Juvenile Crime Jacqueline Allen CJS200 June 9‚ 2013 Charles Musselwhite Abstract Juvenile crime is a crime committed by minors (juveniles) younger than the statutory adult age. In most of the legal systems there are specific procedures followed when dealing with minor offenders‚ such as juvenile detention centers‚ boot camps‚ etc. This paper will attempt to create a better understanding of the offenses‚ the causes‚ and the procedures to deal with the criminal behavior of juveniles. In
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Ecology Of Crime There are many patterns in the crime rate that seem to be linked to temporal and ecological factors. Crimes usually happen more often‚ and‚ or more less according to the day‚ season‚ climate‚ temperature‚ population density‚ and region. For example‚ a person is more likely to be assaulted at midnight when the temperature exceeds 90 degrees than when to temperature is 10 degrees below zero. Therefore‚ a criminal is more likely to commit a crime when the time of day‚ season‚ and
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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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Media and Crime What is crime? A normative definition views crime as deviant behavior that violates prevailing norms – cultural standards prescribing how humans ought to behave normally. This approach considers the complex realities surrounding the concept of crime and seeks to understand how changing social‚ political‚ psychological‚ and economic conditions may affect changing definitions of crime and the form of the legal‚ law-enforcement‚ and penal responses made by society. These structural
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Name of Course: The Explanation of Crime Code of Course: CMY3701 Semester Code: 02 - Second Semester Assignment Number: 01 - Compulsory Student Name: Riëtte du Bruyn Student Number: 4238-255-6 Unique Number: 363036 Assignment Closing Date: 22 August 2013 Rational Choice Theory Table of Contents Section A: 15 marks 3 1. Introduction 3 2. Definition of Rational Choice 3 3. The Six propositions of Rational Choice (Joubert 2009:19-20) 3 3.1 First: Crimes are deliberate acts‚ committed with
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Communication for Social Change: A Powerful Role for Communication in Crime Prevention Author Shanu... Research Analyst Summary Summary provided by the author There is a significant body of research about the role the media plays in influencing public perceptions about crime. The public depends largely on newspapers and television for its information about crime and the criminal justice system‚ but the information they receive is often affected by the limited sources used by journalists to
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Most street crimes are rarely committed by big criminal organizations but its effects have a strong influence in society.In this essay‚ I’ll examine some causes and give solutions for this problem. Unemployment is one of the main causes.Unemployment leads to crime such as pick-pocketing.Unemployed people have no jobs‚ no money while they still live with their own needs and responsibility for their family.Sometimes‚they want to earn money in a short time and by any means so they do something wrong
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of criminal law that an imputed offense must correspond exactly to the type of crime described by law. If no law applies exactly to the point in question‚ then there is no offense” (Fidel Castro). Criminal law follows a strict set of guidelines and procedures that allow prosecutors to convict suspects and police forces to make arrests. Criminal law varies for each state including the punishment that follows for the crime committed. Many individuals are unclear as to what criminal law is‚ how it affects
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Computer crime Computer crime‚ or cybercrime‚ refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network‚ where the computers may or may not have played an instrumental part in the commission of a crime.[1] Netcrime refers‚ more precisely‚ to criminal exploitation of the Internet.[2] Issues surrounding this type of crime have become high-profile‚ particularly those surrounding hacking‚ copyright infringement‚ child pornography‚ and child grooming. There are also problems of privacy when confidential
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question‚ “Does a person’s IQ level really affects their probability of committing a crime and if lack of intelligence increases criminal behavior throughout a person’s life.” Some believe that IQ is a more important variable than race‚ social or economical class in foretelling criminal behavior. The theory of crime being linked to a person’s intelligence says that if IQ does not affect the probability of crime‚ it can have a chain reaction. Academic incompetence as a child is the stressor for many
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