DRUG ABUSE AND CRIME Drug Abuse and Crime Charlene Bright University of Phoenix Abstract This report focuses on the overwhelming problems related to the abuse of drugs in America. Problems include drug addiction; vandalism and destructive behavior; rape and other sexual offenses; gang-related violence; drug trafficking; vehicular accidents and injuries and other violent and property crimes. This report will discuss the correlation between drug abuse and crime and the challenges
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The Youth and the Culture of Globalization Prof. Adib Akeil Faculty of Letters-Department of Sociology A-The Methodology of the Study : 1-The Problem of the Study : The word "Globalization" has been widely used in the last ten years of the last century especially after the collapse of the Soviet Union .Globalization as a phenomena‚ however‚ is not new for it dates back to five centuries ago .Globalization appeared clearly in a period a little more than ten years and was based in the USA after
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Knife crime: Teenagers back custodial sentences By Robin Chrystal BBC News Youngsters back tough sentences for knife crimes Continue reading the main story Related Stories More serious offenders face life Knife crime rises by 8% in London Any 16 or 17-year-olds caught carrying knives will be given custodial sentences under government plans. But what do teenagers at a London event aimed at cutting youth crime make of it? Benjamin Akande knows exactly how it feels to be threatened with
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Crime and Society This essay will focus on how crime and deviance is perceived by place‚ time and culture. It will also focus on the different methods to collect crime statistics and the strength and weaknesses of using official crime statistics. Deviance is when a person breaks an unwritten rule of the society. That person will behave a way that is unusual or not expected in the society. A simple example might be a person can be used to swearing because his family does not mind him swearing
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The Concept of Equality Equality issues * Equality = justice/ * No – identical rights‚ opportunities + treatment * = impractical + not desirable e.g. young offenders have special treatments (immature) * Gaps in equality (preferential treatment) * Appropriate serve moral + social goals in society. * Individual differences = social + economic inequalities * Justice treating everyone equally regardless of differences * Differential treatment or discrimination
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13 RELIGION The vast majority of people in Britain do not regularly attend religious services. Most people’s everyday language is no longer enriched by their knowledge of the Bible and the English Book of Common Prayer. It is significant that the most well-loved English translation of the Bible‚ known as the King James Bible‚ was written in the early seventeenth century and that no later translation has achieved similar status. Most people in Britain cannot strictly be described as religious. However
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The Filipino youth has been recently involved in some of the most scandalous crimes in our country. It is disappointing to know that what our forefathers once called the “Hope of our Motherland” is now the “Burden of Every Mother and Father”. As such‚ the crime rate in our country is rising at an alarming pace. The worst part‚ however‚ is that our youth seems to compete with their elders in pursuing a career in Organized and Underground crime. The example set by 13-year-old “Jake”
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Youth Gang Assessment Research Methodology May 15‚ 2012 Youth Gang Assessment There is no definite explanation as to what a youth gang is‚ however‚ they are alleged of as a self-formed participation of peers with the appearances of a gang name‚ identifiable symbols‚ recognizable leadership‚ topographical territory‚ regular meeting pattern‚ and collective actions to carry out illegal activity. The questions how and why youth gangs are form‚ who joins then and how violent‚ are these gangs? (Decker
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Theories of Crime Abstract This thesis explores the relatively new criminal phenomena of computer crime‚ or as it is more commonly termed‚ hacking. The foundation for the examination is based on how well traditional psychological theories of crime and deviance explain this new behaviour. Dominant theories in each of the categories of psychoanalytic‚ learning and control are discussed. The thesis concludes that for the most part‚ traditional psychological theories are deficient with regard
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Although homeschooling has many benefits‚ Public school education provides a more efficient and effective environment for a student to learn and succeed. According to some researches‚ there are more than 2.04 million students who are doing the homeschool in United States of America. The number keeps on increasing over 75% since 1999. In Indonesia itself‚ the number of families that choose to use the homeschooling is still increasing. According to HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association)‚ there
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