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    High Crime Rate

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    Sealy High Crime Rate We often hear about the high crime rate on television‚ radio or even newspaper. We hear about Politicians making promises to decrease the crime yet it has still continued to rise. I often ask myself‚ what are the root causes of committing these crimeswhy do people do what they do? Politicians‚ during there rallies‚ hype up the crowds and make promises to do positive things and get as much support from the citizens as possible‚ leaving the nation with high expectations

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    Crime In The United States

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    Introduction A crime is a serious offense against the public law. It is a problem that many countries throughout the world face today. It is not solely an economic concern but it’s a reflection of society’s political and economical issues. In order to find a solution to this problem you must understand a countries political history and what was the role that politics played in its historical economy. For example; in the United States of America the economy is politically motivated by those that

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    Crime In the United States Introduction: Our report is on Crime in the United States. Crime is a major problem all over the world‚ but we are focusing on the crime problem right here in our own country. We have listed some different statistics‚ problems‚ and solutions. FBI Crime Statistics: Final 1995 crime statistics showed that 13.9 million Crime Index offenses were reported to law enforcement across the Nation. The 1995 total represents a rate of 5‚278 offenses for every 100‚000 United States

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    | | |Violent Crime in America | |Street Violence and Boston’s Dorchester Youth: | |A Program Review

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    Why is the American Crime Rate So High? When compared with other Western-industrialized nations‚ the United States has the highest crime rate. It is a daunting question as to why‚ especially in the age we live in now. One might just boil it down to being a consequence of an ongoing population boom‚ the idea being that when there are more people‚ there is going to be more criminal activity. While this is obviously true‚ it is not even coming close to touching on the big picture. There are many

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    Divorce Divorce rates in the United States have increased dramatically in the past 25 years. Over 40 percent of the marriages among young Americans will end in divorce. There is a lot of stress on all the people involved. The man has to deal with‚ usually‚ not seeing his children‚ being alone‚ and the responsibility that is accompanied with much of the legal process. The wife has to go through‚ maybe‚ entering the work force for the first time. Children are often viewed as a back burner

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    recently reached the lowest unemployment rate: 4.5%. In this article‚ the author provided different aspects of US’s low unemployment rate and the result of such a low unemployment rate. Comparing to the unemployment rate (10%) after 2008’s recession‚ US is now reaching a relatively low unemployment rate. A low unemployment rate is one of the four macroeconomic objectives that economists always want their nations to achieve. Unemployment is simply defined as the state of being out of work‚ seeking for

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    Crime is a part of everyday life all over the world today. There are violent crimes such as murder‚ rape‚ and robbery all the way down to small‚ petty crimes such as vandalism. But in some areas of the world‚ crime is much worse than in others. Why is that? This paper will focus on understanding hot spots and crime mapping throughout the United States. The topics discussed will be the history of crime mapping‚ how crime mapping is used today‚ hot spots in the U.S.‚ social disorganization theories

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    The United States dropout rate is dropping about an estimated 1.1 million members in 2012. 1.1 million people will not be earning diplomas in high school in 2012. Dropout compared to high school dropouts are least likely to get a job and a living wage. Dropouts will most likely be poor and can suffer from health outcomes in the future (Rumberger). Teens have a variety of reasons for leaving school‚ including family and health problems. Dropouts that have family poverty is associated with homelessness

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    Unemployment rate in the United States Economy Unemployment is one of the principal macroeconomic problems facing the United States economy. This implies that the economy is not operating under full employment. United States has been experiencing a high level of unemployment in the past. However‚ in the recent past the United States unemployment has fallen down to 7.7 percent as per statistics this year in the month of November. This is the lowest unemployment rate United States labor department

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