Levitt and Dubner, in chapter 4 of their book “Freakonomics”: "Where Have All the Criminals Gone?" give a description of several interconnections in the midst of different instances. The two writers affirm that in 1988 and 1994, there was a reduction in the rates of crimes.…
The FBI released its annual Crime in the United States report for American cities on October 29, 2012 for Oregon and Washington cities. Nationally, violent crime fell for the fifth year in a row, dropping 4.5 percent (per 100,000 people) in 2011. Property crime fell for the ninth year in a row, dropping by 1.3 percent. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program collects data on specific violent crimes (murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) and specific property crimes (burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft.) In 2011, six of the seven categories saw decreases nationally; only the number of burglaries increased, and that increase was slight (0.2 percent per 100,000 people). (Steele, 2012, p. 1)…
Looking for Alibrandi is a good example of expanding on the theme of belonging. Jose is a confused girl who is searching to find where she belongs in her two different cultures and trying to find a balance of both. Jose being a 'bastard' reflects how she does not feel she belongs in her family, as her nonna has always blamed Jose's mother, Christina for her birth. A quote that proves this is "Nonna says where lucky to be included, because we're cursed we don’t really belong." Jose's father is not in the picture leaving Christina as a single parent which is frowned upon in society. At school she is put down through racist remarks about her culture and about not having a father figure. 'At St Martha's it’s all about money,…
The central thesis and argument of this segment of Freakonomics are the reasons why the rates of crime in the United States rapidly reduce in recent years. I think this argument that Steven Levitt reasonably explains about decreasing American criminal rates in possible points. As Levitt’s explanations, he is arguing that an increase in the reliance on prisons, innovative policing strategies, changes in the crack market, lawful enforcements including to increase in police nationwide and gun-control laws, and a legalization of abortion. I personally also think that all of these reasons are definitely…
On March 22, 1989 a star was born in Brooklyn. Parents Robin and Lee Laibhen gave birth to a daughter named Tiffani. Tiffani was eight pounds and seven ounces and a very healthy baby. Tiffani was born Haitian, Puerto Rican and Black with her Haitian roots from her father Lee and her Puerto Rican and Black roots from her mother Robin. Because she was raised by both parents Tiffani was spoiled rotten until she moved to. One of her memorable memories happens to Tiffani at the age of 15 in Philadelphia. She was not going to be the baby anymore and experienced first hand the wonderful and painful delivery of her baby sister. Taffani said, "Watching the birth of a child makes you second guess on having kids. It looks so painful." That was not the last sibling Taffani's mother had. Robin also gave birth to two more children giving Tiffani another sister and brother. Tiffani was still a shining star but not only to her parents but to her younger siblings as well.…
The homicide rates in Canada have been steadily dropping over the past decades, namely, a trend has been noted since the 1990‘s. Although there is a rapidly fluctuating population that can sometimes alter homicide statistics, an overall trend has been significantly noted.There have been various reasons suggested for why these rates are steadily dropping. I will start this post by giving a few statistics on the declining homicide…
The renaissance movement of Italy placed an emphasis on intellect and artistic values reminiscent of the past. The humanist ideals of this movement focused on education with emphasizing literary aptitude, human experience and potential, and producing upstanding citizens. These ideals are reflected in Leon Battista Alberti’s concept of the role a proper family and the importance he places on raising children of good character and morals.…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (2015) website states there is a violent crime every twenty-seven seconds, a murder occurs every thirty-seven minutes, a rape occurring every six-and-a-half minutes, a robbery occurring every one-and-a-half minutes, an aggravated assault occurring every forty-three seconds, a property crime occurring every three seconds, a burglary occurring every sixteen seconds, larceny-theft occurring every five seconds, and a motor vehicle theft every forty seconds. These are criminal statistics from the year 2013. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (2015), forty-eight percent of violent crimes were cleared…
The reality is that crime will never slow down. The manner in which we as a society choose to address things such as murder, rape, and treason is strictly up to us. A large population believes that no one person or group of people should have the power to choose who lives and who does not.…
Law enforcement is one of the most dynamic social fields in the world. Police tactics and strategies are constantly changing to meet the needs of the communities that they serve, large and small alike. New strategies are implemented in hopes of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of police. The majority of new strategies aim to help law enforcement agencies and protocols become more systematic, and eliminate any redundancy. One such strategy was introduced in 1979 by Herman Goldstein (Clark, 2003). Goldstein’s idea revolved around identifying a specific problem, implementing case specific solutions to that issue, and analyzing the effect that the interventions had on the original problem.…
Levitt believes that one reason was the economy. Crime began in early 1990's was caused by the unemployed. He stated that having a stronger job market would make it less attractive for crimes to come up. During the 1990's the unemployment rate fell by 2 percentage points; nonviolent crime, while fell by roughly 40 percent.…
According to the Institute for Prevention of Crime (2009), for every 1,000,000 Canadians there are 60,000 victims of assault, 16,000 victims of sexual assault, and 18,000 victims of theft from or of cars. These statistics are limited because they come from police recorded data. Statistics Canada surveys show that less than 50% of victims report to the police. Additionally, there are 600 recorded homicides annually. Approximately, 100-120 of these homicides are related to handguns and gangs. This gang related violence has increased drastically from the 1990’s. Crime rates have been relatively stable over a ten-year period for sexual and physical assaults, robberies, break and enter, motor vehicle thefts, theft of house property, and vandalism.…
These numbers do not necessarily added up as we would hope, there is always crime, therefore for the number of crimes regardless of where or why type is always growing and…
United States Immigration Policy Thesis: What should the US immigration policy be? What is it? In order to argue about the US immigration policy you must know what it really is first.…
The number of violent crimes committed by young people declined substantially from the 1990s to 2003, but then surged again that year, with the estimated number of juvenile murder offenders increasing 30 percent, according to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.…