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    Crime in India

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    Before assessing different patterns of crime committed by the youth‚ a clarification is warranted. If we take the different age groups of persons arrested in three years (1996 to 1998)‚ we find that on an average 2.6 per cent were below 18 years‚ 51.6 per cent belonged to 18-30 years age group‚ 38.4 per cent belonged to 30-50 years age group and 7.4 per cent were above 50 years of age (Crime in India‚ 1998: 266). Thus about half of the offenders were young (18-30 years). The data on age structure

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    Victimless Crime

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    Victimless Crime Victimless crime is defined as an illegal act that is felt to have no direct or identifiable victim. Drug possession and usage is considered to be a type of victimless crime. Libertarianism says the government is set up to offer protection for each of us against the initiation of force by others. They say this gives us the “moral space” in which to live our own lives in our own chosen way-even if that means choosing to use drugs. A person under the influence of illegal drugs is

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    The nature of crime

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    UOW1 – The nature of crime The nature of crime The nature of crime embodies the offences made against the state representing society and the population. Within this concept is the operation of principles going to the rights of the victim and the accused in the criminal law process. This process encompasses the commission and elements of the crime going to the actus reus (action of the accused)‚ mens rea (intention of the accused) and causal link to make out the crime; the criminal investigation

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    …. STREET CRIME or WHITE COLLAR CRIME? By general definition‚ a crime is a wronging‚ proclaimed by law against society. All acts of disobeying the law are crimes. Be it an assault or embezzlement one has committed a wrong. Yet we have learned values and morals from our surroundings which gave us concepts of the degree of harm pertaining to a particular crime. Our normal concept of crime is usually that of a physical one. We as a society‚ generally conjure images of a personal assault on oneself

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    Crime and the Media

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    The mass media is often consumed throughout daily life and has arguably become the primary source of news‚ entertainment and information in modern societies. For many individuals‚ the media acts as a reliable source of information regarding events that may directly or indirectly shape their views‚ beliefs‚ and knowledge about the world in which they live. With a substantial rate of consumption as well as increased access to a wide range of news beyond more traditional sources‚ such as the radio and

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    Youth crime

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    being the root cause of youth crime and this essay will examine evidence to support this claim and evidence to dispute it. Although it is quite subjective as to whether a bad childhood is the cause of youth crime‚ the fact remains that a quarter of all reported crime is committed by young offenders between the ages of ten to seventeen. Home Office statistics show more than a half of all recorded robberies (51%)‚ a third of burglaries (32%) and a third of vehicle crimes (31%) were the result of young

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    Race and Crime

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    "The Uniform Crime Report statistics state that blacks are more frequently arrested than whites. While this may mean that blacks actually commit more crime‚ what are some other factors that may be driving the statistics?" "If black neighborhoods are under more police surveillance than white neighborhoods‚ what does this mean for crime statistics?" "Can you give examples of how blacks receive differential treatment in the criminal justice system?" What are your thoughts? Remember to back your comments

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    Criminology and Crime

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    Criminology is a combination of two Latin words: Crimen – crime Logus or logy – science It is the science or study of crime. It is concerned with the conduct of individuals which is prohibited by society and law. It is a socio-legal study which seeks to discover the causes of criminality and suggests appropriate remedies. 1.1 Definitions by various scholars 1.11 Edwin Sutherland Criminology is the body of knowledge regarding crime as a social phenomenon. It includes within its scope the

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    Marxism and Crime

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    Perspectives on Crime Marxist Perspective on Crime/3/4/2000/P.Covington/2000 Deviance Disc The history of criminal legislation in England and in many countries shows that an excessive prominence was given by law to the protection of property. Herbert Manheim Property crime is better understood as a normal and conscious attempt to amass property than as the product of faulty socialisation or inaccurate and spurious labelling. Both working class and upper class crime…. Are real features

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    Theories of Crime

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    Theories of Crime Javier Bryon AIU Online Abstract There are many theories that attempt to explain criminal behavior. Social theories indicate that interaction with other individuals and environment are factors that contribute to criminal behavior. Many argue that social factors alone cannot be the only cause to criminal behavior‚ but peer pressure and rationalization are powerful tools of behavior modification. Theories of Crime Crime theories can vary greatly. A lot of

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