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    Crime Data Comparison Paper CJA/314 February 10‚ 2014 Christopher Byland Abstract This paper will compare burglary crime statistics between two cities for the years 2005 and 2012 using the Federal Bureau of Investigation database the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. This paper will also‚ discuss which area had more reported incidents‚ what were the rates of the crime for each area‚ did the rates changed over time in either area‚ and what factors might explain

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    CRIME DATA COMPARISON PAPER –Murder Rate According to the FBI Unified Crime Report for 2009‚ there were 385 murders in that year. The total population for Detroit in 2009 was just over 951‚000. (The Neighborhood Scout‚ 2009) In Minneapolis‚ a city with about one-half the population of Detroit‚ the number of murders was 47. Not only is the population less than Detroit‚ the murder rate 6 times lower than Detroit. Here you can see that population seems to play a role in the amount of murders for these

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    Running head: CRIME DATA COMPARISON Crime Data Comparison Criminology CJA 323 Crime Data Comparison This essay will be about the forcible rapes in tow metropolitan areas of the United States. This information in this essay will derive from the United States Crime Report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program was begun by the FBI in 1992 in response to a national initiative undertake by the International Association of police agencies and

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    Primary Source Analysis: The Communist Manifesto By Oliver Stearns B00559549 The Communist Manifesto discusses the political objectives of communists on behalf of the proletariat class. The ultimate goal of the Communist Manifesto and communism is the overthrow of the bourgeois by the proletariat class and the removal of private property. “formation of the proletariat into a class‚ overthrow of the bourgeois supremacy‚ conquest of political power by the proletariat.” (Marx) Marx theorized that

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    cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root‚ a major source of carbohydrates. It differs from the similarly spelled yucca‚ an unrelated fruit-bearing shrub in the Asparagaceae family. Cassava‚ when dried to a powdery (or pearly) extract‚ is called tapioca; its fermented‚ flaky version is named garri. Cassava is the third-largest source of food carbohydrates in the tropics‚ after rice and maize.[1][2] Cassava is a major staple food in the developing

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    life‚ which is illegal. What is Crime? A crime is any behavior that is punishable by imprisonment or fine (or both). In the United States‚ an act is considered criminal when Congress or a state or local legislative body has defined it as such. But why are some acts defined as crimes while others aren’t? While whole books have been written on this subject‚ here a few straightforward reasons why crimes are crimes: Many acts that we consider crimes today were considered crimes under English law when

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    Crime Data Comparison Paper Tania Perkins 03/26/2012 CJA/314 Crime Data Comparison Crime has become very serious all over the world. In some areas‚ crime is extremely high and law enforcement officer really do not know how to keep up with it as a whole. However‚ in every city the crime rate can vary from year to year‚ or month to month it all depends on the crime. In this paper there will be examples of two metropolitan areas and the different data they may hold. Also‚

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    Crime Data Comparison There are many different crimes that are reported daily and some crimes that are not reported at all. Without the proper reporting of crimes‚ it is hard for anyone to actually put together a data form to show all the proper crimes. In this paper‚ the individual will choose the crime forcible rape within the metropolitan areas of Abilene‚ Texas and Akron‚ Ohio. The individual will compare the occurrence of that offense in the selected areas‚ and identify the number of occurrences

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    Crime Data Comparison Comparing Murder Rates between two metropolitan areas Angel Grape University of Phoenix 5/ 26/2009 [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] In this paper I will be comparing the murder rates between San Antonio‚ TX and San Diego‚ CA. Both have over one million people; however

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    Chapter 1 What is Criminology? “Criminology” Frank Schmalleger What is Crime? Four definitional perspectives • Legalistic • Political • Sociological • Psychological What is Crime? • Perspective is important because it determines the assumptions we make and the questions we ask • This book uses the legalistic perspective Legalistic Perspective • Crime is defined as: Human conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state‚ the federal government‚ or a local jurisdiction

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