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Why Does Campus Rape Remain an Under-Reported Crime
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A problem like this is usually hidden from the public view because some women victims often are reluctant to report these crimes committed against them for a variety of reasons.... Some of them do not characterize these assaults as crimes resulting in misreporting of the true crime statistics....
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John Hinckley Jr
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That Hinckley was exculpated from liability because his case came under the mantle of the M'Naughten Rule which found him not guilty because when he committed the crimes, he "was labouring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing or, if he did know it, that he did not know what he was doing was wrong".... So many crimes of violence and homicide had been reported wherein the insane committed such crimes under the delusion that he is "redressing or revenging some supposed grievance or injury or of producing some supposed public benefit" (Morris 1982, p....
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Ted Bundy Was an American Serial Murderer
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It is in this respect that serial murder has been chosen as an exemplification of the pervasive nature and essence of murder crimes.... he crimes that Ted Bundy committed are multiple and include serial killings, kidnappings, rape, and necrophilia.... When paraphernalia for committing crimes was found in the trunk of Bundy's Volkswagen, more searches were carried out in his home.... By February 10th, 1980, Bundy had been found guilty in all the court trials, and for the third time, sentenced to death by electrocution....
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California's sex offender registration
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The law of the state entails, as according to the California Penal Code section 290, that persons who are convicted of particular crimes, which are specified, must register themselves as ‘sex offenders' with the local law enforcement agency.... California's sex offender registration California's sex offender registration The California Department of Justice (DOJ) is the respective body responsible for the creation and maintenance of the sex offender's database....
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Should Death Penalty Be Abolished
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Several States Abolish the Death Penalty Recently, Connecticut has taken a decision to abolish the death penalty after evidence from a comprehensive study that death sentences are executed haphazardly without establishing the gravity of crimes.... The organization exposes the flawed nature of capital punishment conviction and the absurdity involved with it and argues strongly to abolish the death penalty.... There is a great deal of debate that capital punishment works as a deterrent for heinous crimes like murder....
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Are Drug Courts Successful in Reducing Drug Crime and Recidivism
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As pointed out, drug abuse leads to a number of crimes but it is not the grass root level cause for crimes.... When individuals indulge in drug-related crimes, the best possible way to get rid of the same is through rehabilitation and follow-up programs.... When individuals indulge in drug related crimes, the best possible way to get rid of the same is rehabilitation and follow up programs.... One can easily identify that severe punishment cannot reduce drug crime because the individuals who are indulged in drug related crimes is not aware of its seriousness....
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Adult Crime, Adult Time by Linda J Collier
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The author states that the growing number of crimes by children in the United States has raised serious questions concerning the juvenile justice system in the country and several critics of the current system have requested a total reframing of the system.... The essay 'Adult Crime, Adult Time by Linda J Collier' looks at a common phenomenon for children to commit violent crimes at a young age.... It is a significant statistic to note that crimes committed by juveniles are at a steady increase in the country....
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Major Arguments Advanced Against Vietnam War
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The primary nature of the sources gave the source much credibility because it took the task of being judgmental in reportage from the writer to the reader.... It is not surprising at all that the movement became so loud, heard and appreciated that in 1967 they influenced the setting up of the International War crimes Tribunal under the leadership of Bertrand Russel, which ruled that America was guilty for using weapons against the Vietnamese that were not allowed in international law (Simkin). ...
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Manslaughter Case Analysis
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As such Ben will be guilty of unlawful manslaughter, which becomes manifest when one focuses on committing a less crime yet ends up killing someone.... The paper "Manslaughter Case Analysis" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues in the case of manslaughter.... Ben is a human rights activist campaigning that beauty products should not be used among animals....
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Technology in Criminal Justice Management
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All agencies involved in criminal justice activities have no enough personnel to patrol all areas of interest in order to give evidence of crimes reports in different areas in the country (PERF, 2011).... The need for officers and organizations to share security data increases as the complexity and scope of crimes increases.... Over the years, societies and the nature of crime have grown complex and therefore the structure of required data to appropriately manage criminal justice system has also become more complex (PERF, 2011)....
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Restorative Justice and the Future of Youth in the United Kingdom
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The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 introduced reprimands and final warnings to replace traditional police cautions, for those pleading guilty of less serious offences.... Clegg told his audience “what I've seen in my city of Sheffield is that you get these youngsters not when they have done serious crimes, when they are first starting to get into trouble to face their victims, explain why they have done what they have done to their victims, apologise for what they've done, make up for what they have done in the community, cleaning up parks and streets....
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Understanding the Level of Crime in London
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BH has the highest percentage in terms of crimes committed followed by robbery crimes which represent 24.... % of crimes.... A suspect is involved in almost all crimes.... lmost all the crimes had at least one suspect committing it which is 76.... % of the total crimes.... A suspect is involved in almost all the crimes.... rom the table above, it is evident that Africans commit crimes at the same rate as the Europeans, and Asians....
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Policing and justice in the United Arab Emirates
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According to (www.... ongabay.... om)Arab states are composed of five countries which are Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and the Oman which are situated on the Persian Gulf.... Their.... ... ... The main characteristic that unites these countries is the way they relate with people around the world....
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Technology and Criminal Justice
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cientist will use body products or body parts to detect the perpetrators of crimes, this include blood and other body fluids, hair, semen, bones, skin or even saliva from a crime scene to detect the perpetrators of crime.... Technology that aid in solving crimes include DNA and GIS, this new technology has helped solve crimes that previously were not easy to solve or even unsolvable using traditional methods.... Technology that aid in solving crimes include DNA(deoxyribonucleic acid) and GIS (geographical information system), this new technology have helped solve crimes that previously were not easy to solve or even unsolvable using traditional methods, therefore the advancement in technology has helped reduce the difficulty in solving crimes, this paper discusses the significance of technology in aiding in solving problems. ...
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Criminal Justice and the Crime Problem
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They are the ones who react sharply to these changes by committing crimes.... On the other hand, when consumption tendencies reduce, then higher there will be higher cases of crime; this is especially in relation to property crimes.... The process of establishing a particular trend in crime is a complex task....
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Sutherland's Theory of Differential Association to Explain the Age-crime Relationship
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eople also feel guilty after committing crime and so with the passage of time he recognises it and gets out of it ... Even it has been seen that females are more susceptible to suicide because they feel guilty after committing a crime and it sometimes lead to depression....
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Commonalities Between Slave Quilts and African Textiles
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The appliqué tradition is used by the Africans to tell stories of religious, social, cultural and political nature.... The paper "Commonalities Between Slave Quilts and African Textiles" describes that slave quilts share some commonalities with African textiles.... This is not really surprising considering that the slaves were imported from and brought in to the US from the African continent....
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Burglary as a Crime
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The monetary benefit presented in every scene depends on the nature of the crime.... This essay "Burglary as a Crime" focuses on a type of crime in which the culprit gains a forced or unauthorized entry into a building.... This solicits increased research on the safest entry and means of evading the risks, which may at times entail the use of forceful resistance....
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California's Sex Offender Registration
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The law of the state entails that persons who are convicted of particular crimes, must register themselves as 'sex offenders' with the local law enforcement agency.... This paper ''California's Sex Offender Registration'' tells that The DOJ is the respective body responsible for creating the sex offender's database....
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Criminal Justice System Structure
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The main aim is to provide justice to criminals, victims of crimes and to bring law violators in a fair trial through upright and legitimate system (U.... The main aim behind establishing a uniform criminal justice system is to mitigate crimes, to maintain social control and to provide justice to the victims of criminal activities.... Police also play an effective role in dealing with low level crimes such as high speeding or trespassing.... These low level crimes can be resolved directly by the involvement of the police (Walker, 1977)....
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Issues of Law Enforcement and Future of Policing and Technology in Terms of Securing the Community
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The nature of such crimes also makes it complicated for the security agencies to make arrests as it is difficult to trace the criminals.... This means that crimes levels have to go down and the community has to operate freely without the fear of crime.... The rate of organized crimes has to be reduced through the use of community policing.... This is considering that most of the crimes are carried out by the youth in the present time....
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Should Capital Punishment Be Reintroduced In The United Kingdom
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Despite the seemingly unrelated nature of the crimes to murder, the crimes were previously classified under the same category of most serious crimes in the country's history.... Opponents of the practice have cited five reasons: a) the possibility of wrongful convictions; b) the slow pace of the appeal process; c) its vengeful rather than proportional nature; d) its arbitrary application by state agencies, and e) death penalty is akin to state-sponsored murder10. ...
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Research Methods Applied to Cyber Crime
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Such businesses have been nowadays facing the issues of misuse of information or other kinds of crimes with regard to sensitive information.... Such businesses have been nowadays facing the issues of misuse of information or other kinds of crimes with regard to the sensitive information.... As suggested by Wall (2007), this definition has narrower scope as it is only addressing the deterrence or recognition of the delinquency or criminal activities with regard to the information assets, however it can be considered wider concept with inclusion of the employment of computers in order to commit the conventional crimes (Wall, 2007)....
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Analysis of The Retributive Theory of Punishment by Immanuel Kant
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The answer and other aspects revolving around this question will be discussed with the help of the article by Kant, where he expounds on the retributive nature of punishment.... In addition to this, the state of nature, as described by Kant is where there is no authority to see whether anyone's right is being distorted or not and this is one of the reason why Kant call state of nature as ‘devoid of justice'.... People in different eras and times had have been committing crimes and are sometimes successful in escaping punishment or are sometimes unfortunate enough to be captured and treated as warranted....
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Neighborhood Environment is Directly Correlated with Crime
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Since crime rates depend on several factors, environment is not a separate entity in the commission of crimes.... Every city has their own crimes rates and one reason for crime commission includes the extent of inequalities.... In your opinion, why do you think some individuals within low-crime neighborhoods commit crimes while many in high-crime areas refrain from crime?... If the environment seems not to exercise public accountability and retribution, the individual continues to commit crimes....
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Crime as a Social Problem in Australian Context
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In Australia in the recent past many types of crimes has been reported through the media that has led to great concern in terms of crime upsurge as a social problem in the Australian society (Chambliss & Seidman 1971).... The dissatisfaction of the unfortunate class therefore leads to the class engaging in the commission of crimes in order to retaliate against the other class within the society.... Poverty is therefore considered as a root cause of many crimes....
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Analyzing Sociological Group Experiment
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have also come to appreciate the social nature of man.... There are research which focuses on the ways in which aggression is programmed into human nature by instincts, genes, hormones, and other biological factors.... According to Scottish philosopher Thomas Reid, ho described the movement's basic tenets in these words: "If there are certain principles, as I think there are, which the constitution of our nature leads us to believe, and which we are under a necessity to take for granted in the common concerns of life, without being able to give a reason for them-these are what we call the principles of common sense; and what is manifestly contrary to them, is what we call absurd....
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Awareness of Identity Theft among Mature Students
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The financial burden that the latter brings about is nothing compared to the trauma of having one's reputation stained by someone else's crimes.... It has become one of the fastest-growing crimes in the US and in the UK.... Having one's name 'borrowed' may be more harrowing than having to deal with stolen cash or cars....
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The Death Penalty in the United States
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Sometimes although the nature of the crime is heinous, however, even the supporters of capital punishment agree that the death penalty should not be carried out.... Conclusion: undue costs and barbaric nature of the punishment, as well as abandonment of the practice by most developed countries, and all of EU.... The United States criminal justice system is not perfect, there are many flaws therein, which require correcting, and which often cause the innocent to get punished for crimes others have committed....
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United States and Mexico's Collaboration Against Mexican Drug Cartels
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has sent thousands of military personnel in Mexico to aid in training laws law enforcement agencies, they have also deployed drones to collect intelligence about the drugs crimes run-on sentence. ... This way, they can be used to track the cartel members who use them to commit crimes as well as tracing them back to the source....
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The Quintessence of Human Nature
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The paper "The Quintessence of Human nature" discusses that man is innately righteous and good as proven by a lot of philosophers of various timelines and as witnessed by what is occurring in everyday life, which is a constant struggle to do something good as motivated by human's essential being.... But because man is part of a system, that is, because he is by nature a social being, his affections cannot be perfectly harmonized and balanced unless they are in harmony with respect to society....
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Oracles and Predestination in Oedipus the King
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This paper re-examines the events of the tale of Oedipus to establish if he is either morally or legally guilty of incest and the killing of his father.... For instance, Oedipus is guilty of incest and killing before the play opened.... According to Freud males often harbor an instinctive attraction toward their mothers of an incestuous nature.... By today's standards, Oedipus is not guilty.... edipus is not guilty by today's legal standards....
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In Her Own Words: Women Offenders' View on Crime and Victmization by Alarid and Cromwell
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Women are vulnerable to the aftermaths of drugs and thus they become the victims of crimes, more often they were put in jail for their crime and thereby result in lack of proper medical attention.... The editor says that women staying only on home can also be victims of crimes like residential burglary etc.... The book is carefully divided into 21sections or articles, each describing about various crimes and victimizations, women faces in the society....
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Ethical And Moral Dilemma Case Studies
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The deliberation is often on the likelihood of the prisoner to reform as against committing more crimes or offenses as were committed before conviction.... The board therefore faces the ethical dilemma as being that the necessity of releasing prisoners on parole to ease congestion in prisons equals the ethical responsibility of ensuring that such persons to be released does not threaten the welfare of the society through further crimes and such offenses.... The actual dilemma here is that while the attorney's campaign on ‘no plea bargain' is very justifiable, Martha has enough reason to believe that full trial would be lost by the prosecutors through little evidence on crimes and hence the support of the alternative....
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The Nature of the New World
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?? By stating that “Society has advanced upon them like one of those withering airs that will sometimes breed desolation over a whole region of fertility”, Irving is explicitly condemning the American settlers and culture as guilty of causing the destruction of Native American virtue.... "The nature of the New World" paper argues that it is imperative for modern American people, then, to take with utmost seriousness the writings of cultural critics, especially when those views conflict, as in the timeless case of Franklin and Irving....
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Four Main Approaches to Criminal Profiling: Characteristics of the Crime Scene
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Its main purpose is to help investigators determine the nature of death.... Its main purpose is to help investigators determine the nature of death, as it is often unclear whether death is a result of suicide, murder, accident, or natural causes.... It is possible to say that the nature of profile construction is rather subjective.... Criminal Profiling in Criminal Investigation al affiliation Forensic psychologists often apply psychology theory in order to investigate behavior of criminals and find motives which make them commit crimes....
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Overview of the Republican Theory
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The liberties that would be under the protection of such rights would generally include the rights which all individuals consider as being basic in nature. ... Such breaches beg for an answer to the question as to whether the rational agents of a country's criminal justice system would be inclined to consider whether such an offence of that nature would eventually promise the overall promotion of dominion (Braithwaite & Pettit, 2002).... Whether it can be seen to be a target that is highly unlikely to make demands that can be construed as being so voracious that they beg for a breach of the basic, uncontroversial limits on the country's criminal justice practice and in particular call for the use of excessive punishment in punishing the guilty. ...
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Bill of Rights, the Amendments, and the Administration of Justice and Security
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The Fifth Amendment addresses issues for those who have been accused of crimes or considered as a suspect in the U.... The accused is also entitled to be informed of the nature of his accusations, the district in which the crime has supposedly been committed confrontations with the witnesses against him and as well as acquiring witnesses in his behalf as well as providing a Counsel for his defense ("The US Constitution Online", 2006).... Other basic necessities and basic rights are given for the accused because the only way in which they can be proven guilty or innocent is through a fair trail....
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The Darry Walker Case
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Due to the complex nature of the case it is very hard to determine which course the prosecution will take.... Fantasy crimes which come under the Obscenity Act are very rare, according to Media lawyer Mark Stephens said: 'I think it is certainly the first fantasy case because nobody has been able to come up with fantasy so bad before'.... Fantasy crimes which come under the Obscenity Act are very rare, according to Media lawyer Mark Stephens said: I think it is certainly the first fantasy case because nobody has been able to come up with a fantasy so bad before'....
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To Impeach or not to Impeach
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From the overall study, it has been found that in the recent history of impeachment there have been a number of acquittals of federal officials who have been found guilty under Section 4 article II of US Constitution.... of Federal District Court to be guilty under at least one of the four related articles of impeachment and subsequently detached him from his position....
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Confusing in Approach to the Purpose of Cross-Examination
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ii) he has personally or by his advocate asked questions of the witnesses for the prosecution with a view to establish his own good character, or has given evidence of his good character, or the nature or conduct of the defence is such as to involve imputations on the character of the prosecutor or the witnesses for the prosecution; or the deceased victim of the alleged crime ... This was tendered to the jury to demonstrate the violent nature of the accused to substantiate the present charge of robbery with violence....
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A Rise in Officially Authorized Economic Prospects and the Crime Rate
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The paper presents an observation that drug and alcohol abuse also have a significant part in crimes.... The majority of individuals detained for crimes mostly indicate that they were under the influence of abovementioned addiction.... A large number of 'crimes against property', for instance, theft, stealing and shoplifting, mostly involve drug addicts.... People commit crimes for a number of reasons, although the most frequent are resentment and cash....
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The Charges Against Socrates
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Although deemed guilty by the then prevailing laws of Athens, he stands righteous in spirit.... Even though he is termed 'guilty' by the Athenian court, his rationale for accepting the verdict reveals the moral soundness of his decision, thus, in effect, vindicating his moral righteousness.... In this broad sense, he is really not guilty.... Moreover, there is ambiguity and contradiction within the set of Athenian law that creates sufficient doubt about the 'guilty' verdict: ...
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The Causes of Increasing Crime in the UK
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ecause the government sees the causes of crime as multi-dimensional and social in nature, the solution it comes up with is similarly expansive and social.... But as the police become more trained in the use of CCTV, using it to examine crimes committed at approximate times in various locations and to track terror suspects, it is becoming a more productive tool in crime fighting.... As shown in the previous discussion, excessive alcohol consumption can exacerbate the situation of youth and crime, soccer hooliganism, anti-social behavior and many other crimes....
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The Capital Punishment Debate
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Murderers do not examine risk and reward charts before committing their crimes.... Criminal will not commit crimes if they believe they will be caught.... The Covenant however goes on to condone the death penalty as punishment only for most heinous crimes (Morley http://www.... is so proper and stringent that it is nearly impossible to convict anyone other than those guilty.... Also, a jury of 12 members is required to declare the defendant guilty....
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Comparing the Two Primary Crime Data Sources Used in the US
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Some of the common types of crimes that they tend to measure include theft, rape, robbery, burglary, and assaults.... For instance, URC manages to provide information regarding the number of crimes that are reported by law enforcement agencies throughout the country while UCR'S tends to provide more accurate and credible reports regarding the nature and extent of homicide crimes.... The two programs may be compared based on their value and importance; both can be used together to provide greater and comprehensive understanding of various forms of crimes that tend to occur in the United States (Rydberg, Stone, & McGarrell, (2016)....
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRIMES RATES AND GUN OWNERSHIP IN SAUDI ARABIA
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Punishments such as amputation, beheading, lashing and death are imposed by courts of Saudi Arabia depending on crimes including murder, theft, rape, robbery or adultery.... These include; rising power of terrorism, challenged psychological state of people and rising intolerance for foreigners/people of other religions. ...
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Relationship between Drug Use and Crime
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The drug trafficking cartels have been associated with heinous crimes such as killing, abduction, extortion and blackmailing (Limoncelli, 2009).... The drug trafficking cartels have been associated with heinous crimes such as killing, abduction, extortion and black mailing (Limoncelli, 2009).... The drug users are also involved in petty crimes to finance their urge for the drugs.... The drugs will also be readily available to the population which will help in escalating crimes (MacDonald, 2004)....
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History of DNA Databases - Crime Control
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This paper under the headline "History of DNA Databases - Crime Control" focuses on the fact that with the evolution of science, law enforcement officials have been better armed, when it comes to being able to prosecute the various crimes that come before them.... In terms of crime control, according to the Maryland Governors Office of Crime Control & Prevention (2008), 'Every State in the nation has a statutory provision for the establishment of a DNA database that allows for the collection of DNA profiles from offenders convicted of certain crimes,' (para....
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What is the nature of the relationship between CCTV installation and burglary reduction
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| Word Limit 3500 20/06 Assignment Topic: THE nature OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CCTV INSTALLATION AND BURGLARY REDUCTION Student name Candidate number: Candidate Statement I hereby declare that this assignment is my own work and any use of materials from other sources has been referenced accordingly.... 14 References 15 Dissertation Title The following will include the research study on the following topic- “What is the nature of the relationship between CCTV installation and burglary reduction?...
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