The types of crimes that the media chooses to broadcast are generally violent crime. ... As the media continues to over represent these crimes, the crimes still stick out in the community's collective mind. ... There is also an emphasis on drug related crime. ... When crime is highlighted on television the offenders are, more often than not, minorities. Crimes of theft, murder, drug selling and drug use are most likely to be associated with a black or Hispanic male ("Crime in new york city" 2014). ...

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In response to perceived elevation in juvenile crime and school violence, the Clinton Administration signed into law the Gun-Free Schools act of 1994. ... During the 1980's, the United States saw an increase in drug use and drug related crime throughout the country. ... This era, known as the War on Drugs, introduced zero-tolerance policies as a measure of combating this crime wave that so many feared. These tough-on-crime laws aimed to decrease crime through deterrence effects, hoping that the fear of harsh punishment would prevent criminal activity. ... The majority of cases involving z...

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Crimes with guns and knives wouldn't take place without the students having access to those weapons. ... It covers criminal acts from traditional street crimes to white-collar crime and juvenile delinquency. The exchange theory is based on the premise that people act according to a system of rewards or punishments. ... Coordinating privileges and punishments at home based on bullying at school helps, too, but do not use corporal punishment. ... The program also gives special attention to supervision on the playground, at lunch, and in restrooms, noting that the greater the number of te...

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Violence within schools has become a big problem in today's society. School violence is defined as "any physical or verbal attack on a person while on school grounds or school property" (Oxford Dictionary, n.p.). This violence can include anything from bullying to large scale violent acts such as t...

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For decades, people have engaged in wars as a motive to bring about peace. However it has proven to do nothing but disturb and hurt the lives of millions of civilians around the world. It is an unjust and necessary evil into our society. Civil wars exist to end disputes over land, over throw religio...

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