Who Commits Crime? Statistics indicate that men are more likely to commit crime than women. For example‚ in 2002 80% of known offenders (481‚000+) were men. As there are a number of problems with the reliability and validity of statistics‚ an alternative to information are self-report studies. These are anonymous and some believe because they all but guarantee anonymity they encourage respondents to be more truthful than if they were involved in an interview. In the past‚ sociologists tended to
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Another‚ hypothesis that might explain why young adults are more likely to experience crime than older adults might be related to the type of housing they live in. 66.5% of young adults were more likely rented property than 30.8% of older adults (x2 = 3137.875‚ df = 1‚ p < 0.001 – Table8). Thus‚ data showed that there was a relationship between tenure and age; young adults were more to likely live in private rented accommodation and less likely own property than older people. The literature says‚ that
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My favorite season is summer. I like the other seasons as well‚ but summer is the best for me. First of all‚ I like summer because the weather is hot. Some people think that summer is too hot‚ but I just love it as it is. The sky is always blue and it hardly ever rains‚ and if it does‚ it is a warm and pleasant rain. I usually enjoy walking in the rain because it relaxes me. I like spending the long summer days out and sometimes even the short and warm nights. I like this season very much because
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Case Study: Economic Crisis and Higher Education in the United States The 2008–2012 economic failure is considered by many economists and investors to be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It results in the risk of total collapse from big financial firms‚ the bailout of banks by national governments‚ and downturns in stock markets around the world. The crisis also plays a significant role in the crash of key businesses and collapse of housing market‚ results in
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HIGHER EDUCATION Name Institution: HIGHER EDUCATION Introduction Higher education in the present world has a very long history. Higher education has deep roots in the early sixth century when first monastic schools were started in Europe which later developed to the famous European university in Bologna during the period between 1088 and 1090. This is the origin of higher education with all present systems of higher education borrowing much from this first intuition and system
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Summer has the warmest temperature of all four seasons. It usually occurs during the months of June‚ July and August. Most schools and various jobs use this season to take a break for the advantage of longer days and warm weather. The smell of sun-tan lotion at the pool or beach‚ the smell of barbeques‚ smoke‚ and summer breeze fill the air. The sounds of kids playing outside with their bikes‚ jump ropes‚ and birds chirping are heard throughout the day. The feeling of the hot sun beating down my
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Higher Education Higher education is the key to new worlds. In past decades‚ college education was seen as a privilege which few had access to. Nowadays‚ it has become a culminating stage in people’s life. Higher education has proved that it has a monetary value‚ as the salary of a person with a college education is higher than that of a person with a high school education. Some people have sold the idea that a higher education is a waste of time and money‚ and that such education should only be
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Why female is better than male? Some researchers stated that female may be more effective leaders since they are likely to practice a transformational leadership style than male. A meta-analysis of 45 studies proved that women are more transformational leaders than men (Eagly‚ Johannesen-Schmidt‚ and Van Engen‚ 2003). Women are suitable with transformational leadership which emphasis on empowerment and collaboration. Women are mostly emotional‚ supportive and cooperative and yet‚ women’s profession
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Does Adding Salt to Water Make it Boil at a Higher Temperature? Project Design Plan Everyone knows that water boils at 212°F‚ but does adding salt to a pot of water make it boil at a higher temperature? Being a person that cooks frequently at home‚ I wanted to test the debated idea that adding salt to my water will make it boil faster. One of my friends says it does raise the temperature and therefore cooks it faster. My other friend says it only helps it taste better. Literature
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Higher education equals higher salary? In China Youth Daily‚ a story of an undergraduate student raised uproar in society last year. A boy named Han Shengli，graduated from a university in Xi’an province，got a salary largely lower than what his father‚ a migration worker earned‚ even though he had devoted four years’ time‚ effort‚ energy and a large sum of money. A great number of people think that those with a university education should get a higher salary than those without‚ for they believe
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