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    Cyber Crime

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    Cyber Crime Chester Colbert Grantham University CJ102 Introduction to Criminology October 6‚ 2011 Carolyn Dennis Crime is global issue and for years researchers and law enforcement agencies have tried to determine why people choose the lifestyle of crime. They have theorized it down to social economics. But not all criminals commit crimes because of life disadvantages. Some criminals are adventure seekers and they seek the thrill and adventure of committing crimes and getting away without

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    both the strain and control theories one must factor into their analysis the sub-categories of each theory and how they contribute to the overall spectrum of crime‚ punishment‚ and social control. The following evaluation consists of those evaluations that consist of the varying forms of both the strain and control theories of crime; including the strengths and weaknesses of each standpoint‚ the empirical validity of each‚ and the overall ramifications for crime prevention. Strain Theories Frustration

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    Martha Alvarado Soc 368 Prof: Aguilera The two article chosen for this assignment were Gangs and Social Change by Martin Sanchez-Jankowski and The Economic of Crime by Gary S. Becker. Furthermore‚ after reading the article by Jankowski I learned that many researchers had trouble defining or being able to distinguish gang related associations to groups or individuals that were not in a “gang.” Many individuals have the belief that a a gang is having two or more individuals in a group. If the group

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    Introduction Defining crime is a difficult task due to the various theories on crime definitions and differences of opinions. In 1947‚ Paul Tappan gave the legal definition for crime‚ stating that crime could be defined as “an intentional violation of the criminal law committed without excuse and penalised by the state.” However each individual may have differing opinions on the definition of crime due to varying societal factors‚ such as religion and past experience with crime and the criminal justice

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    Crime Statistics

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    F C R I M E S T A T I S T I C S A N D R E S E A R C H CRIME AND JUSTICE Bulletin Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Number 54 February 2001 What Causes Crime? Don Weatherburn It is difficult to find a succinct‚ broad and non-technical discussion of the causes of crime. This bulletin provides a brief overview‚ in simple terms‚ of what we know about those causes. After presenting some basic facts about crime‚ the bulletin is

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    Crimes of the Powerful

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    Throughout crime statistics‚ crimes of the powerful‚ for example white collar‚ corporate and state crimes seem to be almost non-existent. Over the last few decades crimes of the powerful are beginning to gain some sort of emphasis with regards its recognition. Crimes of the powerful have been gaining awareness since approximately the mid 1980’s. For example legislations towards corporations have been changed‚ gradually establishing criminal categories. Relatively recently it has been recognised that

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    Financial Crimes

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    As the complexity and scope of business has expanded through the world‚ the need to track financial information has grown. There has been a corresponding increase in illegal financial activity according to separate surveys by the U. S. Department of Justice‚ Pricewaterhouse-Coopers‚ and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) (Houck‚ Kranacher‚ Morris‚ Riley‚ Robertson‚ & Wells‚ 2006). An understanding of effective fraud and forensic accounting techniques can assist forensic accountants

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    and Dirty Mohr’s Circle Solution for the Strain Gauge Rosette A 3 gauge rosette is attached to a simple tension bar. The three gauges of the rosette are at 45 degrees in relation to each other but the rosette is not aligned with the strap. The strap is 1.00 inches wide and 0.25 inches thick and is loaded with 3000 lbs tension with the force aligned with the long axis of the bar. The material is steel with: E = 29E6 psi and ν = 0.3 Theory: The theory is that the stress in the bar is uniaxial

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    hate crimes

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    Violence Hate Crimes A hate crime can be defined in two ways‚ by the legal definition and the criminological definition. The legal definition of a hate crime is a traditional offense like murder‚ arson‚ or vandalism with an added element of bias‚ a criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race‚ religion‚ disability‚ ethnic origin or sexual orientation. The criminological definition of a hate crime is a crime committed as an

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    of self‚ and lack of empathy for others (p. 422). This description perfectly describes Sheldon Cooper‚ a character on the CBS television show The Big Bang Theory. Sheldon Cooper is a theoretical physicist that works for the California Institute of Technology and he has his BS‚ MS‚ MA‚ PhD and ScD. All of this makes him very intelligent and only

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