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    Manuel l. quezon university | Methods of Research | Course Requirements | | Martha Johanna De Villa – dela Cruz | 1/15/2013 | Submitted to Dr. Fely Castillo Professor‚ MCS – MR List of Books in Methods of Research 1. Title of the Book Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research Author/s Creswell‚ John W. and Vicki L. Plano Clark Publisher SAGE Place of Publication Thousand Oaks‚ CA‚ USA Year of Publication 2007 Annotation Provides researchers across the social

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    Functions of Crime

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    The Functions of Crime According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ crime is defined as an act punishable by law‚ as being forbidden by statute or injurious to the public welfare. Even though it varies in nature‚ crime is found in almost every society known to man. There is no society that is not confronted with the problem of criminality (Durkheim). Despite the obvious social costs of crime‚ some crimes make important contribution to the operation of a social system. Crime is functional for

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    Hate Crime

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    Hate Crimes Hate crime is the new rape‚ but unlike rape‚ which is colossal violation of human virtue and sanctity. When in reality a hate crime is a crime that targets the victim’s identity‚ for example instead of the victim’s equality as described under law. Yet according to “Hope-Fulfilling or Effectively Chilling? Reconciling the Hate Crimes Prevention Act with the First Amendment.” By Carter Coker‚ published by the Vanderbilt Law Review in 2011‚ “The powerful sense of violation that hate crime

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    A Crime of Insanity

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    A Crime of Insanity It’s just another day of class‚ at least which is what is going through your head. You think schools are a safe place‚ not a place where you can get shot or killed at. What is going through your mind when you’re their sitting in class? Nothing other than what is going on. But it was all different for these students that day. On December 14‚ 1994‚ 26 year old Ralph Tortirici walked into a history class at State University of New York. Underneath his clothes he had a hunting knife

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    Organized Crime

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    1. Organized crime now accounts for how much of the global GDP? Organized crime now accounts for roughtly 15% of the gobal GDP. 2. What do you think has led to this increase in organized crime? Globalization‚ technology‚ and communications have all led to an increase in organized crime. Another factor is that the western desire to consume is the primary driver of international organized crime. 3. What are the three zones in the goods and services that organized crime offers? The three

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    Incarceration And Crime

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    relationship between incarceration and crime has been examined for a long time. Some researchers have posited that incarceration reduced crime. Others have argued that incarceration did not reduce crime; even‚ a few of researchers insisted that it increased crime. Also‚ some scholars have contended that incarceration brought about unintended or collateral consequences. By delving into numerous studies focusing on the relationship between incarceration and crime‚ this literature review will illuminate

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    Crime Is on Increase

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    Crime is on increase Unorganized society commonly caused by many reasons especially the vandalism that leads to unexpected crimes. As we know that‚ the number of crime committed is increasing day by day while there are also the varieties of its consequences as well as the solutions. In the next paragraphs‚ both causes and effects of crime will be discussed after one anther which will also be followed by the beneficial solutions. One of the causes of crime is the poor parenting skill which simply

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    Crime Control

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    Crime has become as multifaceted as human nature‚ impinging on communities and threatening human rights and freedoms. Has the impact of criminal activity become extremely intense‚ that we as society members have strayed away from honesty and justice? Are individuals no longer valuing integrity and fairness? Criminal justice organizations both public and private sectors goals are to reduce crime within the communities and regain the trust and confidence in a fair and just system for law-abiding citizens

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    Casino's and Crime

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    Abstract The study of how crime rate is affected by casinos located within a city is shown throughout my paper. When a casino is first introduced to a city the crime rate is lowered giving employment and economic growth to the city. Between 3 and 5 years of the casinos opening the crime rate is increased with violent crimes‚ theft‚ suicide‚ and other negative consequences. These factors are proven to be correct within cities across the United States. The pattern of crime rate of cities with casinos

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    Theories Of Crime

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    Crime can be defined as any human conduct that violates any criminal law of a given state‚ the federal government‚ or a local jurisdiction that has the power to make and enforce the laws. It is difficult sometimes to explain why people engage in illegal and deviant behaviors because each offender have a different motive for committing crime but most people commit crime due to poverty‚ unemployment‚ peer pressure‚ social inequality‚ and the system that refuses to take back inmates as part of the society

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