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    Violence in Gangs

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    Violence of Gangs Gangs have been around for a long time‚ but recently they have become worse. Unfortunately‚ there are many different types of gangs. For example; there are street gangs‚ prison gangs‚ motorcycle gangs‚ and neighborhood gangs. According to Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ there are more than 33‚000 gangs in the United States ("National Gang"). Gangs cause a lot of the violence in America. In Illinois alone there are six or more gang members per 1‚000 people ("National Gang"). Not

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    domestic violence

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    Domestic Violence is one of the many social issues that society is faced with. Research has it that the female group is the one that becomes victimized the most and there are several strategies that have been put into place to culminate this issue of violence at home‚ more especially against women. One of the strategies that have been introduced in fighting domestic violence in South Africa is the Domestic Violence Act of 1998. Although this Act is one of the good moves by the government‚ it has

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    domestic violence

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    examine the issue of domestic violence in the United States. In particular‚ the paper will focus upon violence perpetrated by men against their female partners.. The first part of the paper will attempt to define domestic violence‚ examining the various types and degrees of such violence. The second part of the paper will look at the history of attitudes towards domestic violence in the United States. This section will focus on the evolving views of domestic violence and the theories on how it should

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    Courtship Violence

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    Courtship Violence The term courtship violence refers to a couple ’s interaction with emotional commitment with or without sexual intimacy. Dating violence involves the perpetration or threat of an act of physical violence by at least one member of an unmarried couple on the other within the context of the dating process (Barnett‚ Miller-Perrin‚ Perrin 163). The study of dating violence is important for two reasons. First‚ such behavior often results in physical and emotional injury

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    School Violence

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    environment for all children; yet‚ every day on the news‚ there are stories in which a teenager commits suicide or a teenager has inflicted pain on another student. Most of these stories stem from one common denominator: the student had been a victim of violence in schools. In recent years‚ it seems these types of news stories have been on the rise and brought to many people’s attention. When a student enters a school building‚ it should be a safe haven where the students feel protected and out of harms

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    Dating Violence

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    Dating Violence Among College Students: The Risk and Protective Factors by Catherine Kaukinen the two issues that impacted me were the risk and protective factors such as gender‚ violence in the family of origin‚ emotional states and mental health‚ substance use and abuse‚ sexual risk taking‚ nature of intimate relationships‚ and academic engagement. The author explores each of these factors by looking at other research to gain an understanding and to bring awareness about dating violence among college

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    Media Violence

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    201-23 Kathy Rowley May 15 2012 Argumentative Essay :Media Violence and its Effects on Children “Times have not become more violent. They have just become more televised” (Manson 1) This is a quote by Marilyn Manson from his article in Rolling Stones magazine called “Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?” Recent studies show that Marilyn is right about violence being more televised‚ but they also show that televised violence may lead to violence in children. Media is a large part of life in these current

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    Domestic Violence

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    Domestic Violence Domestic violence is a problem which continues to plague the nation‚ but through stricter law enforcement‚ improved hospital reporting technique‚ nationwide education and counseling‚ this problem can be reduced. Domestic violence has many names; family violence‚ battering‚ wife beating‚ and domestic abuse. All these terms refer to the same thing‚ abuse by a marital‚ common law‚ or a dating partner in an intimate relationship. Domestic violence is not limited to physical

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    3/1/13 Domestic Violence Persuasive Essay Final Draft “Every year‚ in the United States there are over 3 million incidents of reported domestic violence. Every year‚ 4‚000 victims of domestic violence are killed.” (Domestic Violence: Disturbing Facts about Domestic Violence). Domestic violence is a crime that is not just committed in the United States‚ but worldwide. This crime is committed every day‚ every hour‚ every minute‚ and every second. Anybody can be a victim or the abuser. This

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    Family Violence

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    discrimination based on gender‚ especially discrimination against women. Attitudes‚ conditions‚ or behaviors that promote stereotyping of social roles based on gender. Poverty‚ places an important role with criminal justice practitioners as well as our society. Some say that’s it a misconception that people commit crimes due to poverty. I don’t feel like it’s the case with everyone but it does play a key factor due to some of the crimes being committed. Some people tend to steal in order to feed their hungry

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