MISSIONVice President of Interpol—Page 306 TrafficIn NarcoticsBySamuelF.PryorDANGEROUS DRUGSSenior Vice President,Pan American Airways—Page 308 Technology,Social Change And TheBy Nicholas E.Golovin“Evaluative Function”Technical Adviser for Aviation and Space Sciences and Technology—Page 310THE FOURTH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT Positive ActionBy Robert W.GoldfarbTHE MIDDLE MANAGERSAssociate Director,the Urban Coalition—Page 315 By Nguyen Huu Chi # Negotiations Or Surrender? Permanent Observer to U.N.from Vietnam—Page 318 A COALITION GOVERNMENT AUTHENTIC CONSTRUCTIVE IMPARTIAL # CITIZEN PARTICIPATION By JOHN N.MITCHELL,Attorney General of the United States Delivered before the Conference on Crime and the Urban Crisis of the National Energency Commite of the National Councilon Crime and Delinquency,San Francisco,California,February 3,1969 first 9 months of 1968 over a similar period in 1967:that thetotal number of crimes reported in 1968 will be about 4.6million or about three quarters of a million more crimes thanin 1967. COME TO YOU this evening to talk about crime—one ofthe most critical issues of our day.And I come,not only asAttorney General,but as a lawyer and a citizen desper-ately searching for ideas and solutions.You and I—here in therelative security of this ballroom—must not take comfort inthe historic palliative that crime is an old phenomenon.It istrue that crime has always afficted human society.It is alsotrue that all civilized societies have dedicated their resources tocontrol crime—to establish and maintain a code of conduct toserve the needs of the people. I This year,one out of every 50 citizens will be the victim of acrime and one out of every 20 juveniles will commit a criminalact.Juvenile crime is increasing 300 per cent faster than theincrease in the juvenile population. In the cities,the facts are even more compelling.Our urbanareas have 250 per cent more serious crime than our suburbanareas and 500 per cent more crime than our rural areas.Forexample,in crimes of personal violence,a Negro housewife inthe city is many times more likely to be mugged and assaultedthan a suburban housewife. We have read of the aristocratic ideals of Plato's Republicwith its cynicism toward popular justice.The simplistic philos-ophy of the talionic law—"eye for eye."The complexsyllogisms of feudalism which borrowed from Imperial Rome. Estimates for the future are bleak.The National CrimeCommission said that in the next decade crime will increasemore rapidly than the population. The American public_must not be mollified by recollectionsof the past as in San Francisco 100 years ago when—and Iquote from a journal of the period—"No decent man was insafety to walk the street after dark,while at all hours both dayand night,his property was jeopardized by incendiarism andburglary.” The costs of crime continue to grow.In 1967,it was $27billion;in 1968,$31 billion—a cold evaluation that does notconsider the emotional scar of a disabled victim or a familywhose young son must be sent to a penal institution. In this nation,we continue to combat crime drawing on thephilosophies of the great common lawyers of the 17th and18th centurie

FAQs

What primary message does the document deliver about crime?

It argues that crime is increasing and is overwhelming society, demanding stronger and more effective responses than existing efforts.

How does the speech portray the relationship between fear and daily life?

Fear of crime is said to alter routines, especially after sundown, pushing people toward withdrawal and limiting activities to safer areas.

What solution does the text emphasize beyond government action?

It calls for enlisting the concerned and committed, expanding participation from broader segments of society rather than relying on government alone.

Sep 29, 2026

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