Rising U.S. Crime Rate Crime in the United States Crime in the United States took a sharp uptick starting in the middle of the 20th century but has actually leveled off since then, at least for the most part. However, even with the moderation in cr Continue Reading...
" It is also believed by some that there are particular parts of the country, population areas or other niches where immigration is more problematic than others. However, studies have also found this to mostly untrue. Even in particular areas of the Continue Reading...
Crime Rates and Abandoned Buildings The research question will help to focus the study and determine the long-term effects of crime rates and abandoned buildings. It includes: Is there a direct relationship between crime rates and abandoned propert Continue Reading...
Crime and Corrections Historically crime has been a concern for the public, and by extension policy makers because of the ways in which it can change and shape society. Criminal activity has the potential to influence social and economic environment Continue Reading...
Crime In the beginning the main focus of the drug addiction theory was on the habituated pleasure reinforcement as well as the potential of the drug for the reward. Drug affects the dopamine receptors that are present in the brain and the individual Continue Reading...
A major concern regarding crime today that exists within prisons as well as on the streets is the formation of gangs. "Prison gangs are flourishing across the country. Organized, stealthy and deadly, they are reaching out from their cells to organi Continue Reading...
While domestic demand has decreased in recent months in response to the price increases, demand in international markets, particularly in China and India, has continued to grow. The nature of demand in those markets means that demand there continues 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...
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...
The increased expectation of lawful income will reduce the temptation of illegitimate activity. This is referred to as the 'motivation effect. The opportunity effect is a long- term influence that is positively correlated with crime, while the moti Continue Reading...
Labeling white collar crime is a mystery. A shared misapprehension of white collar crime is that, like pornography, it is hard to describe, however a lot of people would recognize it when they understood it. The only thing concerning white collar cr Continue Reading...
Preventing Crime Will Be More Effective Than Rehabilitation Pennsylvania Preventing Crime May Be More Effective Than Rehabilitation This paper reviews Pennsylvania policymakers approach to crime. In particular the researcher explores the idea th Continue Reading...
The fear of adolescents and young adults is also being driven by the media's choice to sensationalize events that are actually very isolated in their number, and occurrence. CONCLUSION As Canada continues to grow and its focus on crime continues t Continue Reading...
Dark figure of crime is a term employed by criminologists and sociologists to describe the amount of unreported or undiscovered crime (Maguire & Reiner, 2007, p. 129). The notion of a dark figure undetected by standard crime reporting system cast Continue Reading...
Law Enforcement and Computer-Based Crime Before beginning any discussion regarding the consequences of employee monitoring, it is crucial to first develop a working knowledge of precisely what this blanket term actually entails. Simply put, employee Continue Reading...
Sex Crimes Sexual crimes have certainly among those that cause the strongest reaction in the population. The feeling of revolt is also generally more intense when discussing issues related to sexual crimes against children. (Pithers and Gray 1998) S Continue Reading...
S. scored 40. The Turks still distrust although they know well how to hide it. Turkey scored 45 in femininity vs. masculinity. Holfstede used feminine values of modesty and caring and masculine values of assertiveness and competitiveness to arrive at Continue Reading...
Many of these influences are indirect. Especially among male juveniles, the incidence of drug crime is much higher amongst those who do not attend school than it is amongst those who do regularly attend (Office of National Drug Policy 2000). Family Continue Reading...
Culture that Encourages Human Rights Americans were shocked when they learned about the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Or were they? Certainly, the media reported shock and outrage on the part of the public to the unpleasant revelations. But the Continue Reading...
Intervening With Juvenile Drug Crimes Researchers are now focused on developing and evaluating programs designed to break the drug-crime cycle that is common in juvenile delinquents. This paper will summarize existing literature about programs desig Continue Reading...
Cyber Crimes The available and accessible features of 21st century make it hard for any individual to think about a life without technology. In real, the world has crossed several stages and eras devoid of the cyber world. Despite this truth, imagin Continue Reading...
To protect themselves, many Americans chose to avoid working with or becoming friends with those who immigrated. A lack of trust permeated everything that the Americans did in regards to the immigrants, at least with the men. This was not always tr Continue Reading...
Murder in Jamaica and the United States This paper presents a detailed examination of the differences and similarities between murder in Jamaica and the United States. The writer focuses on the nature of the crimes as well as the differences between Continue Reading...
High Rate of Incarceration of the Mentally Ill Mental illnesses are among the most serious health concerns facing administrators and policymakers in America today. With the declining availability of both mental health community treatment programs an Continue Reading...
Sociology of Crime Sociologists claim that crime is a social construction The term "crime" refers to various forms of misconduct that are forbidden by the law (Eglin & Hester, 2013). There are different justifications as to shy sociologists cl Continue Reading...
China's Intellectual Property Rights: Current Issues, Strategic Considerations And Problem Solving In this paper, the focus is primarily on the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) that are given to individuals within the Republic of China. The paper Continue Reading...
Criminal Investigations: Changes in Cybercrime The rate at which internet usage is growing is expeditious. The World Wide Web is fast eliminating the physical borders that originally existed between nations and individuals, and rapidly transforming Continue Reading...
A fourth foundational element is the strength of the Starbucks brand itself and is ubiquity globally. As a result of rapid and well-defined strategies for opening up retail stores, Starbucks is now considered one of the most preeminent and stronges Continue Reading...
S. intelligence and military analysts expected, prompting fears that Beijing will attack Taiwan in the next two years, according to Pentagon officials." However, the Taiwanese spokesman, Chang Jung-kung, says this report is inaccurate, noting that th Continue Reading...
Part of this is due to the fact that mainstream periodicals are written by full-time professional journalists, whereas blogs are usually not. It is also because of the higher expectations placed on mainstream periodicals. Reputation and credibility Continue Reading...
Cup This past autumn FIFA, soccer's world-governing body, announced that the 2022 World Cup would be held in the Persian Gulf oil state of Qatar. The United States had bid on this event and many believed the country had a good chance of winning (Le Continue Reading...
Victim Advocacy -- National Center for Victims of Crime The National Center for Victims of Crime is one of the most respected, most influential national organizations that offer information, services, advocacy and references for victims of crime. Th Continue Reading...
The strong economy of the late 1990s has helped improve the weaknesses in the labor market (Bernstein and Houston, 2000). As unemployment rates dropped, crime rates responded as predicted by economic theory. One recent study revealed that the decli Continue Reading...
Edgar Hoover, makes public its continuing investigation into the activities of black nationalist organizations, singling out the Black Panther Party in particular, Hoover viewing the group as a national security threat. January 05, 1970 Blacks Mov Continue Reading...
Sanneh (2015) writes that Baltimore's crime statistics are complex: while killings have decreased in the several years since Coates' childhood, the population level of the city has also dropped. However, it can be said that United States (U.S.) crim Continue Reading...
Mortgage Crisis The Mortgage Meltdown and the U.S. Economy This paper reviews the subprime mortgage crisis and its effect on the U.S. economy. The subprime mortgage crisis first gained the public's attention when a steep rise in home foreclosures Continue Reading...
On a wider scale, the struggle of these immigrants would be familiar to many immigrants around the country. Many of them come to this country to contribute their talents and ideas. On a personal note, for example, my girlfriend's father Farouk is a Continue Reading...
Identifying Opportunities to Reduce Income Disparities in South Africa Today and In the FutureDespite the end of apartheid in the early 1990s, South Africa remains racially and economically segregated. The country is beset by persistent social inequa Continue Reading...
