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    Elements of Crime

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    Elements of Crime Team D CJA/224 Professor Martin November 20‚ 2011 Elements of Crime Throughout this paper we are going to cover several key elements of crime. We are going to look how the elements of a crime apply to the overall criminal procedure process and how we can improve the understanding of criminal elements. Then we are going to cover what are the various legal defenses which are used and how does each of these defenses apply when in court and the overall criminal procedure

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    Juvenile Crime

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    Juvenile Crime Introduction Every year‚ millions of juveniles are involved in criminal activities. According to statistics‚ as of 1999‚ the arrest rate for juvenile crime has dropped from its peak in the mid-1990 ’s. Statistics about juvenile crime have shown a steady increase of juvenile arrests from 1987 to 1994. Although overall crime rates have decreased since 1994‚ they are still above what they were in 1980. The following paragraphs and charts show the crime rates of specific crimes committed

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    Crime Thoeries

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    Crime Theories Kristyn Irene Hope Seiler Information Technology in Criminal Justice – CIS170 Strayer University Professor Carmen J. Flores November 5‚ 2012 There are many different theories when it comes to digital crime. Some of the theories are the choice theory‚ the deterrence theory‚ the psychological theory‚ the strain theory and the routine activities theory. In this paper I will discuss the one theory to be the cause of digital crime‚ why the theory chosen could be recognized

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    Crime Mapping

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    Crime Mapping: A Modernized Tool for Efficient Law Enforcement Criminologists are now using digital crime maps to create graphic representations of the spatial geography of crime (Siegel‚ 2012). This technology is a great example of taking an old‚ tried and true technique and modernizing it to make it exponentially more effective in modern day policing. By taking the old pushpin maps that have been used in every police department planning room for decades to track various

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    Organized Crime

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    Organized Crime. The Godfather is about a Sicilian Mafia family in New York‚ ran by Don Vito Corleone. Don Vito Corleone is an Italian mob leader of extreme hierarchy. Italian families and Al Pacino is what I perceive Organized Crimes to be. These personal perceptions of organized crime are common with the definitions provided as follows. According to the readings there are a few different definitions of organized crime. According to Donald Cressey (1969: 319) “An organized crime is any crime

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    hate crimes

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    Hate Crimes The Anti-Jews were standing outside of a synagogue chanting “kill the Big Noses” while Jews were inside having prayer. The term “Big Nose” is a stereotypic term used against Jews‚ making fun of their big noses. Verbal abuse is the first step to hate crimes. People who commit hate crimes should be tried with the highest charge possible and if found guilty‚ the most cruel sentencing possible. DEFINITION AND LAWS Based on the definition of hate crimes and current laws‚ hate crimes should

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    Crime Reduction

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    Advanced Writing Date: February 13th‚ 2013 Dr. J. Parla Palumbo Topic: Crime Reduction Title: What can I do to reduce crime? Thousands of crimes happen all over the world and increase exponentially every year. According to Nations Master’s website‚ more than twelve million crimes committed in the United states last year. "Crime statistics." nationmaster.com. Rapid Intelligence‚ 2002. Web. 25 February 2013. All of these crimes have happened due to high poverty rates and a poor education system.

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    Violent Crimes

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    RUNNING HEADER: VIOLENT CRIMES | VIOLENT CRIMES | Hate crimes and Violence in Schools | | Maggie Gallegos Criminology | 9/1/2011 | Brookline College | Abstract Hate crimes are “any felony or violent crime based on prejudice against a particular group. They are prejudice’s

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    Cyber Crimes

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    Cyber -Crimes INTRODUCTION Computer crimes are considered to be an illegal criminal activity that uses technology to retrieve unauthorized data and information from a computer system (Buzzle‚ 2010‚ p. 1). There are various types of computer crimes. Viruses and worms are used by hackers to penetrate computer programs with the intention of doing harm that‚ in some cases‚ result in the demise of the computer itself. However‚ not all computer crimes include physical property damage. These types

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    Causes of Crime

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    Causes of Crime Carolyn Whatley‚ Eddie Blanco‚ Laura Rushing‚ Adrian Garcia‚ Mel Bravo University of Phoenix Causes of Crime Throughout history the study of what causes crime has been an important part of helping in the reduction of some of the crimes. Studies have shown that there are several contributing factors as to the reason individuals commit crime. Among these factors there is Biological Theories‚ Sociological Theories‚ Psychological Theories‚ Economic Theories‚ and

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