Assess the strengths and weaknesses of using unstructured interviews to investigate violent crime. (15 marks) Violent crime is difficult to study in the context where it occurs; this is because by their nature‚ violent crimes are often swift and unexpected. It is very difficult‚ if not impossible‚ for a researcher to know when and where a violent crime is likely to be committed. Unstructured interviews are a research method which entails a sociologist asking participants a series of open-ended
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Summary: In “You Have the Right to Remain a Target of Racial Profiling‚” syndicated columnist Eugene Robinson tries to impress upon his readers that racial profiling is still utilized by today’s police force. Mr. Robinson utilizes statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice‚ Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ to make his point. These statistics are taken from the Federal criminal justice system. Based on these statistics‚ he states that minorities (primarily blacks) are at least twice as likely
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for a few loss exposures Introduce the structure of commercial property insurance policies Review some concepts from FIL 250 Four Types of Loss Exposures All organizations are faced with loss exposures or possibilities of accidental loss Loss exposure: identify assets- it may decline in value‚ actual cause of loss “peril”‚ financial consequences- value of the property; cost of rebuilding. Property Damages to property to which organization has a financial interest Liability Third
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Violent Society Even though there is someone who always says that a person’s attitude comes from their own way of looking at life‚ it might not always be necessarily true‚ as we see that a person’s surrounding is always an influential matter in their way of being. The main characters of the stories‚ Miss Emily Grierson in “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner‚ and the protagonist in “Battle Royal” by Ralph Ellison we see that even with an attitude to surpass life’s way of being‚ the people around
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Argument Analysis of Gold Essay “Media Hype‚ Racial Profiling‚ and good Science.” Paul PENNER September 25‚ 2011 Summary: Gold begins his essay right away‚ without any sort of formality. The essay begins with Gold laying a foundation for the requirements of “good science.” After which Gold spells out the requirements of articles to sell large volumes of newspapers. This latter generates the term anecdotes. The term anecdote is analyzed‚ scrutinized and concluded as unacceptable due to the
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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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Racial profiling has become a prominent issue in America. After the incident with Rodney King‚ more emphasis has been placed on profiling. According to news reports‚ Rodney King was driving down the street in his hometown of L.A. when several police officers stopped him solely of the color of his skin. There are many conflicting reports that state he was speeding doing about 100 mph before they stopped him. When he was stopped‚ he was pulled out of the car‚ the police proceeded to deliver 56 baton
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generally low. Risk of hospitalization costs‚ accidents at home or in motor vehicle‚ damage to our homes‚ burglary and loss of property‚ income interruption for the family as a result of demise of breadwinner(s) are common insurable risks to which individuals are exposed. Businesses are exposed to fire and related perils risks‚ income interruption as a result of fire‚ damage to property among others. If a risk is not transferred to an insurance company then the individual or firm assumes the risk themselves
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Interests in Property The goal of this paper is to establish whether Pamela has priority over the two mortgagees on the proceeds of the sale of the property in Dunroamin. It is also to establish if Pamela and Jack have a right over the items removed from the property they had purchased from Ahmed that were present during the purchase of the house. Finally‚ the paper is to determine whether Pamela can claim a right over the metal object that she picked at the garage. This paper will make use of case
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specific to registration of the sex offender. In the state of Georgia the regulation that covers the registration of sex offenders is O.C.G.A 42-1-12 (. Procedural guidelines related to the implementation of the registration/publication program (how long do they have to register? Who pays for registration/publication? etc.) Sex offenders must typically register prior to or upon release from confinement and/or sentenced to community supervision. The sex offender will have 72 hours to register
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