GSS codebook or GSS variable search as a reference following is the list of 5 potential topics I would like to explore for the research project: Drug use and addiction, Corporal Punishment, Mental Health, Old People and In this section 5 indepe Continue Reading...
"Greater freedom has increased female participation in the public sphere," which would expose greater numbers of women to criminal behaviors and the opportunities to commit crimes (Steffensmeier & Allan1996, p. 469). Combined with social control Continue Reading...
There are a variety of theoretical explanations that have been put forward to explain female abuse and violent crimes against women. These include feminist and gender theories and extend to theories of genetic pathology. However, in the criminolog Continue Reading...
Violence and Risk Assessment and Serial Homicide The objective of this study is to examine violence risk assessment and the type of tools and their effectiveness for determining violent reoffenders. Lurigio and Harris (2009) reports in the work enti Continue Reading...
Crime Theory In the world of criminology, several theories have been constructed to help legal professionals understand the nature of and motive behind criminal activity. Studying these more closely can help with the rehabilitation of criminals and Continue Reading...
While Los Angeles and Chicago show a decrease in violent crime, there is an increase in the number of murders in Charlotte and Tulsa (an Uptick in Murders). Other noticeable trend is the increase in white collar crime. This is also linked to the gr Continue Reading...
Within American communities with the highest crime rates, the dynamic relationship between motivated criminals and the myriad opportunities perpetually available in their communities contributes to a continuing cycle of multigenerational crime. More Continue Reading...
Crime of Rape on Men Despite the technological, moral and intellectual advancement of our society today, there are still those among us who condemn and abhor homosexuality and the people associated with it.The daily lives of many homosexual men are Continue Reading...
Violence in Schools: Qualitative Research Article Unlike the numerically-driven nature of quantitative research, qualitative research focuses on understanding a specific phenomenon in a deeper fashion through a case study approach, either through pa Continue Reading...
VARIABLES The variables that I chose to assess in this case for possible correlation are poverty and crime. Poverty in this case will be discussed in the context of communal poverty. In general terms, poverty could be defined as the lack of financia Continue Reading...
In other words, there is a preoccupation with repeat offenders and the first time offenders seem to get less severe penalties. As crime levels continue to rise although the media tends to report the opposite, citizens seem more dedicated to getting Continue Reading...
Crime Flinn operated a loan brokering business without a license. Flinn was prosecuted for violating the statute required that persons engaged in the business of brokering loans obtain a license from the state. Flinn's defense was that he was unawar Continue Reading...
Five schools were randomly assigned to receive violent video games and five received non-violent programs. They then compared the number of violent incidents within the schools in the two groups over a 4-month period. Experiment Independent variab Continue Reading...
5. Police and department decisions play a major role in the reliability and validity of hate crime data because they are the ones who classify and define hate crimes, and then send the data to the UCR. If a police department has very vague or confu Continue Reading...
..This perspective is from the U.S.A.; in Europe, violence in school and the concern about violence may not be at similar levels, but it is undoubtedly a topic of major concern (Smith, 2003, p. 1). This article also makes the important point that sc Continue Reading...
Criminal Justice: Crime Rate ComparisonCrime rates in the United States (US) have been rising. Certain rates for certain crimes are available for the previous years. The recent data has also corroborated the same trend (Disaster Center, n.a.); howeve Continue Reading...
violence: a study of narrative meaning" by Rachel Louise Shaw has as its basic premise the comparison of fictional violence, as experienced in film, with violence as experienced in real life. As a pathway between the two experiences, the concept of Continue Reading...
Race, Class & Crime The confluence of race, class and crime is a hot topic nowadays. This is especially true when discussing events or topics of various types. Very or fairly specific examples of this would include the recent shooting of Mike Br Continue Reading...
Crime Measurement of Crime and Crime Theories Crime is perhaps one of the most widespread problems in society today. It can take any form, and range in violence, which is what, perhaps, adds to the danger aspect. However, crime not only affects the Continue Reading...
Domectic Violence in the United States Domestic Violence in the United States: A Research Proposal Domestic Violence in the United States: Domestic violence is not a new phenomenon associated with modern times. It has been a common occurrence thro Continue Reading...
Juvenile Crime Issues in the Criminal Justice System Similar to the concept of childhood, the legal idea of the juvenile justice system or status is relatively new. In the United States, the juvenile court system was established approximately 200 ye Continue Reading...
The authors do not state that public perceptions of severity should be discounted, but merely that these should not be over-emphasized, as was the case in previous literature. Another existing mode of measuring crime severity is that of economic mo Continue Reading...
A in millions) Current in millions) Provided by Federal Bureau of Investigation as of September 18, 2006. www.whitehouse.gov/goodbye/3ae6b1ac94aa97e6650780f280890a7c81100e47.html" CHART: National Correctional Populations National Correctional P Continue Reading...
Org Crime Organized crime underwrites the bulk of political, social, and economic history in America. What has often been mentioned in passing as legitimate business activities can and often should be reframed as organized crime, such as the trans-A Continue Reading...
Certainly, the reason that some individuals become criminals has to do with biological predisposition, particularly in the case of many crimes of violence. On the other hand, circumstances, greed, desperation, and opportunity also play an undeniable Continue Reading...
criminal transgressions that are selected in hate crime laws contain, but are not restricted to, delinquencies against persons like aggravation, terroristic coercions, assault and criminalities against possessions or property like criminal trespass, Continue Reading...
Unemployment and Crime Rates There has long been a correlation between unemployment rates and crime. This correlation is most evident in large metropolitan locales such as New York City. The purpose of this discussion is to explore the effect of Une Continue Reading...
Race and Crime: The Incarceration of Black Men Contemporary news outlets are frequently packed with reports of crimes and illegal activities involving Black men. In fact, the number of Black men who are prosecuted and convicted of crimes has steadil Continue Reading...
Domestic Violence Applied research project Domestic violence is one of the most pervasive and little-understood crimes perpetuated today. The reasons that so many women remain in such abusive relationships and also why some women are finally capabl Continue Reading...
Public Opinion Crime, Criminal Justice, Related Topics Kahan, D. & Braman, D. (2003). More statistics, less persuasion: a cultural theory of gun- 151 (4), 2-37 What is the objective / research question? In this article, the discussion highlig Continue Reading...
Media Violence on Children's Social and Emotional Development The past century has been characterized by a proliferation of media types, beginning with newspapers and tabloids in the late 19th century, to the introduction of other print media, radi Continue Reading...
Part 1: Crime Analysis ReportAggravated battery is a major problem globally. In the U.S, mainly in Indianapolis, Indiana, the cases of assault are significantly high. According to the records by the FBI, in 2016, Indianapolis registered 7,099 cases o Continue Reading...
Post-arrest, the promising programs included: drug courts, drug treatment in jails, intensive supervision and aftercare of juvenile offenders, and the use of fines and other penalties in lieu of incarceration for technical violations. (Sherman, 1998 Continue Reading...
The rate and level of violence in these populations would be the dependent variable. The essential question of the research would be to determine the existence and extent of any relationship between these two variable sets in order to determine if i Continue Reading...
In extreme cases whole legitimate economic sectors are dislocated by commerce based on illegal activities, subverting loyalties from the nation-state and habituating individuals to operating outside the legal framework; 3) Degrade environmental sys Continue Reading...
Community Crime PreventionIntroductionCommunity crime prevention is a goal of many communities and law enforcement agencies around the world today. The idea is based on sociological, psychological, and criminal justice principles and theories about t Continue Reading...
Behavioral and Cognitive Consciousness and Cognitive Behavior Treatment Prelude In this modern era, technology has made us its slave. Life has never been this flexible and convenient bringing efficiency and speed too. The technology has certainly a Continue Reading...
Prepare a written summary drawing on Edwin Sutherlands definition of white-collar crimes two distinct elements. Identify and describe the two distinct elements. Apply the definition to the following categories of white-collar crime: consumer fraud, e Continue Reading...
Criminal Justice Take Home Exam Crime control and due process are two underlying philosophies of criminal justice that are often presented as competing philosophies by the American media. For instance, to control crime, police officers in popularly Continue Reading...
