6 Worksheet (AS) 1 v A body moving with speed v collides v 2 elastically with another body travelling in v the opposite direction with speed . 2 Which row in the table below correctly gives the relative velocity of approach and the relative velocity of separation of the two bodies? [1] Relative velocity of approach A B C D Relative velocity of separation v 2 v 2 3v 2 3v 2 v 2 3v 2 v 2 3v 2 2 A body of mass m travels with a velocity 3v and collides with another particle of mass
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question‚ “Does a person’s IQ level really affects their probability of committing a crime and if lack of intelligence increases criminal behavior throughout a person’s life.” Some believe that IQ is a more important variable than race‚ social or economical class in foretelling criminal behavior. The theory of crime being linked to a person’s intelligence says that if IQ does not affect the probability of crime‚ it can have a chain reaction. Academic incompetence as a child is the stressor for many
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causes crime and deviance in society‚ biological or social factors? Definitions of crime and deviance would change according to time‚ place‚ situation and culture‚ as what is acceptable in one would be unacceptable in another. Crime would entail the breaking of the law according to time and place‚ deviance would be an action that is unacceptable to the majority within the time and place‚ but both can alter during time‚ place‚ culture and social norms including religion. One example of crime would
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Functionalism and crime: In this essay I will be talking about the functionalist perspective on crime and deviance and be comparing it with the Marxist view. The main functionalist theories I will be examining are Merton’s strain theory‚ Cohen’s status frustration and Cloward and Ohlin’s three subcultures. Functionalists argue that crime and deviance is useful and necessary in society as they reinforce the consensus of values‚ norms and behaviour of the majority non-deviant population. Functionalists
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All around the world people are becoming victims of hate crimes. Hate crimes are crimes that are attached to strong feelings of hate of someone’s ethnicity‚ religion‚ sexual orientation or disability. These crimes usually suffer more extreme penalties because of this. Everyone can be affected by hate crimes but some groups are hit harder then others. Racially African Americans are the most affected. They have over 3‚400 victims a year. Religiously Jewish people are the worst affected because they
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sociological theories have been established. This paper will be focusing on one of these theories‚ which is the symbolic interactionist perspective. According to symbolic interactionist perspectives‚ society is the sum of the interactions of individuals and groups (Murray‚ Linden‚ & Kendall‚ 2011‚ p.20). These theorists emphasize on the interaction between one another and the symbols that represent meaning in human communication. This paper will be exploring the cause and effect of youth crime and analyzing
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CRIME PREVENTION CONCEPTS AND THEORY‚ SUCH AS CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (CPTED) AND OTHER SUCH PREVENTATIVE PROGRAMS. First to start developing the item on the prevention of crime we must have the concept that is a crime. The crime can be defined as the action consisting of acting or doing‚ is a positive‚ which implies that the person or agent performs one or more body movements and commits the violation of the law by itself‚ or by instruments‚ mechanisms or persons. We can
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weaknesses of the theory that young people offend because of their upbringing. The term ‘upbringing’ means the care and teaching received by the child from the parent throughout their childhood. There has been extensive research and controversial debate into upbringing being the root cause of youth crime and this essay will examine evidence to support this claim and evidence to dispute it. Although it is quite subjective as to whether a bad childhood is the cause of youth crime‚ the fact remains
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social norms and laws that are often customary within the cultural environment. However‚ prostitution and drug crimes are often viewed as victimless crimes because it is believed these crimes do not cause harm to innocent victims; although‚ might ask whether or not public crimes are victimless. Such acts are founded in deeds of prostitution and drugs related to national and international crime networks. These acts are all influenced by the political‚ economic‚ and social relations intertwined
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CRIME TYPOLOGIES VIOLENT CRIME Forcible rape – defined in common law as “the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will.” * Population density influences the rape rate. Metropolitan areas today have rape rates significantly higher than rural areas * Rape is a warm-weather crime with most incidents occurring during July and August and the lowest rates occurring during December‚ January‚ and February. * Rape is frequently underreported * Fail to report
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