One in four females in America do not finish high school, and the dropout rate is even higher for girls of color. Teen pregnancy is also a reason for the increase in dropout rates in females, and it is also a reason for females at a young age to be involved with crimes. ... This brings me to my next theory; oversized families. ... Prostitution is a crime that is the highest rate among females. ... If we work together we can decrease the rates of criminal activities of all juveniles....

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Compared to other nations the United States has the highest death and crime rate in the world. ... Lawera told me that there are approximately two deaths in Toronto for every 200 deaths in America. ... In China people are not allowed to have guns and yet the death and crime rate in China is much lower then the United States. ... Than again in Australia the gun control law has been enforced and the crime rate there has increased. ...

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Among these benefits are medical advantages compared to other drugs, a reduction in the crime rate, and a boost in the United States economy. ... In addition to its medical benefits, ending its prohibition on marijuana would stop trafficking of the herb and would lower the rate of violent crimes. ... For example, a person before using marijuana. " Don't let me catch him on the street, Its gonna be game over", the same person after using marijuana "man forget him." ... This will bring more money in this country and help lower the unemployment rate. ... These other countries have less m...

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But are they really decreasing the crime rate? ... The prisons are not what is keeping the crime rate down. What is keeping the crime rate down is the fear that people have for punishment. ... The prison population is growing and the crime rate is dropping makes me wonder if America has their priorities together. Prison should not be the answer to getting the crime rates down in the first place. ...

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Why Americans are more concerned with violence than Canada and why is the crime rate of Americans so much higher? ... Moore had visited Canada to interview people on why the crime rate is so low there and so high in America. ... America's murder rate actually decreased by 20%, but the media's coverage increased the rate by 600%. ... Although the crime rates increased, the fear of crime, thanks to the media and politicians has increased. ... The film was great it enlightened me on many issues that I wasn't aware of previously. ...

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This leads me to ask, because of our gender roles within society, does that impact on the way women are treated in the criminal justice system, are women true born criminals and what really motivates women to commit crimes? ... In the United States, since the 1960s females have a much lower serious crime rate, at 15% in connection to homicide and violence against others, and less than 10% of severe crimes against property such as robbery. ... However Adler states, that as the world progresses and becomes more modernised, women are developing a more masculine competitiveness which will show th...

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Juvenile crime rates are at worrisome high in the world today. ... While these arguments have merit, I have found sufficient evidence to lead me to the following conclusion, that the capital punishment laws should be changed to exclude minors, in all states. ... In his essay and graphs, Johansen points out that the homicide rate drops steadily during the years when executions are on the rise and rates rise sharply when executions are brought to a halt or held to very low number. ... The average murder rates among death penalty states were 8.0, and the average among non-death penalty states...

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Again, more studies show that juveniles tried in criminal court have greater recidivism rates after release than juveniles tried in criminal court. ... What these people don't realize is that, like the statistics show, juveniles who come out of adult facilities have a high recidivism rate. ... Whether the rate of juvenile crime has risen or lowered in recent years is not the most important factor when looking at this problem as a whole. ... Maybe for a particular year the rate of juveniles arrested for murder is down. ... That is why it is so sad for me to see these young juveniles co...

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I feel like the criminology and investigations major is right for me because I am very interested in why people commit crimes, lowering the crime rate, and helping a specific certain community. ... By starting out as a Police Officer I will learn valuable tools to help me progress into an FBI agent. ...

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The crime rate of juvenile delinquents is increasing, resulting in a higher capacity of offenders with these mental illnesses. ... The adolescent population represents the age gap between 10 and 19 years which has decreasing crime rates over the last century. ... Furthermore, mental health disorders in the juvenile delinquent population has an extraordinary high rate exceeding 50%. ... If it were up to me the research would be done in three simple steps: survey, monitor and activity and before and after. ... Many of the promising programs will eventually grow into an effective program once the...

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To everyone surprise foot patrol made no change in crime rates. ... Being able to know the people and know the beat, go into depth with certain situations because I already know what's going on around me, and most of all being adopted into their community not as an officer but as a friend. ... As a result, there are more homicide rates then before. ... However, a main community-policing program would be better and most likely will reduce out homicide rates back to the way they were. ... Robert Sanders says that because of their incredible community policing they have witness a declin...

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The crime rate of juvenile delinquents is increasing, resulting in a higher capacity of offenders with these mental illnesses. ... The adolescent population represents the age gap between 10 and 19 years which has decreasing crime rates over the last century. ... Furthermore, mental health disorders in the juvenile delinquent population has an extraordinary high rate exceeding 50%. ... If it were up to me the research would be done in three simple steps: survey, monitor and activity and before and after. ... Many of the promising programs will eventually grow into an effective program once the...

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A 52 and 43 year old Caucasian woman stated that marijuana is dangerous because it "lowers inhibitions" which in turn would cause an increase in crime rates around the nation. ... The survey took most participants no more than five minutes to complete and return to me. None were allowed to take the survey home with them and return it to me simply because I didn't want them to change answers. ... With minorities being the main offenders for marijuana possession non supporters could say that the reason they dont want it to be legalized is because that would cause a drastic decre...

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Who was convicted of this crime on November 21 since the 1990 which brings me to the point of exposing criminal records via internet. This is one way that I find convenient to exposing people just by creating a personal profile under list of crime rates and how severe they might have been....

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During those years of your life, you are growing at an exponential rate, not only physical but mentally. ... He watched me throw away my appointment at the Naval Academy and I still landed on my feet. ...

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These things are why the United States" crime rate is so high. ... Knowing that there are laws out there and me not being able to find exactly what I needed makes this paper incomplete. ... And to know that there was someone who wanted me dead because of the color of my skin scared me. ... Hate Crimes are something that hits home with me and to show my views on it and speak out about what is going on and how I feel along with the rest of the world is the greatest. ...

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I don't know about most, but this statistic scares me. It makes me uneasy to think that that many students have access to a firearm. ... I think that if more juveniles were given this sort of punishment, the rate of juvenile crime would decline drastically....

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Criminal behavior within humans as a society have effect on certain individuals through biological, psychological, and sociological theories. These ideas interact with certain people in numerous, diverse ways and some not at all. People who commit crime have that drive to do so, they get a powerful ...

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The rate of juvenile gun crime is generally higher during the school months, declining slightly in the summer, and falling sharply in December. ... I would have to say that growing up around guns and my mother and father teaching me the proper ways to handle a weapon are helpful in a huge way. ...

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INTRODUCTION The Electronic Encyclopedia's definition of the word "crime- is an act committed in violation of a law forbidding it and for which a court may impose a variety of punishments including imprisonment, death, fine, or removal from office. Criminal acts can be classified into two classes,...

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I chose to compare the scared straight programs to the Horry County Jail Diversion program because I actually participated in it when I was younger (and look at me now I am perfect.it truly works). ... Mark Lipsey, of the Vanderbilt Institute for public policy studies, concurred with past researchers that youth who participate in these programs have higher recidivism rates than youth in control groups (Wilson 2012). ...

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Presented Problem- Gangs As defined by Sgt. M. Longo's website on "Gang Information" of the Huron Valley Mens, "a gang is a group of people that form an allegiance to the exclusion of others, for a common purpose of engaging in violent, antisocial, or criminal behavior" (www.geocities.com/rainfore...

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