Compared to other nations the United States has the highest death and crime rate in the world. ... Lawera told me that there are approximately two deaths in Toronto for every 200 deaths in America. ... In China people are not allowed to have guns and yet the death and crime rate in China is much lower then the United States. ... Than again in Australia the gun control law has been enforced and the crime rate there has increased. ...

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Among these benefits are medical advantages compared to other drugs, a reduction in the crime rate, and a boost in the United States economy. ... In addition to its medical benefits, ending its prohibition on marijuana would stop trafficking of the herb and would lower the rate of violent crimes. ... For example, a person before using marijuana. " Don't let me catch him on the street, Its gonna be game over", the same person after using marijuana "man forget him." ... This will bring more money in this country and help lower the unemployment rate. ... These other countries have less m...

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But are they really decreasing the crime rate? ... The prisons are not what is keeping the crime rate down. What is keeping the crime rate down is the fear that people have for punishment. ... The prison population is growing and the crime rate is dropping makes me wonder if America has their priorities together. Prison should not be the answer to getting the crime rates down in the first place. ...

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Why Americans are more concerned with violence than Canada and why is the crime rate of Americans so much higher? ... Moore had visited Canada to interview people on why the crime rate is so low there and so high in America. ... America's murder rate actually decreased by 20%, but the media's coverage increased the rate by 600%. ... Although the crime rates increased, the fear of crime, thanks to the media and politicians has increased. ... The film was great it enlightened me on many issues that I wasn't aware of previously. ...

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Juvenile crime rates are at worrisome high in the world today. ... While these arguments have merit, I have found sufficient evidence to lead me to the following conclusion, that the capital punishment laws should be changed to exclude minors, in all states. ... In his essay and graphs, Johansen points out that the homicide rate drops steadily during the years when executions are on the rise and rates rise sharply when executions are brought to a halt or held to very low number. ... The average murder rates among death penalty states were 8.0, and the average among non-death penalty states...

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Again, more studies show that juveniles tried in criminal court have greater recidivism rates after release than juveniles tried in criminal court. ... What these people don't realize is that, like the statistics show, juveniles who come out of adult facilities have a high recidivism rate. ... Whether the rate of juvenile crime has risen or lowered in recent years is not the most important factor when looking at this problem as a whole. ... Maybe for a particular year the rate of juveniles arrested for murder is down. ... That is why it is so sad for me to see these young juveniles co...

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I feel like the criminology and investigations major is right for me because I am very interested in why people commit crimes, lowering the crime rate, and helping a specific certain community. ... By starting out as a Police Officer I will learn valuable tools to help me progress into an FBI agent. ...

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A 52 and 43 year old Caucasian woman stated that marijuana is dangerous because it "lowers inhibitions" which in turn would cause an increase in crime rates around the nation. ... The survey took most participants no more than five minutes to complete and return to me. None were allowed to take the survey home with them and return it to me simply because I didn't want them to change answers. ... With minorities being the main offenders for marijuana possession non supporters could say that the reason they dont want it to be legalized is because that would cause a drastic decre...

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Who was convicted of this crime on November 21 since the 1990 which brings me to the point of exposing criminal records via internet. This is one way that I find convenient to exposing people just by creating a personal profile under list of crime rates and how severe they might have been....

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Criminal behavior within humans as a society have effect on certain individuals through biological, psychological, and sociological theories. These ideas interact with certain people in numerous, diverse ways and some not at all. People who commit crime have that drive to do so, they get a powerful ...

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The rate of juvenile gun crime is generally higher during the school months, declining slightly in the summer, and falling sharply in December. ... I would have to say that growing up around guns and my mother and father teaching me the proper ways to handle a weapon are helpful in a huge way. ...

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