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    What causes High Crime Rate? Westwood College (Criminology) Week 2 Assignment What causes High Crime Rate? Crime rate is where the Federal Burro of Investigations use the number of crimes reported to the burro to measure the crime rate of certain locations as well as the type of crimes. When researching two cities there are two different ways to research the crime there is qualitative and quantitative; these two sound similar but there are some differences. Qualitative has details with descriptions

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    1) Explain what is meant by the term pseudoscience used in paragraph 1? The word pseudoscience by definition means a theory that is claimed to be factual or scientific but has insufficient evidence to prove so. In paragraph one the term pseudoscience is used in reference to physiognomy which is being able to tell someone’s character from their face. It is said in the article that physiognomy was “written off as pseudoscience.” After it became associated with phrenology which is referred to as a pseudo

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    Who Am I Meant to Be? The quiz Who Am I Meant to Be by Ann Dranitsaris is about seven styles that she identified if you are having trouble finding out who you are meant to be. "Striving styles" she called them‚ thoughts and behavior that satisfy you in different ways. She also says that when you discover your dominant style‚ you have the best chace at fulfilling your potential. After I took this quiz the style that I scored highest on was #6: Striving to be secure. The good attributes that style

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    Official crime statistics refer to statistical data which are compiled by official agencies such as the police and courts‚ and are published by the state. National statistics about crime in England and Wales have been collected and published by the Home Office annually since 1857. These figures are compiled by putting together the offences recorded by the police in each of the forty-three police areas in England and Wales. The statistics contained in these volumes are of great significance‚ not only

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    Crime victims are a very integral part of the criminal justice system. When a crime occurs‚ it is the victim who is affected first‚ who has a first-hand account of the attack other than the offender. It is the victim who can start to point police in the right direction‚ who can give them an account of what happened‚ a description of their attacker or the offender if possible and even provide valuable evidence and clues as to not only what the offender did‚ but why the offender did it and what exactly

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    1. What activities are defined as a crime? Activities that are defined as a crime are activities or behaviors that a society deems as morally and inherently wrong. My opinion‚ and the opinion of the majority of society‚ is an activity being labelled as morally wrong in the circumstance of crime can be an act that does‚ or has the possibility‚ of emotionally‚ mentally‚ or physically harming others. Activities that are defined as a crime depend on the norms and beliefs of a society‚ so an activity

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    LD 6 PROPERTY CRIMES - KEY POINTS 6.01.EO1 Recall the crime elements required to arrest a suspect for theft. To arrest a subject for theft‚ the necessary crime elements include: • the taking and • carrying away of • personal property of another • without consent • with intent to permanently deprive the owner. 6.01.EO2 Recall the crime elements required to arrest a suspect for vehicle theft. To arrest a subject for vehicle theft‚ the necessary crime elements include: • the driving

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    Task B Answer the following questions 1. Why is it important to safeguard children and young people? 2. Explain why a person-centred approach is important in safeguarding the well-being of children or young people 3. Explain what is meant by partnership working in the context of safeguarding 4. Complete the following table describing the roles and responsibilities of the different organisations that may be involved when a child or young person has been abused or harmed.

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    Youth crime has always been a concern in societies around the world. People try to determine the causes to which these problems stem from. This topic intrigued me‚ so I decided to write an essay on the question relating to this topic‚ "What are the social causes of youth crime?" The theory that I am going to examine and use to answer this question is the labeling theory. This theory is also known as the societal reaction theory. The labeling theory will often examine the offender in the situation

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    In distinguishing social problems fro crime‚ it is imperative to note that social problems are defined as conditions which threaten the well being of a society as a whole. These conditions may characterize forms of moral decadence in manner that can not be accurately qualified as criminal .To effectively draw the line between social problems and crimes one has to draw in examples here. Examples of social problems are corporate corruption; shortage of education resources‚ poverty‚ drug abuse‚ aging

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