For a better qualitative analysis of the perceptions that marijuana dispensaries produce on the local residents surrounding them it would be best to perform a two part cross-sectional survey. ... Perhaps the most critical research method in this study is requesting documents from the local authorities and conducting a short inter-department police questionnaire. ... To complete our research analysis I believe it would be wise to allocate some resources to using and producing information via GIS (ARCGIS). Through the city of Englewood we could acquire a plethora of information in GIS pertaining...

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Introduction The aim of this policy report is to provide well-researched policy recommendations on the issue of theft of and from motor vehicles, which will be constructed using the SARA model and will be based on research and academic studies. This issue will be dealt with using realistic and resul...

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The factors involved are critical in the influence and the shape of adolescent life. ... After conducting a statistical analysis of a number of data sets, Hirschi and Hindelang concluded both that IQ tests are a valid predictor of intelligence and that "the weight of evidence is that IQ is more important than race and social class" for predicting delinquent involvement. ...

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They all play a critical role in shaping public perception of crime and criminal justice. Stenson and Croall (2001) analysis of the media 's role is that "it can shape and reflect our deepest fears about crime and insecurity." ...

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A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF HOW MEDIA COVERAGE OF CRIME EFFECTS CITIZNES VIEWS ON, AND FEARS OF CRIME Car-jackings and home invasions show that crime is out of control; that the crime rate is up; and violent crime is on the increase; these are all contemporary ways of expressing what is becoming an everyday fear about crime. ...

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From the late 1980s, research on gender, crime and social issues, has hugely focused on the study of masculinity, and how there has become a correlation between masculinity and violence. Feminists have researched extensively on all types associated with gender, including gay and lesbian, thus acting...

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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. ...

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