He clearly identifies the problem and purpose of his book through the title, which states the connection between guns and crime, the two variables that are investigated throughout the book. ... The information and research that the book contains, supports the concept that more guns can deter many crimes such as larceny, armed robbery, and even rape. ... Analysis Lott's research for this book appears to be one of the most extensive studies ever done on this subject. ... This book could be used in a variety of teaching courses as it includes innovative research concepts and criminal p...

• Word Count: 1114
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The major events that I believe contributed to getting him caught, was where he had his affair with Julia and when he tried to join "the brotherhood", and to a lesser extent his diary notes, which to me, set his general behaviour and ways of thinking for the majority of the book. ... In the context of the book no other event was more prominent than Winston's Affair with Julia, this event really showed Winston's rebellious side, and made him less and less careful about the watchful eye of big brother because he knew he was to be caught in the long run eventually, so he made sure he en...

• Word Count: 617
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is defined in the book "The Structure of Police Work. ... It is mentioned in the book that police officers may be able to "deprive citizens of their freedom and application of physical force" (Griffiths, 2013, p. 33). ... It is written in the book as, "the freedom to choose between different options when confronted with the need to make a decision" (Griffiths, 2013, p. 34). ...

• Word Count: 726
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The biggest struggles represented in the book are due to racism, poverty, and crime. ... In the "Goin" Legit" chapter of the book we see the discrimination that is experienced by Primo and Caesar when they attempted working in a "legitimate" work environment. ... This machoism and cruelty can be seen in various instances throughout the book. ...

• Word Count: 884
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Blomberg and Karol Lucken, is am informative and remarkable book, in that it discusses contemporary issues in the correctional system, and also provides interesting facts of its history and possible future. ... The book discussed about how all individuals are products of a particular past; that individual personal histories shape who and what people are and how they think and act. The book did a nice job exemplifying how individuals who grew up in poverty may be different from those who grew up in an affluent environment or how individuals who dropped out of school may behave differently than ...

• Word Count: 1029
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Theory links up the research and the problem, which is examined in the research. Theory allows the researchers a streamline of action. It is a set of logical, coherent, interrelated concepts, which attempt to explain some observable phenomena or group of facts. Review of the literature provides awareness of the facts and researcher gets a guideline for the inquiry of the problem. Theory is a systematic explanation for the observed facts and laws that are related to particular aspects of life. ...

• Word Count: 2056
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

If constitution is the ultimate rule book for U.S., we must not ignore the or else The First Amendment of the constitution would be useless. ... According to the text book (source #6), "The First Amendment does not mention electronic media." ... One case that was held in year 2000 between City of Indianapolis and the Supreme Court (source #5) exemplifies the battle between public opinion and the ultimate rule book. ...

• Word Count: 1394
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"GOT A PROBLEM DOWN HERE." That is what headquarters heard on November 7th, 1983 as the Bloomington, Illinois police officers began arriving on the scene of 313 Carl Drive, the home of David Hendricks, his wife Susan, and their three children Rebekah, Grace and Benjamin. The home turns out to be a...

• Word Count: 285
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

(Book) In other words, By practicing restorative justice we would have the obligation and responsibility to reduce crime, improve human behavior, strengthen civil society, provide effective leadership, restore relationships and repair harm. ... (Book) It is important that our children get the right education and they grow up to be good citizens of our nation. ... Lets keep in mind that the point of restorative justice is to remind ourselves that we can forgive and move on, (Book) and it is crucial that our children learn these values at an early age so that way they won't be making the...

• Word Count: 1436
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The debate on Hate Crimes Imagine the world colorblind without bias attitudes and prejudices. Grasp the thought of a hate-free, utopian society where life is peaceful and everyone is happy. Envision a place that does not understand the meaning of violence, crime, and murder. Picture a safe and s...

• Word Count: 1075
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Racial profiling has become a major issue in today's American society both on and off the streets. Racial profiling roughly covers the grounds of an individual being searched, pulled over, arrested, or questioned by authorities based on race, sex, or even more so, ethnicity. It is a fact that Afri...

• Word Count: 577
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Drugs are bad. All of our lives we've all seen the commercials, learned the slogans, saw the movies, and some witnessed personally the effects of drugs on a person. But, I am NOT talking about drugs per se, I'm talking about marijuana, across the country at this point in history, marijuana is quic...

• Word Count: 637
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Hornblum published a booked named "Holmesburg Prison: A Story of Abuse and Exploitation in the Name of Medical Science." He informed the public that he wrote this book because he was disturbed by the fact that these prisoners were becoming very ill and were dying because of the medical use. ...

• Word Count: 1464
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Search for God's Opinion: An examination of social sin and capital punishment through Sister Helen Prejean's Dead Man Walking. "And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother wil...

• Word Count: 771
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Martinez argues that Bailey's interests in writing a book on the case, together with his constant attempts to keep himself and the trial in the news, conflicted with his duty to give Hearst the best defense possible. ...

• Word Count: 730
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Censorship, or the suppression of words, images, or bad ideas that are "offensive," happens whenever someone succeed in imposing their personal, political, or moral values on others. Censorship is like poison gas: a powerful weapon that can harm you when the wind shifts. ("Censorship - Spotlight on ...

• Word Count: 732
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The data for 1997 reveal, " that respondents arrested in the past year for possession or sale of drugs and driving under the influence had the highest percentage of illicit drug use [during] the past year" and that " illicit drug users were also about 16 times more likely than non [drug] users to report being arrested and booked for larceny or theft" and "..[were] more than 14 times more likely to be arrested and booked for such offenses as driving under the influence, drunkenness, or liquor law violations, [along with] more than [nine] times likely to be arrested and booked on assault charge[...

• Word Count: 2815
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

An issue that has been constantly a problem to our society is to whether use the death penalty to deal with criminals. Whenever the death penalty is applied to a criminal, a colossal debate arises between the two social groups that support and disagree with such punishment. In these recent years, c...

• Word Count: 1094
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The purpose of this essay is to look at how the media is a source of 'knowledge' to present crime and victimisation and how the media invokes 'moral panics' about crime and lawless behaviour. There are a number of individuals who think when a person commits a crime they are punished for that crime. ...

• Word Count: 2855
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Theodore Lorraine Sendak, a former Indiana Attorney General, once stated, "Our system of criminal law is to minimize human suffering by works or order primarily to forestall violence or aggression. In the question of the death penalty, we must ask ourselves which action will serve the true humanitar...

• Word Count: 1921
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In this report, I will be using Walklate's book to discuss the role of women in regards to crime and the criminal justice system. I have used an extensive range of sources, whether they are journals, books or articles. The topic of gender and crime is vast, and can be taken from many different angle...

• Word Count: 1576
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Capital punishment is permitted in Islam under guidelines found in the Koran, the holiest book of Islamic scripture, and hadith, authoritative doings and sayings of Muhammad and his companions (Vegh D12). ...

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• Has Bibliography
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Female Delinquency Who is the typical female delinquent? What causes her to get into trouble? What happens to her if she is caught? These are questions that few members of the general public could answer quickly. By contrast, almost every citizen can talk about "delinquency," by which they gen...

• Word Count: 1850
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Social Control Theories take a sort of opposite approach from other theories in criminology. They start by asking why most people do not commit crimes rather then why they do commit them. They focus on restraining or controlling factors that are broken or missing inside the personalities of criminal...

• Word Count: 2364
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In his book L"Umo Delinquente (1876) he argues that criminals were throwbacks to an earlier and more primitive form of human being and claimed to have identified a number of genetically determined characteristics which were often found in criminals. ...

• Word Count: 2347
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate