Crime statistics compiled by the FBI in its yearly crime index show what many in the law enforcement field consider to be an encouraging trend. From 1990 to 1995‚ the crime rate declined steadily in every category: murders‚ rapes‚ assaults‚ robberies‚ burglaries‚ and thefts. Sociologists and criminologists debate the explanation for this downward turn in crime rates; improved economic conditions and tougher criminal justice measures are two of the theories offered. Other experts‚ however‚ dispute
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Juvenile Offenders Juvenile offenders are classified in most systems as people who have not yet reached the age of maturity‚ which by law is the threshold of your adult years. 18 years old is the line between being a teenager and a full grown adult when they will be able to be tried for a criminal offense‚ while fourteen years old is the youngest age a person can be tried for a seriously violent crime. In the text it states‚ “Juvenile crime has been a feature of almost every society‚ but how authorities
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program. Sex Offenders People who commit sex crimes are known as sex offenders. We also define sex offenders as an individual who has confessed to‚ or been convicted of committing a sex crime‚ including rape‚ child molestation‚ and also downloading from the Internet or distributing child pornography. Laws against convicted sex offenders include the registration of all names in publicly accessed databases‚ the collection of DNA samples‚ State laws restricting where sex offenders can live and
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This pack of CRJ 308 Week 3 Discussion Question 2 What Motivates Offenders to Commit Crime comprises: Discuss at least three social-cognitive factors that motivate offenders to commit crime. Select one of the prevention and treatment programs discussed in Chapter 7‚ and discuss how that program can be used to treat the three factors you selected. Please be sure to locate at least one scholarly reference from the Ashford University Library to further explore the program you selected.
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What are the Effects of Computers? Computers have become part of our lives. Our life is better since we have computers. A very important aspect in the development of science and technology are computers. The science has made great achievements in the bionical creativity engineering‚ which is very helpful for people with disabilities. In particular‚ people are deprived of their limbs. About one hundred years ago people only could dream to visit space‚ and always thought if it’s possible. All of these
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“Breaking Down Bullying: Some Anthropological Perspectives and Solutions” by E.A. Burlingame (2013) As the number of stories about bullying in America’s colleges and schools increases‚ the sense that there is little that can be done to stop it also seems to increase. Since 2010 in New York State there has been an anti-bullying statute in place to address it through education and the punishment of offenders. However‚ when Felicia Garcia‚ 15‚ of Staten Island‚ New York reported being harassed
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More than Just a Run Running a race well in track and field is not just going out and running‚ there are many things that go behind running a race. Track and field is often looked at as a sport that everyone can go out and do without training or any true commitment. The first thing that goes behind running a race‚ whether it is a short distance or a long distance race is training. “ Training is a systematic process of repetitive‚ progressive exercise or work involving learning and acclimatization”
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PART 1 : WORK PATTERNS Lesson 1: Computers on the Job: How Workers use computers The companies that use large computer system today are mostly the same companies that used them 30 to 40 years ago: corporations that have the big budget. These organizations – typically banks; insurance firms and aerospace companies – were the pioneers. The computers used were potent by then-current standards‚ even though today’s personal computers would provide a competitive edge. This turned out to be
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TRACK SOFTWARE‚ INC I SYNOPSIS Track Software‚ Inc. is a company created and built by Mr. Stanley Booker‚ CPA who spent nights and weekends in developing a sophisticated cost-accounting software program that became the company’s initial product. As the firm grows‚ Stanley planned to develop and expand the software product‚ which will streamline the accounting processes of medium to large sized manufacturers. In the first 2 years of operation‚ some financial problems occur‚ so he sold
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Award Winning Film Silence of the Lambs popularized and universalized the concept of criminal profiling also known as Offender profiling. An investigative vice used by law enforcement agencies to discover likely suspects and analyze patterns and behaviours that may predict future offenses and/or victims. In the Hollywood Blockbuster Jodie Foster stars as an FBI agent trying to hunt down an active serial killer Buffalo Bill with help from Dr. Hannibal Lecter‚ a forensic psychiatrist and cannibalistic
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