TABLE I Variables Analyzed Independent Variables Renter Occupied Housing in percent Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Percent Poverty in 1989 in Percent Dependent Variable Homicides in 1990 This table is just showing my independent variables and my dependent variable. ... (Constant) 1.601 Bachelor's or Higher Poverty 1989 Renter Housing -3.385 7.486 1.311 .009 .017 .007 -.259 .310 .136 .000 .000 .066 Y=a + bx + bx + bx Y=1.601 +-3.385x +7.486x +1.311x Methodology The argument for this paper will be that my Dependent varia...

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The death penalty is a method of punishment that our country has recently re-enlisted in its fight against crime. Although people's opinions very whether statistics show the death penalty as deterrence to violent crimes I feel that it is an essential part of our justice system. There are 38 state...

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Al "Scarface" Capone one of America's most famous gangsters had a lage part to do with the collapse of law and order in the United States during the 1920's. He lead the way for a lot of new gangsters around that era and was a good example of the part that crime plays in society even today. One city ...

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It is also important however, to analyze the history of racism in Canada and observe how that has contributed to some of the racial "seeds" which can be found in the racism apparent today in Canadian society. Racism in Canada, especially dating back around a century and a half ago, has a long and disturbing history. ... However, although Canadian history may provide an insight into the racist discourse found in todays' society, it is important to examine the issues at hand. ... For example, a survey was conducted by the Equal Opportunity Consultants in 1989. ...

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In order for one to fully understand the problems with the death penalty they must take a brief look at its history. ... As the history of the death penalty clearly exemplifies the death penalty is a tumultuous process. ... (Badeu, Hugo "The Death Penalty in America") In 1988 and 1989 the Kansas legislature voted against reinstating the death penalty after it was informed that reintroduction would involve a first-year cost of "more than $ 11 million." ... But at several times in history the United States has saw the death penalty as an unfit manner of going about justice but yet always se...

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There has been many controversies in the history of the United States, ranging from abortion to gun control, but capital punishment has been one of the most hotly contested issues in recent decades. ... The death penalty has been imposed throughout history for many crimes, ranging from blasphemy and treason to petty theft and murder. ... Throughout history, governments have been extremely inventive in devising ways to execute people. ... In 1989 the Supreme Court decided that the death penalty could be used on those who were mentally retarded or underage (but 16 years and over) at the time...

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By the end of the 1980's, about one-third of those sent to state prisons had been convicted of a drug offense; the highest in the country's history (Reuter 1992, pp. 323-395). ... In 1989, the percentage of prisoners that participated in these programs grew to about eleven percent (Chaiken 1989). Some incomplete surveys state today that over half the states provide some form of treatment to their prisoners and about twenty percent of identified drug-using offenders are using these programs (Frohling 1989). ...

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Is the Death Penalty an Effective Punishment? Yes. In at least one important respect, it is. It simply cannot be argued that a killer, once executed, can never kill again. The Death Penalty does not stop people from killing others. The only thing it does stop is killers from killing people again. So...

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In December 1989, the US Supreme Court ruled that it was not unconstitutional to execute mentally retarded people. ... Throughout history people have been put to death for various forms of wrongdoing. ... It has been proven to be effective throughout history, as long as people keep committing crimes; I don't think it will ever cease being around....

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In December 1989, the US Supreme Court ruled that it was not unconstitutional to execute mentally retarded people. ... Throughout history people have been put to death for various forms of wrongdoing. ... It has been proven to be effective throughout history, as long as people keep committing crimes; I don't think it will ever cease being around. ...

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Capital Punishment is a new idea or way of dealing with criminals. This has been around for ages and dates back as far as the 18th century B.C. With more and more liberals stepping forward, more and more laws and bans have been placed and issued concerning the death penalty, or capital punishment. W...

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(Carlson 1) It is a fact that guns have contributed to some of the largest crimes in the United States history. ... He says, "Approximately 60 percent of all murder victims in the United States in 1989 (about 12,000 people) were killed with firearms. ... This extensive background check would make it more difficult if impossible for minors, drug addicts or people with a past history of violence to obtain a firearm. Granted the extra time it would take to dig a bit deeper into a person's history may be more time consuming and costly, but the benefit from the certainty to grant that per...

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Punishment there have been many controversies in the history of the United States, ranging from abortion to gun control, but capital punishment has been one of the most hotly contested issues in recent decades. ... The death penalty has been imposed throughout history for many crimes, ranging from blasphemy and treason to petty theft and murder. ... Throughout history, governments have been extremely inventive in devising ways to execute people. ...

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Around that time Butterfield was honored with the Pulitzer Prize as a member of The New York Times team that published the Pentagon Papers, the Pentagon's secret history of the Vietnam War, in 1971. ... Fox Butterfields research revolves around the Boskets family history and focuses it in a way to demonstrate the source of Mr. ... He goes on the record for saying that "The high homicide rates that characterize the United States really have a geographical origin in the white, rural pre-Civil War South" (Booknotes, 1989). ...

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Capital Punishment There have been many controversies in the history of the United States. Ranging from abortion to gun control, but capital punishment has been one of the most widely contested issues in recent decades. The questions of fact concerning capital punishment fall into three general a...

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1) Courts play an essential role within the Criminal Justice system here in America. Many fail to realize how these courts work or how they function. Looking even further, another question that is posed when examining the realm of American Courts is what contributes to the well being of courts. Many...

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Is the Death Penalty an Effective Punishment? Yes. In at least one important respect, it is. It simply cannot be argued that a killer, once executed, can ever kill again. The Death Penalty does not stop people from killing others. The only thing it does stop is killers from killing people ag...

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Cothern analyzes the history of Supreme Court decisions in relation to capital punishment as well as an in depth view of juveniles sentenced to death. The criteria for sentencing a juvenile to death is evaluating the seriousness of the crime, the maturity of the juvenile and their environment, the juvenile's history, and the possibility for rehabilitation of the juvenile as well as the public safety issues. ... The juvenile death penalty has been subject to national debate and Cothern describes the history of the death penalty that has authorized 20,000 executions over the last 350 yea...

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In 1989 37.7 million working American, accounting for 39 percent of the total of income tax returns, received had incomes below $15,000. ... In 1989 there were 249 homicides in New Orleans alone, eighty-five percent of these victims were black. ...

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"Broken Windows Theory" was introduced in the "Atlantic"" 1982 social science article, by James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling. Since the "Broken Window Theory"" was presented it has been an issue of great debate. The main idea of the theory was policing and maintaining order. Signs of disorderly a...

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There are several key events in the history of the growth and overcrowding of U.S. prisons. ... In 1989, President George Bush announced the official beginning of the "war on drugs" (Overcrowding, Issues & Controversies). ...

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(Burton; 1991 Macdonald 1989) There is a current study that tests the generality of social control and differential association theories to a population that has been infrequently studied: young adult felons drawn from the inner city. ...

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The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states, "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed"(Witkin). A question that might be asked upon this would be, does it mean that al...

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Throughout the history of civilisation the enduring problem of crime has bought with it huge social and economic problems. ... As Eysenck and Gudjonsson (1989) stated: "What is inherited are certain peculiarities of the brain and nervous system that interact with certain environmental factors and thereby increase the likelihood that a person will act in a particular antisocial manner in a given situation" Eysenck believed that he could measure the three character traits using a personality questionnaire, designed to identify individuals with particular tendencies. ...

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The patterns of disproportionate arrests generate more extensive criminal histories for minorities and may influence sentencing outcomes of longer prison terms in average. ... During 1989-1990, a white felony defendant with no criminal record stood a 33% chance of having the charge reduced to a misdemeanor or infraction, compared to 25% for a similarly situated black or Hispanic. ...

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