Official Crime Rates are figures created by using the methods of research; official statistics, victim surveys and self-report studies. ... The intention of this essay will be to explain different types of crime rates methods, supporting each with examples. It will associate whether the method is reliable and if the society could be judged by those methods. ... His theory suggested that crime has a bigger impact changing society, apartheid in South Africa and homosexuality, which was legalized in 1917, are few examples to support his theory. ... The diversity in ethnicity can be a bigger impac...

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As time passed different methods of punishment evolved. ... Current events show that the legalization of marijuana is becoming a solution to many drug offenders' problems. ... As of now there are four states and the District of Columbia who have legalized marijuana, by twenty sixteen a mere five more states will have legalized marijuana, and after that who knows how many more. Those that find themselves in trouble with possession of marijuana in states that have not yet legalized could possibly face jail time depending on how bad their situation is. ... Although legalizing marijuana in th...

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Twenty states and the District of Columbia have passed laws that allow individuals to use marijuana for medical purposes, including legalization of recreational use for adults over 21 in Colorado, Alaska and Washington. ... The second method to be used is a questionnaire that would be distributed either by mail or door to door reaching out to the local residents surrounding marijuana dispensaries in Englewood. ... Perhaps the most critical research method in this study is requesting documents from the local authorities and conducting a short inter-department police questionnaire. ... With the ...

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In the end, the death penalty looks to be nothing but legalized murder, and there is no other solution but to execute the death penalty once and for all. ... Also, the methods of executing people have all been found to be excessively cruel. ... The only methods that is known not to be painful is lethal injection, about which we know very little. ...

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Crime is a stigma on the fabric of society. It is not a new problem, as it was also prevalent in ancient times. To combat it, oftentimes, the government law officials and other law authorities impose some kind of laws and punishments. Punishment depends upon the level of crime: for petty crimes, cri...

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Morality is never upheld be legalized murder" -Coretta Scott King One execution is one too many because, no matter how it's carried out, the death penalty is cruel, inhuman and degrading. ... Methods of execution have included such practices as crucifixion, stoning, drowning, burning at the stake, impaling, and beheading. ...

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Capital punishment had been abolished due to the growing concern of many people as they saw many problems behind this method of punishment. ... On the other hand, arguments supporting this method of punishment disregard many of the above points and sacrifice them in the sake of society's welfare. ...

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Annotated Bibliography The Death Penalty for Juveniles The following research draws upon different opinions and perceptions for and against the further enactment of the death penalty for juvenile offenders. The various articles that are presented draw conclusions on the pros and cons of using the death penalty as punishment for young offenders. Numerous views surfaced in my research such as the views of president Bush, prominent authors and court officials as well as the views of individual states. In order to fully evaluate this sensitive topic I have presented a mixture of opposing p...

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