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One reason why crime control is difficult, if not impossible, is that the police have no control or influence over the conditions associated with criminal behavior. They do not control the rate of employment, the amount of poverty, the nature of human interactions, or whether children grow up with proper role models. They do not control the psychological or biological makeup of human beings. They do not control the demographics of the population in which they police. They do not control the weather. They do not control the policies and practices of the other components of the criminal justice system. This knowledge may lead one to the reasonable conclusion that the police can have, at best, limited impact on criminal behavior.