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    Women & Crime

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    Female offenders started to increase in numbers during the 1980s‚ as reported by the Uniformed Crime Report (UCR). However‚ the majority of offenses committed by females are not violent offenses (Wormer‚ 2010). As shown in the UCR‚ the percentage of females imprisoned for violent offenses have been declining over the past two decades (United States Department of Justice‚ 2010). When looking at crimes committed by women‚ compared to those committed by men‚ they are obviously smaller in numbers. The

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    Child Abuse Prevention I. What is child abuse? Child abuse is a very sensitive issue that needs to by carefully handled. Child abuse is defined as a no accidental injury or pattern of injures to a child for which there is no reasonable explanation. Child abuse consists of different types of harmful acts directed toward children. In physical abuse‚ children are slapped‚ hit‚ kicked or pushed‚ or have objects thrown at them causing wounds‚ broken bones‚ or other injuries. Severe abuse may

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    Lumbar (low back) strain Overview: Low back pain or lumbar (low back) strain is a broad term used to indicate the existence of pain in the lower back Member of the structural support‚ movement‚ protection of certain body tissues. Causes: Shackles The muscles and ligaments in the back can be stretched or torn due to over-activity. Symptoms include pain and stiffness in the lower back‚ as well as muscle spasms. These symptoms tend to be relieved with rest and physical therapy. Disc Injury The

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    Determining Levels of Prevention Jessica Beverly HSM/210 July 20‚ 2011 Laneisha Searles In scenario one: Violence Prevention in a High-Risk Community‚ I believe that the prevention strategy was the Primary Prevention strategy. I choose this strategy because the primary prevention “involves building the strengths‚ resources‚ and competence in individuals‚ families‚ and communities that can reduce the flow of a variety of unfortunate outcomes.” (Human Services in Contemporary America‚ page

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    External Loss Prevention

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    Tavaski Gordon March 27‚ 2013 External Loss Prevention External theft is often caused by shoplifting‚ break-ins‚ robberies or other acts by outside sources. Although it does not cause as much loss overall compared to internal theft (National Retail Security Survey‚ 2008)‚ shoplifting and external theft most certain causes a substantial amount of loss annually to the retail industry (National Retail Security Survey‚ 2008). Controlling external theft requires a commitment to educating your employees

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    Virus Attack Prevention Based on Hulme (2004) article‚ many companies are now using firewalls‚ antivirus software and intrusion detection systems‚ but hackers and worms still break through business systems and cause serious damage. Lately it seems that more and more prevention and protection is required. Based on the article‚ attacks such as Blaster‚ MyDoom‚ and Witty cost businesses more than ten billion dollars a year. There is a need for more intelligent shields to ward off new attacks as they

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    Suicide Prevention is Impossible. Discuss. | | | Introduction Suicide is a leading worldwide cause of death that claims around 1 million lives each year. Its causes are often shrouded in myth and avoidance‚ due to the sensitive nature of the topic. It leaves loved ones with more long-lasting feelings of guilt‚ puzzlement‚ shame and distress than any other form of death‚ (Gallo &Pfeiffer‚ 2003) and affects more people than we‚ perhaps realise. Despite the volume of people affected

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    Explaining Crime

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    EXPLAINING CRIME ASSIGNMENT 2 ESSAY ________________________________ ANOMIE‚ STRAIN‚ AND SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY: INTERPRETING CRIME Causes of crime are arguably criminology’s most important and largest research topic. In this process of research‚ criminologists and academics have used numerous theories in attempts to explain how and why people resort to crime (Ellis‚ Beaver‚ Wright‚ 2009). The purpose of this paper is to examine a case study first with the use of strain theories (ST)‚ followed

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    CRIME AFTHER CRIME

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    SOCY-101 Crime After Crime is an true documentary film‚ story that is totally incredible! While watching this film‚ It gave me a new perspective on life and our justice system. This documentary it is an must watch‚ I recommend it to see because there is a lot of missing out on some really important information that we should all be aware of in ours life. This film is simply unbelievable‚ I wonder how can an D.A’s office

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    with the intention to do harm. There are different types of violence‚ such as suicide‚ intimate partner violence‚ child abuse‚ elderly abuse‚ youth violence‚ global violence‚ and sexual violence. Violence prevention programs have been set up to help stop these issues. Suicide violence prevention involves trying to stop individuals from harming themselves. Intimate partner violence includes a relationship between a couple that has different forms of injury. This might include physical‚ emotional‚ or

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