starts becoming a problem. In New Jersey‚ Three teens were arrested for allegedly plotting to kill three of their peers‚ and then embark on a random shooting spree. When the teens were caught in a Philadelphia suburb‚ after following a failed carjacking attempt‚ they were in possession of guns‚ swords‚ and 2‚000 rounds of ammunition. The eldest of the group‚ 18-year-old Matthew Lovett‚ was said to be a troubled teen with an obsession on the science-fiction movie “The Matrix”. Classmates said
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President Bill Clinton Crime Control Policies While running for the United States presidency in 1992‚ William J. Clinton focused his campaign and policy development on domestic‚ rather than international issues. A key focus in his campaign speeches was a crackdown on rising crime‚ which he blamed on the former administration of George H.W. Bush‚ who‚ ironically‚ was well known for his rigid stance on crime control. Throughout the campaign‚ both Democrats and Republicans vied to see which
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“Many people living in poverty do not want to be living in poverty. In order to obtain a higher level of socioeconomic status‚ crime is seen as the only option.” (Wilson‚ 1987). Crime exists everywhere in the world – in rural and urban areas in many countries‚ in the East and West‚ and among all types of people. This has led many government officials‚ especially those in urban areas‚ to focus largely on the reduction of crime among their respective constituencies and has led others to speculate
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“To make Covenant with bruit Beasts‚ is impossible; because not understanding our speech‚ they understand not‚ nor accept of any translation of Right; nor can translate any Right to another; and without mutual acceptation‚ there is no Covenant.” This insightful observation was made by Thomas Hobbes a 17th Century English philosopher was the first to coin the phrase social contract in his seminal book Leviathan. The notion of the social contract was found in the Leviathan. This paper will address
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Crash: Illustrations of Racial Issues Have you watched the film Crash directed by Paul Haggis? It is a marvelous film which consists of sensational and emotional realistic scenes‚ and was played by professional actors. Moreover‚ it is directed by a well-known writer whose works have won several Academy awards‚ and Crash is one of them. In this film‚ Haggis tends to represent major issues that occurred in a city of diversity by exposing different kinds of social and multicultural differences. The
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The Bloods where founded in Los Angeles‚ California during the summer of 1972 by the gangs Pirus‚ Lueders Park Hustlers‚ Brims‚ Denver Lanes‚ and Bishops. They have some where between 30‚000-35‚000 members most members are African-Americans. Bloods" was a term that African-American fighting men called each other in the Vietnam War. The Pirus later changed their name to Bloods. Starting in late 1971‚ the Avalon Garden Crips‚ Inglewood Crips and various other Crip sets joined forces. They began to
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youths from committing serious crimes‚ entails major changes to the California juvenile justice system; examples of these changes are: (1) increased punishment for gang-related felonies (e.g. indeterminate life sentences for home-invasion robbery‚ carjacking‚ witness intimidation and drive-by shootings)‚ (2) requirement of adult trials for juveniles 14 or older charged with murder or specified sex offenses‚ (3) elimination of informal probation for juveniles committing felonies (youth offenders can
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MS-13 Gang Life BY: Kimberly Miller CCJ 4656-2 Gang Activity and Drug Operations-2 The development of gangs over the many years of their existence has caused the growth of different gangs and gang members to all parts of the world. These developing gangs have created major attention and awareness to this culture of life that is becoming so common amongst our communities. There have been said to be around 30‚000 or more gangs with at least 800‚000 gang members in the United States‚ whom
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The United States of America is mostly known as being the land of the free and the home of the brave‚ a place that people around the world dream as the promise land that can improve their quality of life in a swift amount of time. Millions of immigrants have tried their luck here in the United States and have succeeded but‚ mostly people fail to adapt to the different food‚ culture and laws that the country offers to its habitants. Aside from the fact that the United States of America is one of the
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CRIMINAL LAW THREE TYPES: Infractions- (like traffic tickets)‚ which are minor violations and‚ usually‚ the punishment is having to pay a fine. Felonies- are serious crimes like armed robbery‚ arson‚ carjacking‚ rape‚ assault with intent to do great bodily harm‚ drug dealing‚ and murder. This is only a partial list but the thing to remember about felonies is that you will have over one year in prison if convicted. Misdemeanors- are lesser offenses like assault‚ reckless driving‚ drug possession
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