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    were introduced to three perspectives on crime‚ law and order: classicism‚ positivism and social constructionism. With reference to the materials in Block 1- and using your own words- define and explain each of these perspectives and discuss their historical and contemporary influence on theory and practice in youth justice. This essay will discuss three prominent theories in the explanation of crime. This essay will compare and contract these theories‚ discussing their strengths and weaknesses;

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    Stress and strain

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    Simple Stresses and Strains Stress • No engineering material is perfectly rigid and hence‚ when a material is subjected to external load‚ it undergoes deformation. • While undergoing deformation‚ the particles of the material offer a resisting force (internal force). When this resisting force equals applied load the equilibrium condition exists and hence the deformation stops. • These internal forces maintain the externally applied forces in equilibrium. Contd… • Stress = internal

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    Strain On Family

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    3 Less Strain on the Family Mental illness affects families as well as individuals. The children of people with mental illness are at greater risk for abuse‚ neglect‚ and a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues. #4 Avoidance of Crime and Victimization Some studies suggest that people with untreated mental illness‚ especially in conjunction with other risk factors‚ may be at increased risk of committing violent crimes or‚ even more likely‚ becoming victims themselves. The risk increases substantially when

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    THE POLICE VISIBILITY AND ITS EFFECT IN CRIME PREVENTION AND CONTROL A Proposed Thesis Study Presented To MR. EDUARDO C. BALUBAL Thesis Instructor In Partial Fulfillment with the Requirements in Research 101 MABBORANG‚ JAYVINICK BAUSO‚ ANNALYN G. STO. TOMAS‚ MAE BULONG‚ REYNALDO AGGABAO‚ ALVIN Chapter 1 The Problem and its Background Introduction Policing is essentially about communities and for communities. That is why we must always take account

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    Law Criminology and Penology (Law 214) Lecturer: Mr. James MAMBOLEO Topic:”Emile Durkheim’s Theory of Crime and Crime Causation” Dan KASHIRONGE _ 13j01allb043 Abstract The concept of “crime” has over the ages been subject to various definitions as the society tries to address it. Criminology is thus the study of crime and crime causation. It concerns itself with understanding the deep essence of crime as an act or omission‚ and all the reasons behind its occurrence. In this pursuit‚ criminology

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    Andromeda Strain

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    William John Andromeda Strain-Response Ranger The part of the text that I chose to respond to was when Jaggers‚ Comroe‚ Mancheck‚ and Wilson were reviewing the footage that Lieutenant Wilson captured during his flybys. The footage captured an old man walking amongst the dead bodies. My first reaction was of shock about the horror of the grisly scene‚ but then I thought “Why does that guy seem to create the deaths?” “Isn’t the bacteria supposed to be the cause of so many deaths?”.

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    The Andromeda Strain

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    In the book‚ The Andromeda Strain there is a problem that faces mankind. This problem is a strange virus that comes to Earth from an unmanned satellite‚ which was in space. This satellite crashes into a small town in Arizona‚ which has a population of 38 people. When this satellite crashes into the Earth‚ it kills everyone‚ except for an old man and a two-month old baby. There are two scientists who have the job of going to the crash site and gathering up the remains from the satellite. While the

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    Compare and Contrast; Anomie Strain and Differential Opportunity Theories Introduction- This paper will cover Anomie Strain‚ and Differential Opportunity theory. This will be done by an overview and explanations of the two theories‚ and by comparing and contrasting the theories based on the explanations Robert Merton‚ Richard Cloward‚ and Lloyd Ohlin proposes. To begin‚ the question that inspired Robert Merton‚ Richard Cloward and Lloyd Ohlin was to explore what was the cause and explanation

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    closeted. This could be used to explain some of his deviance. There is the Strain Theory that says his sexual need was something that he felt had to be done in private and this led to the thrill of the capture and then the pleasure of doing whatever he wanted because he was clever enough to not get caught for some time. This theory says that offenders are under a “strain” to get what they need and this causes them to commit crimes. His inability to have a normal relationship and the later thrill of the

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    Stress-Strain

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    The stress-strain diagram is generally accepted as the plotted results of a tensile test completed under carefully controlled conditions on a speciman of a metal. The stress-strain diagram important for design engineers in that it establishes the physical properties of the material under test including the yield strength‚ the ultimate strength‚ the elongation at fracture‚ the elastic limit etc. Ductile materials‚ which includes structural steel‚ as well as many alloys of other metals‚ are characterized

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