“Watergate” is the term used to describe a complex web of political scandals between 1972 and 1974. Why did Watergate occur in the first place? Every poll showed that 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
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Drugs and Crime Drugs and crime are literally everywhere. Drug abuse and crime go hand-in-hand. Drugs cause crime. Legalizing drugs is not the answer. Punishments should fit the crime. Repeat offenders should have harsher punishments. The history of drugs shows increasing drug use‚ abuse‚ and crime rates that relate to drug use and abuse. The History of Drugs “Human beings have always had a desire to eat or drink substances that make them feel relaxed‚ stimulated‚ or euphoric.”
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Victimless Crimes Abstract A victimless crime is an illegal act that is consensual and lacks a complaining participant‚ including such activities as drug use‚ gambling‚ pornography‚ and prostitution. No one is harmed‚ or if harm occurs‚ it is negated by the informed consent of willing participants. It has been suggested that harm can take on various forms‚ but that since the harmed individual consented to participate in one of these acts‚ the attribution of victimization is nullified. Victimless
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Transnational Crime Comparative Criminal Justice Systems Introduction: Transnational crime is a growing problem. Transnational crime is defined as “self-perpetuating associations of individuals who operate transnational for the purpose of obtaining power‚ influence‚ monetary and/or commercial gains‚ wholly or in part by illegal means‚ while protecting their activities through a pattern of corruption and/ or violence‚ or while protecting their illegal activities through a transnational structure
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A personal crime is a crime that is committed against a person‚ which affects the victim in a personal way. There are various types of personal crimes which affect an individual‚ but I will be covering homicide‚ assault‚ battery‚ mayhem‚ rape and statutory rape. Homicide is defined as a person who kills another person or the killing of one human being by another. First degree murder means the criminal act had been premeditated and intentional. First degree murder is usually punishable by death or
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GUIDE Hate Crimes Spring 2013 This study guide is offered as a starting point for your studies. It is not exhaustive. All topics covered in class lectures‚ readings and films may appear on the exam. The Hows and Whys of Hate Crime Laws What is a hate crime? A crime motivated by racial‚ sexual‚ or other prejudice How many hate crimes were recorded by the FBI in its most recent hate crime report? 6‚222 According to the Petrosinos article and our text‚ were there hate crimes before hate
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CRIM3001 EXPLAINING CRIME ASSIGNMENT 2 ESSAY ________________________________ ANOMIE‚ STRAIN‚ AND SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY: INTERPRETING CRIME Causes of crime are arguably criminology’s most important and largest research topic. In this process of research‚ criminologists and academics have used numerous theories in attempts to explain how and why people resort to crime (Ellis‚ Beaver‚ Wright‚ 2009). The purpose of this paper is to examine a case study first with the use of strain theories (ST)
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Basics of Crime Analysis Crime analysis is an important method used by law enforcement agencies. It assists them in a number of areas including reducing and preventing crime. Using data gathered by various sources‚ Crime Analysts help their departments answer the who‚ where and why’s of crime. During their studies‚ Crime Analyst’s follow a specific process: data collection‚ data collation‚ analysis‚ dissemination and finally feedback. Data collection begins when a crime is reported. Information
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Organized-Crime “Narco is rooted in society‚ so is corruption” - Ismael El Mayo Zambada What happens in Mexico is big; the whole country is living with corruption and organized crime for many years. The government‚ civil society and even the international community are fighting against it‚ but it still seems to be war‚ it still seems to be a mess. As Zambada‚ one of the biggest cartel leaders said in an interview: “The government arrived late to the (drug) fight. Nobody can solve in days problems
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The transnational crime that I chose to research is human trafficking. Although human sex trafficking often takes place in American amongst different states‚ it can also be a transnational crime‚ in the event that it involves two or more countries. In many cases‚ it involves women and young children‚ but rare cases‚ it includes men as well and is these individuals are forced into labor‚ prostitution‚ or sex trafficking. Transnational crimes occur when offenses‚ acts‚ and impacts involve more than
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