Perspective
Feb. 14, 2013
Prevention: the stepchild of criminal justice
Police departments may have a cold case unit for very old crimes, but no proactive unit to deal with ticking time bombs in the community. By Joseph Sorrentino
Young Nathaniel Abraham "had 22 previous encounters with Pontiac police before his arrest for murder." (Emerge Magazine, March 2000, p. 35). Law enforcement had 22 chances to prevent a fatal shooting that seemed predictable. His record of violent acts signaled that he was a ticking time bomb. Nathaniel cold bloodedly shot and killed 18-year-old Ronnie Green. This was a tragedy that should have never happened. Early signs that Nate w...
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