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rg) are the stories of individual adolescents who have committed heinous crimes against humanity and are serving life sentences in Colorado state prisons.... rg) are the stories of individual adolescents who have committed heinous crimes against humanity and are serving life sentences in Colorado state prisons.... Teens are more often charged with felony murder than adults, as juveniles more often associate and commit crimes in groups, whereas adults more often perpetrate crimes singly....
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Symbolic Interactionism in Police Murder Investigations
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Innes sets this framework against the back drop of the "police occupational culture", which has been imposed by prevailing media and public perceptions about the nature of police work.... In "Organizational Communication and the Symbolic Construction of Police Murder Investigations", Sociology professor Martin Innes employs the symbolic interactionist framework to delve into the symbolic constructions of police murder investigations....
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The Law of Search and Seizure
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The description that had been provided about the criminal as well as the appearance of his car was found to be exact and he also carried out certain actions that are done so by people who are guilty of crime.... Search and seizure is a legal procedure that exists in the field of law in the United States of America which allows the police authorities to carry out a search of the property where they believe that a crime has been committed....
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Devil Knot by Mara Leveritt
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Hobb's friends who was together with him when the crimes took place.... It is not against the accused, but it proves that the three teenagers are innocent and could not commit the crimes.... So, fiber evidence is not enough to make sure that it was Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin who committed the crimes.... There was someone elder and experienced in such crimes....
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Reintegration After Prisonization
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Crimes and Punishments : A concise statement of the history of crimes and punishments, the change of governing bodies of law and order like the church courts and the manor courts in the olden times to county courts and high courts in the 21st century, keeping England as one of the earliest civilized societies, as the base over which the study is based.... With passage of time, the nature of crimes, the procedure for their trials and the law and order maintaining-bodies have changed....
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The New Testament and its influence on Homosexuality
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It is detestable to engage in sexual activity between same sex people as it is against God and nature.... There are of evil nature and does not fit into the category of law – abiding citizens.... The ethical and social framework of homosexuality in the eyes of common men is still is of contradictory nature.... Conclusion Homosexuality is definitely a debateful subject, due to its controversial nature and taboo surrounding it around many cultures of the world....
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Pediatric Forensic Pathology
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These testimonies along with the reports of the forensic pathologist lead to the conclusion that the father is guilty of homicide-related violation. ... n all manners of deaths, it is necessary for pediatric forensic pathologists to investigate the type and nature of the injuries as these would determine the real cause of death.... This process evolves as a response to the increasing death rate related to poison and drug intake; it also aims to document and evaluate the nature of the drug, its specific effects to different types of biological make-up, and the potential complications that the drug had inflicted on the victim....
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Rebalancing the UK Justice System
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The paper 'Rebalancing the UK Justice System' is dedicated to the initiative of the Minister of Justice to rehabilitate the justice system, to lobby for the allocation of large sums for social security in order to reduce crime in the country in the future, as some progressive countries practice.... ....
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Sociology of Crime: Learning Theory
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he social disorganization theory helps to understand why certain groups are more likely to commit crimes than other groups.... This essay "Sociology of Crime: Learning Theory" discusses the powers of influence and modeling.... There are three mechanisms by which a person learns crime from others: differential reinforcement, beliefs, and modeling....
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The Death Sentence Errors or Gun Control
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Gary Kleck a well known criminologist asserted that victims of crimes who have guns to defend themselves against criminals are less likely to experience loss of property and experience injury as compared to those who did not stand against a crime or stood against criminal activity without the support of guns (Valdez 106).... Those in the favor of these laws believe that gun control laws will decrease the number of crimes that take place with weapons and these laws are needed as people cannot make rational choices so they should not own a weapon....
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White Collars and Drug Rehabilitation
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In United States of America most of these kinds of crimes are committed by senior employees and officers of a government or some organization who have the authority to make decisions.... In United States of America most of these kinds of crimes are committed by the senior employees and officers of government or some organization who have authority to make decisions.... Greedy nature of man provides foundation to conduct crimes using its authorities and abilities illegally....
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Ornament Use as a Right, Not a Crime
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Humanity's diverse nature, way of life and cultural socialization, throughout history, provides current generations with a huge array of appreciative culture, art, architecture and folklore (Worringer, 1953:21). ... to be noted, as Trigs (1902) alludes, is that this evolution was characterized by both individual and cultural styles; influenced by the dynamic nature of human society.... they endeavored to promote artisanship of a high-quality nature an anti-dote to the tastelessness of industrial machine production (Trigs, 1902:52)....
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The Issue of Racial Discrimination in the United States
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The topic of this paper is to examine the issue of racial discrimination in the US relative to drug crimes.... This paper holds that African Americans are imprisoned at a higher rate for drug crimes than whites.... Part I Background and Significance The topic of this paper is to examine the issue of racial discrimination in the US relative to drug crimes.... This paper holds that African Americans are imprisoned at a higher rate for drug crimes than whites....
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Restorative justice, Inmate forgiveness, and the Right to Privacy
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Consequently, it is not retaliatory in nature and therefore, yields great social benefits to the community.... By its nature, the concept adopts reconciliation and compensation as possible methods of administering justice.... However, most of the family members are not willing to meet the family of the offender because they feel that it is an attempt cover the crimes committed.... Therefore, no matter the crimes committed, an individual must actively respond to crimes....
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Uniform crime reports
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Uniform crime reports is a program by of various organizations in the society such as students of criminal justice , media and law enforcement teams to compile statistics of crime and reporting.... This is then used by various parties in seeking valuable information about law enforcement challenges....
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Crisis Communications Plan for Road and Transport Authority
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The paper "Crisis Communications Plan for Road and Transport Authority " is a good example of a term paper on management.... Managing communication during a crisis is quite different from managing the crisis.... Crisis management provides an efficient, planned response to crisis while enabling the organization to continue its daily operation....
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Deterring Corporate Crime
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In the paper 'Deterring Corporate Crime' the author examines the recidivism patterns of a sample of 38 corporations charged with one or more serious antitrust violations between 1928 and 1981 to see whether sanction experience decreases the likelihood of a firm's reoffending.... ... ... ... It is the author's opinion that the state should regulate corporate crime instead of leaving it to the industry to work out the details....
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Australian Criminal Law Problem Advice
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2 of crimes (Homicide) Act 2005 (Victoria) article 9AD stipulates that a “person who, by his or her conduct kills another in circumstances of 9AC would constitute murder is guilty of an indictable offence (defensive homicide) and liable for level 3 imprisonment (20 years maximum) if he or she did not have reasonable grounds for the belief referred to in that section.... Eileen Creamer guilty of committing defensive homicide after killing the husband on the grounds that she was being battered and forced to have sex with men in front of the husband....
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Effects of Managerialism on Youth Justice
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n addition to this particular challenge there were other risky conditions that led to a still rising number of crimes from the young offenders.... This would have meant that there would have been a great reduction in the number of first time entrants and in turn this would have reduced the number of people guilty of crime.... Most of these crime levels seemed to be on the increase between the year 1950 and 1990s when more young offenders continue to commit these crimes....
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Motorcycle Club Activities And The Response By Law Enforcement
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Although RICO has been one method of dealing with the organized nature of the clubs, the effectiveness to date has not been encouraging.... If one looks at the nature of the membership, they have a uniform, earn patches for performance which gives them honor, and have a structured hierarchy (Nichols, 2010).... While this connectivity seems a good thing, the result is that the insular nature of the club creates a dehumanization of those outside of the club, allowing for violence, debauchery, and victimization to be a part of how outsiders are treated....
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The Canadian Legal System
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nder the Canadian law, a person is not guilty of a crime if he performed a crime only because he believed, and had good reason to believe, that he would be seriously harmed if he did not perform it and had no other way of escaping serious harm.... aving a mental illness is not a crime as per the Canadian law and criminal activities performed under mentally disordered stage will not be considered as normal crimes by the Canadian law.... In other words, when self defense or preservation is in jeopardy, people will commit crimes, and it is illogical to punish people severely for such crimes....
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Observing and Learning from Nature
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The current essay is the best example of examining several particular stories in order to analyze the picture of nature and its impact on the works.... They used these works to advocate for positive change and developments within the society mainly focusing on nature issues.... They used these works to advocate for positive change and developments within the society mainly focusing on nature issues.... In these two essays, they both try to describe the nature in a way to be appealing to the readers thus enticing them to appreciate its works and the importance....
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The Necessity of the Existence of Government
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he crime rate in UK is pretty high as it is the 2nd highest in the world in total number of crimes in last year with total cries of 6.... In the study we can see that UK and US though being a developed nations but the crime rates in these countries are very high and US is the 1st followed by UK in the 2nd rank in the list of crimes been conducted over the last one year among all other countries in the world.... The paper "The Necessity of the Existence of Government" discusses that every country has a different judicial and legal system which helps the government to have control over the various crimes being conducted and also in providing good service to the people of the country....
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Theories in Sociology
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he report of crimes is in summary and does not categorize some types of crimes hence their statistics remains unknown.... IBRS provides a comprehensive report on various types of crimes.... It gives distinction between various types of crimes including those that are not recognized by UCR such as terrorism and white collar crimes.... Recording of crimes is conducted electronically hence there is no need for typing the data....
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Ways of Studying Other Justice Systems
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Others include the study of economic and social implications on areas experiencing high rates of crime as well as the reasons detailing the extremes and types of crimes varying in different zones.... It is easy for citizens to experience the deterrent nature of the criminal system by simply noticing a police car on patrol.... This is because in the courts the prosecutors must prove that an individual is guilty....
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Can global governance avert economic crises
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The paper first identifies the basic crises that could arise globally for example the crumpling of the financial institutions, banks etc.... Then it moves onto discuss the measures.... ... ... The implications of each step and each crisis are also discussed in much detail. ... ... n economic crisis is defined as a long term economic situation which may be terized by prolonged periods of increased unemployment and inflation, reduced international trade and investment, a loss of foreign reserves and recession....
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Rolling Stone - Pulp Fiction
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The counter culture nature of the work in the magazine allows for a review of the world from the culture of youth (Travers 12).... Writing about his work means to embrace the exploitive nature of his creative efforts and holding on for the ride.... While Travolta is taking a break in a restroom, the drama unfolds and after Roth and Plummer show they are emotional in their crimes, screaming and out of control, Jackson takes hold of the situation as Travolta emerges from the bathroom to back him up....
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Sixth Amendment
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Consequently, the nature of the case dictates to the judges their powers in trail.... After trail, the jury makes the verdict upon which the guilty persons have the right to appeal according to the sixth amendment.... Following a verdict, the guilty person can file for a plea in the federal courts.... In following the right procedures, the court accords the guilty an appeal.... made it difficult for the people who plead guilty to overturn their sentiments....
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Organized Crime and Human Trafficking: The Most Potential Threat to the Modern World
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It prevents traffickers from being punished for their crimes.... "Organized Crime and Human Trafficking: The Most Potential Threat to the Modern World" paper discuss the issue giving specific emphasis to the need of taking collaborative efforts at international levels.... This recommends some strategies to fight organized crime and human trafficking in the long run....
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Against Super PACs
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Even more sickening, is the fact that most of the candidates will feign knowledge of participation in any negative campaign movements because of the independent nature of the Super PACs.... The paper "Against Super PACs" tells us about Political Action Committees.... These Super PACs are allowed to come up with independent financing for the presidential campaign, sans any budgetary ceilings....
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The Use of the Death Penalty in Modern Society
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The death penalty has been used by society as a punishment for very severe crimes, like murder or acts against society, like treason.... The death penalty is also seen as a deterrent to such severe crimes, as the fear of death is likely to prevent an individual from committing severe crimes.... In spite of the long history of the death penalty, severe crimes continue to plague societies and the use of the death penalty is no longer popular....
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The Knights Templar: Saints or Sinners
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Pieces of evidence found revealing their true nature were far from conclusive hence scholars like Steiner were left no choice but to deduce some form of truths from these discoveries.... Did they take possession of the Holy Shroud, the Ark of the Covenant, and the Holy Grail, defend a believed descendant of Jesus Christ, have supernatural abilities, engage in alchemy, bury a colossal treasure, or discovering the New World before Columbus?...
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Summaries of the Articles about the Computing Enviroment
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The nature of modern computing has introduced numerous forms of online services like banking, online shopping, education etc.... Internet made the whole world come closer like never before but also invited crimes that had never been experienced by people.... Identity thefts, credit card frauds, social security numbers stealing are some of the most common internet crimes of the modern world. ... Identity theft requires much attention of the government and individuals since it leads to serious crimes like opening a bank account in someone else's name or selling someone's house with the help of fake documents....
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Victimization of People in Power
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The basic responsibility begins from prevention of such crimes and identifying their nature; the age of digital technology has added more volume to the nature of crimes.... Although, it may be impossible to extract the newer forms of crimes that are taking place in the society, the people belonging to the criminal justice system must act with haste and ponder over the social effects of such crimes.... Lately, we have been introduced to various terminologies of crimes such as “Internet bullying' or “electronic bullying” and “online bullying” although the existence and consistency of these terms are not fixed....
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Aristotelian Rhetoric: The Debate over Capital Punishment
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cAdams's article is quite persuasive in nature and all throughout the article the author tries to win the favor of his readers towards supporting death penalty.... Similarly, stylistic features such as the diction, syntax, details, imagery, and tone add to the credibility and persuasive nature of the discourse.... It is a constant mantra of the opponents of death penalty that “death row is absolutely full of people who are in fact innocent, and really never did the crimes they are charged with” (McAdams 2006, p....
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David Dittos Homicide
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tml Man Who Said Wife Fell down Stairs guilty of Murder.... tory Sentencing Delayed For Man guilty of Wife's Death.... This entire ‘accident' was completely forged on part of David Ditto in order to make use of gains; he had been regarded as a control freak and his traits display how he had tried to desperately control the entire situation and pleaded not guilty when the injuries suffered by his wife clearly indicated his direct involvement in the matter....
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Nature of International Migration
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The paper "nature of International Migration" tells us about a collective action that occurs within the context of an array of social factors.... Summary Ch Chapter one begins by considering the nature of international migration.... The chapter next considers the nature of forced migration within Africa.... Another significant consideration is the nature of remittance.... The chapter considers the nature of legalization programs....
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Agency Business Authority
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It is believed that internet and ecommerce enabled business which may sometimes circumvent brick and mortar enterprises have recorded a larger incidence of tort and internet crimes, thanks to the ease of operations and also difficulties in unearthing such kind of crimes.... The essay "Agency Business Authority" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues in the authority of agency business....
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Differences between Investigating Traditional Criminal Offences and Cyber Offences
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This is because it is the nature of the differences between the two forms of crime that forms the basis for the differences that exist when investigating the two kinds of crime.... ne of the biggest challenges that the police and investigators face when dealing with electronic evidence is the delicate nature of such evidence.... Additionally, the investigation of cyber offences is more difficult because of the nature of the systems used to commit crimes and the evidence to be collected. ...
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The Use of the Death Penalty
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More often than not, people are punished because of crimes that they never committed.... In the United States, the death penalty is usually held in reserve for first-degree murder crimes, which in most cases are associated with horrific circumstances such as bombing and killing a large number of people.... In the United States, death penalty is usually held in reserve for first-degree murder crimes which in most cases are associated with horrific circumstances such as bombing and killing a large number of people....
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Definition and Nature of Bipolar Disorder
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However, without knowledge on the nature and treatment of bipolar disorder, one would never be able to establish the ways to control the disease  ... However, without knowledge on the nature, etiology and treatment of bipolar disorder, one would never be able to establish the right ways to control and manage the disease. ... efinition and nature ...
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Dollhouse by Henrik Ibsen
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Rank told Nora of his illness and that he will not have Torvald in his sick room because Torvald's refined nature gives him an unconquerable disgust at everything that is ugly.... He said that anybody can regain his character as long as he accepts the responsibility and consequences of his crimes.... On the other hand, she knows that Torvald has already made up his mind about Krogstad's future in the bank because of his moral stand with regards to his crimes and there was nothing she can do to change that. ...
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Punishment in Prison
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People like themselves who commit crimes have an unbelievable amount of chaos and stress built up which might be relieved through expression in a journal (McLaughlin, 83).... The fear of punishment by incarceration is supposed to prevent members of society from committing crimes.... The offender is often forced by socioeconomic factors to commit crimes to be beneficiary to their needs (Gamberg, 45). ... States and federal legislators have created laws that specifically identify which crimes a person commits that can be punishable by the death penalty (Tabak, 36)....
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Sociology research Paper and Questions
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The reason was because it was based upon the underlying belief that members of certain groups appear to possess a greater tendency to commit crimes and police can curb crime by adopting harsher measures against members of such minority groups.... uff (2007) reports on an extensive ethnographic study that was carried out among police officers to examine their attitudes towards gang related crimes, their reasons for wanting to be assigned to units fighting against gang related crimes and how gang units are managed....
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Causes of Financial Crises
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"Causes of Financial Crises" paper argues that the current financial crisis may not affect deposits of average account holders because these are insured by the Government, but it's those who engaged in large scale risk-taking activity that may have to face the consequences of the lack of regulation....
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Social Problems of Delinquency and Crime
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In particular, the learning of certain antisocial behaviors that are not the norm in the society the child is brought up in may have significantly shaped his violent nature.... Families, Delinquency, and crimes ... The paper "Social Problems of Delinquency and Crime" discusses that study is an overview of specific issues that combine family processes with the social problems of delinquency and crime, for example, child maltreatment, and considered links between this initial misfortune early in life and later....
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The Medical Insurance And Problems Related To It
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For example, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center has been a major victim of such crimes.... In a major insurer setback, judges, like Michael Baylson of New Jersey, have rejected the argument by insurance companies about guilty pleas by participants.... To deal with such malpractice, doctors who are found guilty in New Jersey are heavily charged for such cases, while other faces long imprisonment....
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Difference between nature and goodness
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Thie essay "Difference between nature and goodness" concerns the Ariel and Caliban's characters who are the main characters in the Tempest and The Winter's Tale.... Reportedly, there is quite some difference between nature and goodness.... In his exposition "Cannibals," Montaigne constantly states that what's natural is identical with what's great, as well as nature itself should become the luminosity through which human activity gets guided (Montaigne 26)....
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Political Analysis of the Peace Treaty of Versailles
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The chief contents of the treaty that were enforced on Germany (leading to severe restrictions) comprised of Article 227 that charged German Emperor Wilhelm II for crimes against overall humanity and moral values, while Articles 228–230 also made it possible to frame charges against other Germans to be tried as war criminals....
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Crime and Social Learning Theory
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For the criminologists, social learning theory is an observing and learning process where the study the nature of crime and criminal and understand the way rewards and punishment effect them.... A paper "Crime and Social Learning Theory" claims that here two journals are studied where one favors and other rejects the social learning theory....
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