Miranda vs. Arizona: This case had to do with an Ernest Miranda who raped a Patty McGee*. After extracting a written confession from the rapist about the situation‚ Miranda’s lawyer argued that it was not valid since the Phoenix Police Department failed to read Miranda his rights‚ also in violation of the Sixth Amendment which is the right to counsel. Some factors that helped support Miranda’s arguments were that the suspect had requested and been denied an opportunity to consult with a lawyer;
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Summary Social Disorganization Theory links crime rates to a neighborhood’s ecological system. Burgess had the idea of concentric zone theory‚ where the town is a series of circles in the shape of an outwardly expansive target. As the city grows‚ each inner ring invades the nearest adjacent ring and triggers a domino effect of invasion‚ domination‚ and succession. Shaw and McKay used Burgess’s model to find a pattern showing delinquents being most concentrated in the inner part of the city‚ and steadily
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Court Brief Miranda v. Arizona Citation: Miranda v. State of Arizona; Westover v. United States; Vignera v. State of New York; State of California v. Stewart‚ Supreme Court of the United States‚ 1966. Issue: Whether the government is required to notify the arrested defendants of their Fifth Amendment constitutional rights against self-incrimination before they interrogate the defendants. Relief Sought: Miranda was violated the 5th Amendments right to remain silent and his 6th Amendment right
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Sociological Theories Amanda McCann CJS/240 February 2‚ 2015 George Brothers Here in the United States‚ we look into various theories on why people commit crime‚ but today we are going to specifically look into the three main social theories of juvenile delinquency. The first theory is the Social Structure Theory. The Social Structure Theory is based on social and economic stressors‚ especially related to poverty and how low income areas can become breeding grounds for juvenile delinquency
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and prevented. Many theories have emerged over the years‚ and they continue to be researched both individually and in combination. Criminologists are searching for the best solution in reducing different types of crime. They are several key theories that justify why people commit crime. Some of them are rational choice theory‚ strain theory‚ social learning theory and social disorganization theory. These theories are suggested to be the cause of digital crime. The theory that I have chosen
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Social work theory and practice Over the past 30 years there have been a lot of changes in social work. The demand for social workers has risen and the way we care for these families has been moulded by different theories. Social work started off as a way to make individuals enhance their standard of living through charity work and dealing with poverty. The goal was to advance the quality of life and the growth of every person in the society. In 1985 computers were intro deuced into work‚ this
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5/3/13 Social Work Theories Social Work Theories A social work theory provides an objective analysis of problems experienced by a society and the theoretical basis for various practices that are aimed towards dealing with them. These theories differ in their approach to solving social problems. Read to get a perspective of modern theoretical models‚ that represent different paradigms of social change. Social work is all about dealing with the various problems that besiege a society‚ inhibiting
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In Miranda v. Arizona (1966)‚ the Supreme Court ruled that detained criminal suspects‚ prior to police questioning‚ must be informed of their constitutional right to an attorney and against self-incrimination. The case began with the 1963 arrest of Phoenix resident Ernesto Miranda‚ who was charged with rape‚ kidnapping‚ and robbery. Miranda was not informed of his rights prior to the police interrogation. During the two-hour interrogation‚ Miranda allegedly confessed to committing the crimes‚ which
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Social disorganization theory attempts to describe the ways that social institutions fail to fulfill their constructive and order-maintaining functions in a particular area‚ especially in urban environments. When institutions such as schools‚ churches‚ families‚ businesses‚ and government fail‚ the individuals begin to suffer because of it‚ which results in them feeling powerless and a lack of purpose in life. In the end‚ this can start to develop some personality disorders in those individuals.
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Micro and macro social theories Functionalism and symbolic interactionism are contrasting sociological theories. Like all theory‚ sociological theory cannot explain everything and therefore differing theories have different perspectives and ideas. As a result they only offer partial or specific points of view of society in general. There are a wide range of sociological theories‚ which can be categorised into two main groups: structural or macro and social action or Micro perspectives. (Langhoff
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