There are a number issues facing the United Sates that settle squarely into areas of social welfare‚ and poverty is one that garters the most concern. The notion of poverty‚ as detailed by the United States Census Bureau‚ shows in 2010 that 46.9 million people suffered in poverty. This was the fourth consecutive annual recorded increase in numbers of people in poverty since 2007. The poverty rate for the US population in 2010 was 15.1 percent‚ an increase from 12.5 percent held in 1997. Poverty
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Some people are for new gun control laws‚ but I am one of the many that are against them. Now‚ it is impossible to pick up a newspaper or watch the evening news without being bombarded with the details of another mass shooting‚ or another child that was killed while playing with a gun. Unfortunately‚ there are many people who take the easy way out when it comes to a solution to this problem‚ they choose gun control. There are many facts that support my position in which I will explain. First of
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Border Control I feel that border security should be a priority and it is important to me because of the consequences we are currently suffering from and will continue to suffer from. We have decades of children that will depend on us to resolve these issues now rather than lay the burden on them. Even if Border Security is dealt with successfully‚ the radical terrorist threat will continue and will be able to be dealt with more easily because of the progress we will be able to make at home domestically
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organized crime. A cybercrime is defined as an intended act involving the use of computers or other technologies‚ and the criminal activity must take place in a virtual setting‚ such as the Internet. The top five cybercrimes being discussed are: 1. Tax-refund fraud 2. Corporate account takeover 3. Identity theft 4. Theft of sensitive data 5. Theft of intellectual property Scope Of cyber crime Virtual environments have become fertile territory for cybercrime‚ with the number of crimes escalating
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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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"Unfortunately‚ over the years it became increasingly evident that welfare did much to discourage marriage and work‚ and destroy family and community‚" said Doug Bandow in 2013. There are numerous provisions set up within the United States in order to provide assistance for the less fortunate throughout the nation. However because these services no longer achieve the job they were implemented to achieve‚ funding for these organizations should be withdrawn and the burden removed from the general public
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10‚ 2013 The American Way Gun Control. This is one of the most popular subjects to talk about nowadays. Ever since schools and movie theaters are being threatened by people with guns‚ society wants to ban guns just because they believe their to dangerous. It took a lot of shootings for people to act against the NRA and ban guns. But‚ its not the guns fault for all these shootings it’s the people committing the crime. The question I keep asking myself is‚ why now?
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Rafael Ramos May 14‚ 2011 Gun Control The issue of gun control and restrictions is an ongoing debate in America that just cannot be settled. It is a pressing issue because it deals with the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights. Do we abide by what our founding fathers’ laws? Or do we adapt our Bill of Rights to fit how society works today? It is such an issue because we say that our country was founded on the constitution‚ yet we cannot decide whether or not to live by it
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he Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) is responsible for implementing the Department’s national strategies in combating computer and intellectual property crimes worldwide. CCIPS prevents‚ investigates‚ and prosecutes computer crimes by working with other government agencies‚ the private sector‚ academic institutions‚ and foreign counterparts. Section attorneys work to improve the domestic and international infrastructure-legal‚ technological‚ and operational-to pursue network
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Transnational Crime Transnational crime is crime that exceeds our borders. Transnational crime is very common and especially in the US because we are a wealthy country. Transnational crime covers a broad range of crime. It includes human trafficking‚ drug smuggling‚ theft and selling of vehicles overseas‚ gun smuggling‚ abuse and misuse of migrant workers and so many others (Finckenauer‚ 2000). The United States has organized crime groups. Currently around the borders of Mexico we are hearing
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