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    Theories of Crime Causation from Psychological and Sociological Perspectives Throughout the history of criminological thought‚ various theories on crime causation have been formulated and many questions as to why individuals commit crime still remain unanswered. This essay will focus on psychological and sociological theories in relation to criminological matters. Criminology the study of crime in society arose from sociology and psychology in the late 1800’s. It has three main schools of

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    body of rules that defines crime and punishes people convicted of committing crimes is how criminal law is defined. Classification of crimes is based on the extent or type of punishment that can be given. Felony- Imprisonment of greater than a year. Misdemeanor- Fine or imprisonment for not more than a year. Petty offenses or infraction- Traffic or building code violations. A prosecutor must prove the elements of criminal liability in order to convict a person of a crime. The criminal act and the

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    Topic: Juvenile Crime Name: Course: Instructor’s Name: Date Introduction Various research findings on juvenile crime relate child abuse and neglect to crime. Child mistreatment and abuse in the United States of America have led to the growth in the number of youth gangs. It is unfortunate that while child abuse has been on the increase‚ its outcomes probably manifest when a child matures. From these studies‚ it is evident that children who have been victims of sexual assault are more likely

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    felons are just like use

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    into the world. Right or wrong‚ a felon is felon and ‘’an estimate 5.3 million felony conviction barred from voting‚ while in Vermont and Maine allow felons to vote while in prison’’. Felons when they get out they should be free as use‚ they did the crime and they paid the time. Aren’t felons released when they are deemed rehabilitated? It seems that we prefer to let felons stay felons‚ rather than rejoining society.” Steven Gates a ex-felon who started his own business and family‚ one day was watching

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    Crime and Deviance in Society

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    Crime and Deviance Introduction Deviance consists of those acts that go against the norms and expectations of the society. Deviance can be positively sanctioned‚ negatively sanctioned or accepted without reward or punishment. Example: soldiers on the battlefield. May be viewed as deviant but soldiers may be rewarded with a medal since they conform to the values of society- value of courage. Compared to murderers – deviate from the accepted norms of society and its values- value for human life.

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    White Collar Crimes: Types and Reaction to it Introduction: White-collar crime is crime committed by a person of responsibility and high social status in the course of his or her occupation. It differs from conventional crime in that the victims may be unaware of the crime and the offender may not view himself as a criminal. White-collar crimes are committed by the affluent‚ “respectable” people in the course of their daily business activities. These are organized crimes because they are

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    Natural Crime and Legal Crime Antoine Brown Axia College of the University of Phoenix Foundations of Criminal Justice CJA/ 303 Matthew Smith November 10‚ 2008 What are Natural Crime and Legal Crime? A natural crime is an act in which the ethics of society finds a particular action to be offensive. This nature of crime is associated with Malum in se; a term that signifies crime that is considered wrong in and of it self (MojoLaw.com‚ 2008). Legal crime is an act that violates criminal

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    I have been asked to explain the different types of crimes that relate to chemical addiction. When talking about crime‚ we must have an understanding what the word crime actually means. Crime is a harmful act that is committed to one or more individuals. To be classified as a crime‚ the act of doing something bad (actus reus) must be usually accompanied by the intention to do something bad (mens read)‚ with certain exceptions (strict liability). For example‚ if you go to someone and beat him or her

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    Crime Data Comparison Introduction The Uniform Crime Reporting Program is maintained by the Federal Bureau of investigation and is used by law enforcement nationwide. Data is gathered from eight different types of crimes such burglary‚ robbery‚ automobile theft‚ assault‚ homicide‚ rape‚ arson‚ and larceny more than 50 dollars. This information enables law enforcement agencies to distribute security‚ staff‚ and surveillance to locations with high crime rates. The following research will be discussing

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    INTRODUCTION Micheal Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi’s general theory of crime purports to be able to predict all crime at all time and that a person’s level of self-control is determined and unchangeable by age eight. This researcher saw this theory as an awfully broad statement and an extremely pessimistic view of human nature. By this logic‚ a person with a low score on the selfcontrol construct would be almost guaranteed to commit crime given the appropriate opportunity and little can be done to change

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