Juvenile Crime Paper Malina Wiese CJS/200 December 9‚2012 Juvenile Crime Paper Juvenile Court is a tribunal having special authority to try and pass judgments for crimes committed by children or adolescents who have not attained the age of maturity‚ generally defined as persons under the age of 18 and above the age of 10. Adult Court is a court of law where adults can be tried‚ and if convicted‚ face adult punishment such as probation‚ adult prison‚ or even the death penalty. Juvenile cases
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CHAPTER I COCEPT AND SCOPE OF WHITE COLLAR CRIMES INTRODUCTION Our generation is witnessing a wave of economic crimes as never before. It looks impossible to come out of them. In such conditions many questions arise before us. The most important of those is‚ whether there was ever a fear of these economic crimes of such a great intensity that it will become impossible for us to deal with them? If yes‚ why we have not felt alarm of this fear? In order to get the logical answer to these questions
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Theories of Crime Causation from Psychological and Sociological Perspectives Throughout the history of criminological thought‚ various theories on crime causation have been formulated and many questions as to why individuals commit crime still remain unanswered. This essay will focus on psychological and sociological theories in relation to criminological matters. Criminology the study of crime in society arose from sociology and psychology in the late 1800’s. It has three main schools of
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they were not committing crimes. White-collar criminals have the resources and the power to shape the passage and enforcement of criminal statutes. Sutherland shot down the previous ideas that crimes committed by respectable members of society did little damage; instead he inferred the misappropriation of thousands and millions of dollars. He stated that in comparison to the crimes known as “crime problems”‚ white-collar crimes are several times greater in cost and social relations that create distrust
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Most crime appears to be committed by males. Frances Heidensohn (1996) argues gender differences are the most significant feature of recorded crime; for example official statistics show four out of five convicted offenders are male in England and Wales. Among offenders there are significant gender differences‚ for example official statistics show a higher proportion of men are convicted of sexual offences and males are more likely to be repeat offenders. Some sociologists argue official statistics
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Cyber-crimes and targets Computer forensics January 11‚ 2014 Ann Wray-day The internet has put the world literally at anyone’s fingertips with a vast quantity of information is a mouse-click away. Information that was once only available in obscure reference libraries or card catalogs can be accessed by everyone. Unfortunately the internet is an equal opportunity tool‚ and those with virtuous as well as nefarious intentions can use this open resource to further their efforts
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Defining and Measuring Crime Introduction This module will examine the importance of criminal data and its effect on the criminal justice system. For instance‚ is it important for a law enforcement agency to evaluate the crimes occurring in their city or jurisdiction? Is it important for citizens to know how safe is the area in which they live? If so‚ how is that information gathered and disseminated to the general public? How does the law enforcement component of the criminal justice system use
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in the portrayal of crime due to the offender’s race. For years‚ the media has had much impact on how society perceives an individual because of how they are portrayed. According to Michael C. Thornton (2009)‚ “News media are important racial projects because they are a key source for producing culture and information.” This being said‚ the media is a source of information and much of what is displayed can consequently be viewed as negative. As of negativity in the media‚ crimes committed by African
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Gender can play a vital part in predicting criminal patterns. In the case of most crimes‚ the gender of the criminal could generally be bypassed completely‚ especially in the case of male perpetrators; or could become the sole focus of a case‚ especially in cases in which the perpetrator is a woman. Men are generally viewed as more violent and more aggressive by nature. Therefore‚ when women commit violent acts‚ their punishments can divert from the typical sentences given to their male equivalents
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Crime statistics compiled by the FBI in its yearly crime index show what many in the law enforcement field consider to be an encouraging trend. From 1990 to 1995‚ the crime rate declined steadily in every category: murders‚ rapes‚ assaults‚ robberies‚ burglaries‚ and thefts. Sociologists and criminologists debate the explanation for this downward turn in crime rates; improved economic conditions and tougher criminal justice measures are two of the theories offered. Other experts‚ however‚ dispute
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