Because alcohol was a popular way to party and escape from these troubling times, the entire generation swiftly became addicted. ... Prohibition was not the only popular activity taken away from the citizens of the United States. ... Max Greenberg, a popular bootlegger, soon approached Rothstein for business propositions combining two of America's most desperate addictions: gambling and alcohol. ... The most popular gangster in the 1920's, xAl Capone, was known for his bloodthirsty violence against other gangs attempting to move into his territory. ... Most mayors resigned themselv...

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Drug abuse is one of the most discouraged behaviors in our country. ... The most popular drug in America, alcohol, is generally thought of as socially acceptable and relatively harmless. ... Marijuana is another popular, yet illegal, drug. ... They are one of the most dangerous drugs on the street today. ... Heroin is the most addictive drug on the street today. ...

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Bonnie and Clyde were popular for numerous reasons. ... They were also popular because of how they escaped from policemen most of the time. Bonnie and Clyde were two of the most notorious criminals during the Great Depression A lot of people think Clyde's criminal life started when he was younger. ... When he went to Cedar High he played hooky most of the time and therefore didn't get a real education. ... In high school she was very popular with boys, therefore at age 16 Bonnie got married to Roy Thornton, who at the time had a criminal record. ...

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Stories about computer intrusions are now commonplace in the newspapers, and are becoming increasingly popular in books and movies. ... Most hackers seem to fit the stereotype of a teenage to college-age male who has the determination to sit at a computer for hours at a time. ... By all accounts, most hackers do not intend to steal or cause any harm. ... In most cases, any computer intrusion is a criminal offense. ...

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Another major factor of the gang and street life was the most feared violence. ... During the early 1900's the African American race formed most of the gangs and groups in the western Los Angelus area. ... Most gangs in the early 1900's were located in the west coast area and far east areas. ... One of the most popular gang and mob leaders in the 1900's was Al Capone. ...

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The most popular are Exodus 21 and 22 and Leviticus 20. ... There were several religions that stepped up to oppose the death penalty, most notable the Roman Catholic Church. ... This is a slogan from a popular bumper sticker. ... Lethal injection is the most common way to execute a criminal due to the fact that it is the cheapest and quickest way to execute the convict. ...

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Movie plots often revolve around violence and television programs are making violence increasingly more popular. ... Undoubtedly, this makes the media one of the most influential forces in a children's life because of the time spent in front of the screen. ... In the same analysis, researchers found that 8 year-old boys who were exposed to the most violence on television while growing up, were also the most likely to engage in aggressive and delinquent behavior by the age of 18 and serious criminal behavior by age 30. ...

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Crime and violence is a popular subject around the world. This popular subject is considered to be the "staple of journalism" (Reber, 2000). ... "The amount of sensationalism in the media rises and falls during different eras in our history, but it has always been with us in one form or another -and what we are experiencing today is by no means the most shocking period" (Cohen, 2000). ... Murder is one of the most frequently covered crimes aired on television news, television shows and movies. ...

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Friedrichs further suggests some of the many motives behind crimes of specialized access, most commonly material gain. The drive behind most of these crimes are to obtain power, sex, friendship, approval, excitement, revenge, avoiding retaliation, or evading chores. ... Popular images have African American people being poor and committing more violent offenses, while the white people are supposed to be members of the middle class and carry out extreme "white-collar" offenses. ...

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The Media and Society Throughout time, newspapers and television have had a large effect on society. In the 1940s, German newspapers turned the Germans into Nazis and made them kill six million Jews. This would never have happened without the media. Likewise, television shows like America's M...

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Friedrichs further suggests some of the many motives behind crimes of specialized access, most commonly material gain. The drive behind most of these crimes are to obtain power, sex, friendship, approval, excitement, revenge, avoiding retaliation, or evading chores. ... Popular images have African American people being poor and committing more violent offenses, while the white people are supposed to be members of the middle class and carry out extreme "white-collar" offenses. ...

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Most teenagers "spend an average 4 to 5 hours a day listening to music or watching music videos." [1] Therefore, music plays an important role in the development of these youths. ... MTV is a unique fusion of music and visual images that is becoming highly popular among teenagers. ... In 1998, a "study of 518 music videos from 4 popular music video networks, contained almost 15% of interpersonal violence, with an average of 6 violent acts per violence-containing video." [6] As for music genre, " 20% of rap videos portrayed violence, and the carrying of weapons was the highest in rock and rap v...

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PROS OF MARIJUANA This fact was taken from www.norml.org. "Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America (behind only alcohol and tobacco), and has been used by nearly 80 million Americans. Around 50,000 people die each year from alcohol poisoning. Similarly, more than 400,...

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People will commit crimes whether or not they watch two hours of the most gruesome pictures. ... The most popular movies tend to be the most violent. ... According to social psychologist Albert Bandura "the message of most violent films is that "crime does not pay"" (Zimecki 614). ...

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Escalating aggression, especially among the young generation is extremely harmful to the society as a whole, and the reasons of this trend are more complex and compound then most of us imagine. To the most common factors instigating teen violence belong undoubtedly aggressive films and mounting unemployment combined with growing poverty among their parents . ... One of them, and probably the most popular, is TV. ...

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The most widely cited argument for the death penalty is the claim that it is an effective deterrent against the criminal act of murder. ... Further more, most deterrence research has found that the death penalty has virtually the same effect as long imprisonment on homicide rates (Paternoster, 1991: 217-45). ... Despite the fact that America has long been favorably disposed to the death penalty as suitable punishment for America's criminals, the popular justifications are statistically unfounded. ...

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(Tombs) Community policing can be applied to any community, and has been one of the most popular programs in police departments not only all over the United States, but also throughout the world. ... For the purpose of reducing neighborhood crimes, creating a sense of security and reduce fear of crimes among the citizens and improving the quality of life in the community, the community policing strategy will be proved to be the most effective one. ...

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Most criminals' deaths are caused when the criminal acts violently towards another person, which creates a threat that needs to be contained. ... Popular stories unfortunately include acts of police violence . ... The task force has a job that is exceedingly more difficult than most citizens would understand, unless they have a family member or friend on the force. ...

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Where these are popular theories, other studies show that the causation of criminal acts is based off of psychological theories. ... Whether is getting a job with more money, or just working at your local factory, most jobs require now to at least have a high school diploma or a GED. ... Most females get involved with prostitution, because of all of the reason previously listed. ...

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Like most humans on earth, in addition to material subsistence, they are also searching for dignity and fulfillment. In the Puerto Rican context this incorporates definitions of "respect" built around a personal concern for autonomy, self-assertion, and community- Contrary to popular beliefs there are Puerto Ricans living in the same neighborhood who are very different from those who are involved in the drug trade. ...

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Population, ethnicity, and inequality all contribute to the more popular urban. ... The most common crimes reported all result from community instability. ... It is most likely that those individuals view violence and other criminal acts as acceptable behavior. ... When observing the most prevalent crimes in urban areas it is clear that they arise from these characteristics of crime. ... The most common crimes in an area are going to be the crimes that the most common people are able to commit. ...

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Some of the most popular ways were to hide it in a hip flask, false books, hollow canes, but when it came down to it, they would use anything they could think of. ... Furthermore the illegal liquor business fell under the control of organized gangs, and they overpowered most law enforcement. ... Some crime rates did go down though, such as swearing, mischief and vagrancy, but these were all minor and didn't really affect most of the population. ... The most powerful and infamous bootlegger was Al Capone also known as "Scarface", operating out of Chicago. He was behind one of the most...

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In all the newspapers, magazines, radio and television broadcasts, films and Internet sites, violence is the most often shown and recurring theme. Many television programs, the most popular form of media, contain violence in one form or another. ... Whatever is the greatest demand, then that will obviously be the most shown product or image. ... Most media is targeted towards the most vulnerable part of the population, youths. ...

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Rookeries were also increasingly popular; they were homes to organised gangs of pickpockets. ... Their level of wages was below the level of a skilled worker, in addition, most recruits were farm labourers or unskilled men. ... The most important role of this new metropolitan police force was to control and prevent crime, however, the police did hold many other responsibilities, which included: controlling riots, watching for fires, lighting London's lamps etc. ... In London, most court cases were heard at the Old Bailey, particularly the crimes of murder and treason. ... Most of the...

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Department of Education's most recent school crime and safety survey showed schools are safe but that bullying remains a persistent problem. ... Bullying reflects corrupted childhood innocence because children react based on what they see on around them, most popular place being their home. ... Criminalizing these behaviors is not going to be the most effective thing to prevent them....

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