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

9. 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?

10. 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

11. Next Time
Serial Killers