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    What Is Crime

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    A Crime by Any Other Name… The main issue in Reiman and Leighton’s The Rich get Richer and the poor get prison is how crime is labeled; “A Crime by Any Other Name” to be exact. How “crime” is labeled comes depends on the nature of the crimes as legislatures and police officers must use discretion when deciding what constitutes as a crime. According to Reiman and Leighton‚ crime is used to label “the dangerous actions of the poor” (5). This is the direct result of the reality of crime that is created

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    The Crimes Of Watergate

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    President Nixon had a huge lead over Senator McGovern‚ so why did it happen? Watergate was caused by Nixon’s paranoia which lead to a cover-up that destroyed his presidency. Understanding the personality of Richard Nixon makes understanding the crimes of Watergate possible. Most sources agree that Nixon was‚ in essence‚ two men. According to John Ehrlichman‚ “There was another side to him‚ like the flat‚ dark side of the moon.” David Frost‚ did research for the television interview series he

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    Causes of Crime

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    Causes of crime The causes of crime are usually physical abnormalities‚ psychological disorders‚ social and economic factors‚ broken windows‚ income and education. By the twenty-first century criminologists looked to a wide range of factors to explain why a person would commit crimes. These included biological‚ psychological‚ social‚ and economic factors. Usually a combination of these factors is behind a person who commits a crime. Reasons for committing a crime include greed‚ anger‚ jealously

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    Cyber Crime

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    CYBER CRIME Cyber-crime or cyber terrorism has emerged as a new way of spreading terror and harming people as individuals or communities as a whole. With development of computers and technology‚ they have been employed by a section of people to commit offences. Cyber-crime at a lower level can be used to harm an individual person causing him physical or mental harm directly or indirectly. At a larger level‚ Communities or nations as a whole can be terrorized causing them financial‚ social‚ cultural

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    Crime Prevention

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    Juvenile Detainees Acorn T Fautanu CRJ 303 Corrections Prof. Theresa Cruz November 20‚ 2012 Criminal Justice and the juvenile justice systems are almost the same but are different. When corrections’ officials have to deal with juvenile detainees‚ such a situation needs to be dealt with care. In identifying such situations‚ we will look at child development‚ punishment and deterrence. Juvenile detention officers work with incarcerated youth. Although juvenile

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    Hate Crimes

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    Hate Crimes COM/ 156 Hate crimes can come in many different forms and can be viewed in many different ways. Hate crimes are one of the main contributors to falsely accusing or exaggerating one person’s actions. Often many are targeted and defined because of their race‚ sex‚ origin‚ personality‚ and actions; yet the ones that are targeting those certain people are not being brought to justice for being in the wrong. According to The Criminal Law Review‚ the Case for Extending the Existing

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    Public Policy

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    3.3 Public Policy Policy Analysis of 825.102 Many believed the charges in Florida for aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult were too lenient. Because of these concerns there was a change in Florida law to solve this problem. On July 1‚ 2008 Florida law was changed to ease the worries of those seeking justice for their loved ones. Bill 825.102 redefined the severity of first and second degree charges. The changed bill states that “A person who commits aggravated abuse of an

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    Breastfeeding in Public

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    Breastfeeding in Public: A Woman’s Right or Crime Women were born blessed with the ability to offer the most natural and beautiful act a mother can do for her child. Breastfeeding is a treasurable bond shared between mother and child. Controversy arises when nursing mothers choose to perform feedings in public areas. Select groups of people view breastfeeding in public places as indecent and offensive. It is to be determined if it is a women’s right to breastfeed her child anywhere she deems suitable

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    Crime and the Media

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    Crime and the Media Candy Lee Criminology 330 Darrell Cook May 7‚ 2005 Crime and the Media The public depends on the news media for its understanding of crime. Reportedly three quarters (76%) of the public say‚ they form their opinions about crime from what they see or read in the news (Dorfman & Schiraldi‚ 2001). After reviewing five hours of reality crime television shows‚ one is left with a very dismal look on society and a prejudice towards minorities as they are largely depicted as

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    Victimless Crime

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    Victimless Crimes “A victimless crime is an offense that is consensual and lacks a complaining participant‚”(Schur‚ 1965; Meier and Geis‚ 1997). Victimless crimes are crimes lacking grievances since it is believed that there are no victims. The crimes typically implicate eager accomplices that break the law‚ and since nobody makes any complaints to the authorities regarding these crimes it makes it difficult for authorities to make an arrest and prosecute the offenders. The approximated financial

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