Mike Maguire: Crime statistics are not simple reflection of ‘facts’‚ but one of many possible tools for gaining a better understanding of the highly complex and rapidly changing forms of behavior that can be described as ‘crime’. A ‘rise (or fall) in crime’ indicated by police records or survey results should be regarded as an important piece of evidence about‚ rather than conclusive proof of‚ changes in the scale and patterns of such behaviours. Crime statistics are not immune from political
Premium Crime Sociology Criminology
Factors affecting the increasing crime rate in the Bahamas When most tourists think of the Bahamas the picture of clean green pristine care free island paradise comes to mind as advertised and promoted around the world. Many of the tourists do not see the other side of the picture as shown on the brochure. The people of the Bahamas who live in the country everyday have to endure the other side of the brochure which is the increasing crime rate in the Bahamas. The people of the these islands are
Premium Crime Culture The Bahamas
What You Can Do to Reduce Waste There are many actions we can take to reduce the amount of waste we generate or that we send to the landfill. Challenge yourself‚ your family‚ and even friends to to see just how much waste you can reduce from your weekly curbside pickup. Can you reduce your weekly waste by 25%‚ 30%‚ or even 50%? Below are some tips to help you. * Reuse products. If you do not have a recycling program in your community or if the material or product is not currently recyclable
Free Recycling
Discussions regarding rights can become emotive‚ particularly when there is a conflict between individual and communal rights and responsibilities. While obligations‚ values‚ attitudes‚ and beliefs may appear to be individual‚ these things exist at the level of society as a whole‚ arising from social relationships and human association. The real effects are manifested in external indicators of sentiments such as religious doctrines‚ laws‚ and moral codes. Who is to say the image of someone facing
Premium Suicide Mental disorder
We Can But Should We? Healthcare is an ever-changing entity and technology is constantly advancing. This technology can be both good and bad and‚ while most technology is thought of as a good and positive advancement‚ some technology is not. Pros and cons must be weighed in an effort to determine what works and what does not with regard to healthcare technological advancements. As the advantages and disadvantages of Quick Response (QR) coding are weighed‚ one would be able to make a good‚ educated
Premium Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Medical history Medicine
"Untying the Knot" Many people grow up with the intention that they will one day get married. Studies have shown that contradictory to the yearning a couple may have to get married‚ now more than ever‚ the rates of divorce and cohabitation without marriage are skyrocketing. As of right now‚ at least one third of marriages in our society have already ended in divorce‚ and about one-third more are extremely likely to end their marriages in divorce. There are extremely diverse ranges of reasons that
Free Marriage Divorce Alimony
A Crime by Any Other Name… The main issue in Reiman and Leighton’s The Rich get Richer and the poor get prison is how crime is labeled; “A Crime by Any Other Name” to be exact. How “crime” is labeled comes depends on the nature of the crimes as legislatures and police officers must use discretion when deciding what constitutes as a crime. According to Reiman and Leighton‚ crime is used to label “the dangerous actions of the poor” (5). This is the direct result of the reality of crime that is created
Free Crime
Explain how political‚ economic and social constructs can be used to categorise society. Look at how Irish society stratifies according to social class and gender. Sociologists develop theories and concepts to help reveal the structure of social life and they engage in numerous different forms of empirical investigation to test and develop these theories. They are interested in how people communicate and create meaning and understanding‚ but they are also interested in questions of power and inequality
Free Social class
How to Solve a Case Study A case study is a collection of facts and data based on a real or hypothetical business situation. The goal of a case study is to enhance your ability to solve business problems‚ using a logical framework. The issues in a case are generally not unique to a specific person‚ firm‚ or industry‚ and they often deal with more than one retail strategy element. Sometimes‚ the material presented in a case may be in conflict. For example‚ two managers may disagree about a strategy
Premium Case study Scientific method
Atomic number | Element | Percent of Mass[2][3][4][5] | Mass (kg)[6] | Atomic percent | Positive health role in mammals[7] | Group | 8 | Oxygen | 65 | 43 | 24 | Yes (water‚ electron acceptor) /No (Reactive Oxygen Species) | 16 | 6 | Carbon | 18 | 16 | 12 | Yes (organic compounds are hydrocarbon derivatives) | 14 | 1 | Hydrogen | 10 | 7 | 63 | Yes (e.g. water) | 1 | 7 | Nitrogen | 3 | 1.8 | 0.58 | Yes (e.g. DNA and amino acids) | 15 | 20 | Calcium | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.24 | Yes (e.g. Calmodulin and Hydroxylapatite inbones)
Premium Chemical element Oxygen