First, we can consider from our definition of official data that this type of data fails to encompass unfounded data. ... The crime funnel will be examined in the analysis of unofficial data within this report, however, to provide a quick definition is, the course of action taken towards conviction. ... "One cannot compare court statistics from place to place without taking into account the nature of the steps that lead to cases going to court."5 Different handling operations lead to systematic differences. ... This onus by the police force entails the use of force accepted within th...

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I will provide a definition of crime and deviance. ... White, collar crime illustrates the wider political and ideological dimensions of definitions of crime, few would describe fraud as a law and order problem or see corporations as `dangerous` criminals who need locking up. ... Thus the definition and control of white collar crime and by comparison that of conventional crime are implicitly political issues. ... S 1998) Crime originates in the unfairness and corrupt nature of capitalist society. ...

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The link between drug use and crime is not a new one and numerous studies show that drugs use directly relates to crime in multiple ways. First of all, and most directly, it is a crime to use, possess, manufacture, or distribute drugs classified as having a potential for abuse (such as cocaine, her...

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For many people piracy adds an exciting thrill to maritime history with its adventure, romanticism, mysteriousness, and its alluring nature. ... They were following the very definition of crime with their acts of mutiny, destruction, and robbery.4 Pirates were a cause of chaos in Maritime History during the beginning of America, especially in the New England colonies, and religious authority used social and moral reasons to stop them. ... Crime and sin were related in society which often was used in conviction of crimes and, "any offence against God was a crime against society; and a crime ...

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Whenever the word "death penalty" comes up, extremists from both sides of the spectrum begin to express their opinions. One side says deterrence, the other side says there's a potential of executing an innocent man. One says justice, retribution, and punishment, the other side says execution is murd...

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