Messner, and Richard Rosenfeld, titled, "Explaining Spatial Variation in Support for Capital Punishment: A Multilevel Analysis." ... As for the data they used, they combined information form NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics), the U.S. ... A possibility of geographic variation in attitudes about capitol punishment had been hinted at in past research, but never evaluated. ...
While it may be an overstatement to say that "society is in the business of manufacturing crimes", a variation of this notion combined with a quasi-Marxian perspective may be valid. Employ these views to explain how some deviance could be a normal and beneficial part of society. What would society...
Being over 500 tribes (each with it's own clans) in Australia at one point, there were many variations to their guidelines, customised to each area of the land. ... This was later combined with equity law and mercantile law, which is the basis of Australian law today, known as "statute law". ...
It includes the crime of fraud in its many variations, as well as violations of government regulations that might not even result in immediate harm. ... It is often a function of an employee's circumstances and/or attitude combined with employer inexperience and carelessness and with the decreasing threat of prosecution and other detrimental consequences (Weisburd, Wheeler, Waring & Bode, 1991). ... Periodic surveys and statistics gathered by law enforcement agencies indicate that losses attributed to acts of embezzlement are more significant than losses attributed to all other ty...
However, due to the fact that there is variation among judges, they will place different values on the same factor. ... Considering the analytical approach in explaining judges decisions, much psychological research is consistent with the view that as decisions increase in complexity the less people are able to allow accurately for the combined effects of contributing factors. ...
This paper examines juvenile and criminal justice policies and practices with respect to young offenders who cross over from the juvenile to the criminal justice system. It focuses on the age period between mid-adolescence and early adulthood (roughly ages 15 to 29), with a particular focus on older juvenile delinquents ages 15-17 who are candidates for transitioning into the criminal justice system, and young adult offenders ages 18-24. The juvenile and criminal justice systems in the United States have experienced a tumultuous period over the past half century. Beginning in the 1960s, the n...
