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    Violence and Crime

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    to hurt others in a group of two or more to gain confidence or power over the less dominant. Any little thing can influence the youth such as name-calling‚ brawls‚ gossip/rumors‚ and even peer pressure. The youth who participates in these violent crimes is most likely to get in worst situations as they grow older in life. Many youth violence cases go successful because they do the one thing many victims are afraid to do: report

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    Crime Prevention

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    The truth about crime prevention is more complicated –less utopian than some liberals would like‚ but far more promising than conservatives will admit. Prevention can work and that it can be far less costly‚ in every sense‚ than continuing to rely on incarceration as out first defense against violent crimes. Instead of simply insisting that prevention is better than incarceration‚ then‚ we need to pinpoint more clearly what kinds of prevention work—and why some programs work and others do not‚ the

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    Crime and Censorship

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    Our world is in a downward spiral to coplete loss of morality. Heinous violence‚ murder‚ or crude and shocking behavior seem to be a normal occurrence in our society. It may lead one to wonder what has put society onto this slippery slope. How did this type of behavior come to be so acceptable and in some cases glorifiable? A careful study of society may lead to multi media as being the main cause in this changing of ideals. The modern world has become desensitized to the acts shown on television

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    Knife Crime

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    Knife crime: Teenagers back custodial sentences By Robin Chrystal BBC News Youngsters back tough sentences for knife crimes Continue reading the main story Related Stories More serious offenders face life Knife crime rises by 8% in London Any 16 or 17-year-olds caught carrying knives will be given custodial sentences under government plans. But what do teenagers at a London event aimed at cutting youth crime make of it? Benjamin Akande knows exactly how it feels to be threatened with

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    Theories of Crime

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    Theories of Crime: Comparisons and Contrasts Cheryl Diana Drake Everest University Phoenix The causes of crime are still really not known. There are many different theories and perspectives on why crime exists. However‚ even with all of the studies and perspectives on crimes committed‚ it appears to me that the causes of crime are only speculative. Biological Theory The biological theories primarily study the physical constitution and endocrinology. They are a very good example of the theories

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    Crime and Punishment

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    Crime and Punishment Kenneth Pang 1/4/96 Ever since the beginning of modern society‚ crime and punishment have been linked together. Depend on the seriousness of the crime‚ those who break the laws are punished accordingly. As the amount of homicide increased in the passed several years‚ people are demanding tougher punishments for more murder. Among them‚ the most supported one was the reapplying of execution as a mean of punishment. This notion could help decrease the number of killing

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    Examine some of the ways in which Marxists explain crime Marxist theories of crime‚ including the more recent neo-Marxist theories‚ are conflict approaches. They see society based on conflict between social classes‚ and social inequality caused by capitalism as the driving force behind crime. One way that Marxists explain crime is through the law. Marxists argue that the law functions to reinforce the ideology of society – the power of the ruling class over the working class. Many laws can be seen

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    Cyber Crime

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    Computer Crime and e-Evidence What is the link between the development of technology and criminal offences? Trends are developing to shift the nature of crimes from traditional to Hi-Tech and it is impossible to prevent people from misusing technology to commit crimes. Computer or networks may be used as a tool or a storage medium to commit crimes. In the meantime‚ we must keep in mind that all computers related systems are vulnerable to destruction and intrusion. As a result some authors classify

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    Juvenile Crime

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    I feel that the juvenile crime mostly happen on children who between the ages of 7 and 18. They were generally thought to be incapable of committing a criminal act. About 80 percent of adolescents and pre- adolescents have engaged inappropriate behavior. The most common cases are involving underage smoking‚ taking drugs‚ illegal activities such as racing and gambling. In some countries‚ juvenile has charged with a serious crime‚ such as robbery or even murder. However this may causing many problems

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    Crime Response

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    Crime and Response 12/17/12 Today I am bringing you to read this proposal I bring to you today as store owners. Recently‚ the stores have become worried because this mall is now the hotspot for teenagers and gangs‚ because of this‚ both violent and property crimes have increased 150%. The parking lot robberies are at an all-time high‚ and shrinkage reports indicate that merchandise theft is 20 times that of the previous year. Some of the things that will be discussed in this proposal to you

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