Direct effects from gangs on the community include neighborhood disorder. Such disorder affects not only the direct community, it also suggests to any outsiders looking in that the community has no control over itself and has in fact lost its informal social control. ... A great quote from Albert Einstein states from his perspective "the world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it ". ... Additionally, future research on the effects of gangs on the community should include examining the theoretical per...

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Suddenly, your attention is directed to center court. ... She goes on to say,"It seems that there is increasing acceptance of violent acts directed towards others. ... In his article he quotes the Toronto Maple Leafs owner Conn Smythe as saying "We"re going to have to do something about all this violence or people are going to keep buying tickets." ...

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The quote "an eye for an eye" is found in the Bible. ... The death penalty is also called for punishment of for: attempting to kill anyone investigating or prosecuting his or her activities; advising, directing, authorizing or assisting in the murder of someone. ...

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Inmates should be able to work in the prison to earn money, and that money would be directed to helping the family of the person(s) that they killed. ... The second sentence in the above quote from the Law of Hammurabi states, "If it [a collapsed house] kills the son of the owner, then the son of the builder shall be put to death". ...

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In recent years more and more young people are turning to crime. These crimes are being committed by young offenders of all ages. The crimes are getting more serious and in the last five years the percentage of youngsters committing crime has increased more than fifty percent. There have been ...

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The commission proposes that a more consistent recognition of Aboriginal customary law will have a positive and direct influence on the 'mass incarceration' of Indigenous Australians and will reduce the level of over-representation in the criminal justice system. ...

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From April 2009 to June 2010, 23.3% of the 2,541 reports of police misconduct were only police brutality, and 13% of the police brutality reports were fatalities (Freeman, 2011). Police brutality, also known as police use of excessive force, is different from reasonable force. Police brutality, an u...

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Many people believe that criminal offenders are born delinquent. Another belief is that parental control of offenders has been lacking and that many offenders learn their criminal behavior early on in life. While some of these beliefs may stand true, it is not always the case; as a matter of fact,...

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Crime and Punishment in Colonial Massachusetts Throughout Massachusetts's colonial history the interest and confusion can be targeted to the punishments done, for the crimes committed. Presentism is a major idea to remember when reflecting on the actions taken during colonial times. The below excer...

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