total reported crime rate to police was 77‚630‚ about 1180 cases per 100‚000 population. (ISD‚ HKSARG‚ 2009) Only 1.5% of the above total crime rate happened in MTR. The crimes most likely happen in MTR including indecent assaults‚ pick-pocketing‚ shoplifting and indecent photo-taking. Though the crime rate was low‚ a senior superintendent from railway commander Oscar Kwok Yam-shu mentioned that it may keep rising in coming 10 years due to the increasing visitors in Hong Kong. For pick-pocketing case
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asked Thornton why she had followed her. Thornton asked Gamble what she had in her pants. Gamble found nothing in her pocket‚ but Thornton grabbed at Gamble’s panties from behind and tugged on them. Gamble realized Thornton was accusing her of shoplifting. Thornton left because it was clear that Gamble had not shoplifted. Gamble recited all this when she sued Dollar General for assault. Did she state adequate facts to raise the issue of whether there had been an assault? Explain your position. Yes
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On Friday‚ September 30‚ 2016 at approximately 0748 hours‚ I was dispatched to The Botany Bay‚ (420 East New Circle Road) in reference to a theft by unlawful taking. Dispatch advised that the suspect was sitting on a bus stop bench in front of the business. The suspect was still sitting on the bench when I arrived on scene at approximately 0755 hours. After arriving on scene I requested a backup unit from dispatch. I got out of my cruiser and I questioned Ms. Taavetti Chen (DOB 04-24-1986)
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Delinquency Deterrence Punishment for violating the laws can be lenient or they can be harsh‚ and they can be used to prevent others from committing crimes as well as deterring people from becoming repeat offenders. People assume that juveniles are not rational beings; meaning that they do not know the difference between right and wrong and that they do not understand the consequences following their actions‚ however that assumption is wrong because juveniles can be deterred from committing
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looking for the latest trends they saw in that Teen Vogue magazine‚ or during the commercial break while watching T.V. or maybe even mounted on a giant billboard. If it says “buy this”‚ teens will do anything to buy it. Some teens may get into shoplifting or stealing money from their parents to get these items. Money is hard to come by when young and out of work so staying on top of the trends becomes harder to achieve. The youth should
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illegal media being downloaded. Programs such as Bittorent‚ and other direct-connect networking programs have allowed illegal transferring of the media. Downloading song files from the internet over a free peer to peer network is the exact same as shoplifting music CDs from the local mall. When you download any illegal media you are getting something for free that everyone else is required to pay a fee for. DVDs and CDs that cost other people anywhere from fifteen to sixty dollars or more are being
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Canadian law has changed drastically since it was first made‚ but have you ever wondered what significant events and people influenced our Canadian Law today? The Code of Hammurabi‚ the Justinian Law by the Romans and the Canon Law by St. Thomas Aquinas are all important events and people that shaped current Canadian law. The Code of Hammurabi was the first time laws were written down for everyone to see. Unlike in Babylon 1800 B.C. where the code was written on a rock‚ today you can find laws and
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“Five years ago juveniles were being tried for shoplifting‚ now we have murders‚ breaking out car windows … it all ties into gang activity. Six to eight months ago‚ a juvenile I represented said he wanted to be in a gang‚ so he robbed an elderly woman.” Juveniles should be convicted as adults for violent crimes because when they commit a crime and don’t get caught or have any consequences after‚ they are basically walking around our streets with no one to notice they are criminals. If they did it
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The crime can be varied from; shoplifting‚ drugs‚ theft or violence‚ but one small crime can easily lead to another bigger crime and possibly the child being involved in possible gang activity. This can be dangerous for children and young people as they can be introduced to some dangerous
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In the United States over 1.2 million students drop out of high school (US Census Bureau).That’s about a student every 26 seconds/7‚000 a day. About 6‚000 people that don’t get to graduate end up obtaining a minimum wage job for the rest of their life. They struggle‚ and many Americans question why the number one industrialized country suffers an extremely high percentage of poverty and what triggers it? People know that not graduating from high school is the number one factor that causes poverty
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