Biological Criminal Behavior CJA/314 Biological Criminal Behavior Andrea Yates had battled with postpartum depression for years and on June 20‚ 2001‚ she drowned all five children in the bathtub of her home. Ultimately the underlining cause of her actions was caused by postpartum psychosis that was triggered by Andrea’s improper use of her medication‚ failure to adhere to her doctor’s advice after treatment‚ and her lack of knowledge of coping techniques commonly used by women who suffer
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Gathering Research Data Paper Rebecca Valenteen CJA/334 August 4‚ 2014 Rayna Longshore Within the criminal justice system there are various types of data gathering research methods that can be utilized. The method chosen for this research paper is the email survey method. The proposed research for this paper is job satisfaction within the police field with emphasis on the patrol officers. With patrol officers being the backbone of the police departments the
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Crime Data Comparison CJA 314 August 1‚ 2011 Crime Data Comparison In 1929‚ the International Association of Police Chiefs decided there was a need for reliable‚ uniform crime statistics. In 1930 the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) was given the task of collecting‚ publishing‚ and archiving crime statistics. The report would eventually become known as the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Program. This report is a collaborative effort of more than 17‚000 cities and law enforcement agencies
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Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Crime CJA 204 November 21‚ 2013 Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Crime Juvenile court is a specific court; which deals with young adults who violate federal‚ state‚ and county laws. The court also addresses children and young adults who have been abused sexually‚ physically or emotional and mentally‚ dependent upon drugs or neglected. Most juveniles will be seen in this court until the age of eighteen. There is then an additional facility that may house
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Crime Data Comparison Paper By Geraldine D. Jones CJA / 314- Criminology Instructor: Jeri Guido The two metropolitan areas that I have selected are New Orleans my hometown where I was born and raised before hurricane Katrina and Corpus Christi‚ Texas my new hometown where I have resided at since hurricane Katrina. The Criminal Offense for New Orleans and for Corpus Christi‚ Texas is Property Crime. In 2005 the city of New Orleans held 463‚072 people. And now its five years
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Crime control and prevention have become more of an imperative subject in criminology and crime control policies. While many people today consider crime control as an adaptation of crimes depicted through television and social media‚ the individuals who comprehend the more extensive perspective of controlling criminal activities see a considerably bigger issue. With this‚ it leads to there being a great amount of false impressions about which crimes are contributing to the complication of society
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Crime Data Comparison Paper John Iverson CJA/314 20120618 Geoffrey Carlson Crime Data Comparison Paper According to the F.B.I uniform crime data report violent crime has increased in 2012 compared 2011‚ the increase has amounted to 1.2 percent. The category of violent crime includes murder‚ rape‚ assault‚ robbery‚ and aggravated assault. ("Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report‚ January-December‚ 2012 "‚ 2012). Murder is by far the most serious violent crime there is. America has the highest
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Crime Data Comparison Comparing similar crimes‚ in metropolitan area such as Phoenix and Dallas. The FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data shows in 2009 Phoenix had 76 reported murders‚ and Dallas with 86. Dallas with a lower population number of 1‚290‚266 had higher murder rate‚ Phoenix with population of 1‚597‚397 reported in 2009. Reported murder rates dropped in both areas in 2010‚ Dallas with 73‚ and Phoenix with a reported 50. “National reports a decrease of 6.2 percent of violent crimes during
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he or she have committed. Gangs are groups of people usually with the same common demeanors. Members in a gang who commit crime have been exposed to previous malicious behavior. The containment theory emphasizes what pushes and pulls an alleged deviant criminal. The containment theory has two principles‚ external‚ and internal contributors pushing someone to commit crime. The external contributing factors of the containment theory represent some background abnormality‚ such as negative influence
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Measuring Crime CJA 204 January 30‚ 2014 Measuring Crime What instruments are used to measure crime in the United States? There are so many different police agencies and levels here in the United States. Here are a few of the Federal policing agencies: Department of agriculture‚ commerce‚ Defense‚ FBI‚ and justice‚ but there are 15 Federal departments. The State level agencies consist of highway patrols‚ port authorities‚ state police‚ fish and wild life police which are only a few of the
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