Research essay outline: Title: Anti-gay Hate Crimes in San Francisco Research question: Is San Francisco Safe for Gay People? Purpose: I will present the problem of anti-gay hate crimes in the SF Bay Area‚ and I will suggest some solutions to prevent or reduce the sexual prejudice‚ hate crimes and any discriminatory acts. Introduction: - I will present the problem of anti-gay hate crimes in the San Francisco Bay Area‚ which people recognize as one of the foremost liberal cities in
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us under extremism. Religious diversity has been the cause of war‚ hate‚ and crime all throughout history. Nothing brings people together like sharing mutual passion for what they believe in. Similarly‚ it can tear even the strongest nations apart. At a time when most of us like to believe we are more tolerant than generations before‚ hate crimes and religious related incidents are actually on the rise in many places. This hate is often powered by an ignorance stemming from a stigma attached to
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Hate. We all say hate all the time. For example‚ if you having an argument with your friend‚ you might say‚ “I hate you!” Do you mean it? No‚ you say it because you are mad. Also‚ if you are forced to do something‚ you might say‚ “I hate that.” Even worse‚ there are hate crimes because of someone’s color‚ religion or disability. The FBI statistics Report about hate crimes stated 53.6% were racial‚ 18.2% were religious‚ and 11.4% were against the disabled. These types of crimes have been going
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When the Hate Crime Statistics Act was passed‚ signed into law and reauthorized‚ it did not include hate crimes against women as a class (The Leadership Conference ). Since there is no official inclusion of gender-based crimes associated with the Hate Crime Statistics Act‚ the statistics and tracking of increase or decrease of these crimes are not apart of federal law or the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) of hate crime and remain unknown (Criminal Justice). However‚ there are still various hate crimes
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An example of this would be the increase in hate crimes by “as much as 88%” This hate has stemmed from the age-old principles of American Conservatives‚ to hate any foreigners. “From the Italian to the Jews‚ Conservatives have always been unaccepting.” Hate crimes against Muslims have increased dramatically since 2001. Statistics say that hate crimes against Muslims went up 90% immediately after 9/11. These hate crimes played a very significant role in making Middle Eastern people
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Understanding Crime Statistics 1. The level of recorded crime may decrease due to the enormous pressure and expectations put on police departments by society to keep crime down. Increased and improved police resources and harsher custodial sentences is what Police departments claim to be the reason for the reduction in crime. However this being said it has been suggested that Police departments may have altered crime statistic figures‚ in order to meet new Home Office efficiency targets
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Criminology Crime is usually committed by the criminals with no problem‚ but it’s what comes after the crime that the victim is faced with that is the hard part. Crimes are supposed to be reported but unfortunately‚ sometimes victims fail to report them. People often forget how important reporting crime is. Without these crime reports it becomes very difficult to collect crime data. However‚ for all the unreported crimes‚ there are reported crimes‚ as well. When crimes are reported‚ it becomes
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HOW TECHNOLOGY IS USED IN CRIME ANALYSIS CJ 216 Highfill‚ Lucrissa 9/7/2010 Leave this page blank The first step in the crime analysis process is the collection of data; this step is closely connected to data storage. As noted above‚ this step occurs outside the direct control of the crime analysis function. In most police agencies‚ officers and/or civilian employees enter crime reports and other data into a computer system. Officers may write reports in longhand that are then entered
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Why might the figures for recorded crime underestimate the actual amount of crime that takes place? Brief definition of crime and the process from committed crime to prosecution. An overview of recorded crime numbers between the years 1876-2000. Given statistics of the actual amount of recorded and unrecorded crime. Possible reasons and examples for crimes not being recorded based on BCS surveys. To define crime we have to look at it from two different perspectives‚ one is based on the legal
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for the high proportion of young‚ working class males shown in official statistics on crime.” This essay will start by making a distinction between the concepts of crime and deviance‚ followed by an examination how such concepts have been acquired and accepted by society. Further reference will be made to the current crime statistics‚ and analyse some of the possible explanations for the high proportion of crime that is being committed by young males. Finally‚ consideration will be given to what
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