Name: ADETUNJI HAKEEM ADEMOLA Dept: SOCIOLOGY Course: CRIMINOLOGY (409) Group: B REG. Number: 272040201 Level: 400 Question: DISCUSS HOW CRIME CAN BE REDUCE IN THE SOCIETY Answer: Introduction In Sociology‚ crime is identified as a deviant behavior. It is deviant in that it goes against accepted or written rules and laws that guide a society. All deviant behavior isn’t a crime. A crime occurs when someone breaks the
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Steps to be taken for Preventing Road Accidents • Most important method to bring down accidents is strict enforcement ofspeed limits.90 % of accidents can be avoided by strict enforcement ofspeed limits. • Heavy Penalty should be imposed on ALL those who cross speed limits. Ifthis is strictly implemented‚ nobody will dare to go at high speed. • Existing speed limits should be brought down further. • Heavy penalty should be imposed for those who cause accidents. • Tamper proof speed controllers
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6.) Alternative sentencing (Instead of sending juveniles to industrial schools). Example‚ probation which would include the completion of a community service order‚ or drug program. Many juvenile offenders can be effectively rehabilitated through community- based supervision and intervention. There is need for alternatives to detention; research on traditional confinement in large training schools or correctional facilities has found relatively high recidivism rates (Austin‚ Johnson and Weitzer
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despite a possible losses of customers and business opportuines. It is interesting to imagine how this new company will be able to survive during the economic downturn but because of the information provided with respect to Doosan’s diversity they will be able to survive an economic downswing. Information that is missing from this company includes profit and losses before the year 2006 and strategic plan about how the company plans to survive the economic down turn. The information listed only provides
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With recidivism rates soaring‚ the establishment of prison GED programs should be a standard way to rehabilitate prisoners who’d otherwise have no future outside of bars. An example of a character from the book who would benefit from the GED program would be Crazy Eyes‚ a hard timer from the FCI‚ who’d graduated up the hill. Outside of Danbury‚ Crazy Eyes was a high profile drug dealer and a career criminal experienced with the nuances of prison. If she had the access and willingness to complete
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According to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service‚ in 2011there we around 29‚900 known gangs and roughly 782‚500 members. “Gangs are responsible for an average of 48 percent of violent crime in most jurisdictions and up to 90 percent in several others‚ according to NGIC analysis” (FBI‚ 2011‚ p.9). Gang violence explained by the following articles by Bellair and McNulty‚ Horowitz‚ and Shirazi show that gang violence plays a role in negating the positive neighborhood activities. While also
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Recidivism is one of the most fundamental concepts in criminal justice. It refers to a person’s relapse into criminal behavior; often the person receives sanctions or undergoes interventions for a previous crime. Recidivism can be measured by criminal acts that resulted in rearrests‚ reconvictions or returned to prison with or without a new sentence during a three-year period following the juvenile’s release. As states cut mental health programs in communities and schools‚ they are increasingly
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Today’s world is cruel and cold. Not so long ago‚ young people imagined an egalitarian society where men and women wouldn’t be limited by money or possessions. A world of peace and abundance where nobody would be left behind. Unfortunately‚ the future is here‚ and it looks bleak. We live in a world still plagued with wars‚ diseases‚ greed and poverty. In 2015‚ we are confronted with the harsh realities of the traditionnal economy in which we live. Homelessness is one of those problems‚ and it does
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I am writing to you about the concern of immigration. I believe that people should have the right to enter and leave the country whenever they want to unless you know for sure know that the person is doing suspicious things. Immigration has become a major issue in this country because there have been many different terrorists bombing places and many people have also died. Immigration improves economic growth and many unique individuals that have skills decide to come to America because they are
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York City jails‚ there are approximately 25‚000 mentally ill inmates released every year (Jones 2007). Seventy-five to eighty percent of who also suffer from drug or alcohol addiction (Jones‚ 2007). The process by which inmates are provided assistance in an effort to hopefully reduce recidivism is known as the Discharge Planning Program. The program is designed to help inmates connect to mental health treatment and a means to pay for it (Jones 2007). The program is also able to assists with housing
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