Some theories include: education and poverty, social exclusion, expected gain from crime relative to earnings from legal work, the risk of being caught and convicted, and the opportunities of legal activities. ... Some females get involved with crime because of the risk that it runs in being caught. ... Getting involved in crimes means they are creating their own rules. ... Most females get involved with prostitution, because of all of the reason previously listed. ... Lack of guidance is another cause as to why females get involved with crimes. ...

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According to the differential association theory, her age at the time of the crime (16) had a major effect on how she became involved with the robbery. ... The Differential association theory also suggests that young people are vulnerable and more susceptible to be involved in crimes that their peers are conducting. ... People are more willing to risk things when it comes to the people you love and care about. ... All of the drama in her life probably desensitized her and that is why she proceeded to be involved in the crime. ...

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Children who come from poverty get involved selling drugs for profit. ... The psychological profile of a gang member is low self-esteem, being antisocial, aggressive, impulsive, and a risk-seeker. ... Parents shouldn't leave out any details of why they think their child is involved with a gang because it can only hurt them worse. ... Teachers can be more concerned and involved with the needs of children who are having trouble learning or getting good grades. ... They all work together in the community with children who are at risk for or have joined gangs. ...

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In 1982 and 1983 the Animal Liberation Front was involved with a series of letter bombs sent to politicians in the United Kingdom. ... Sometimes this information will only be accessible through undercover means of intelligence gathering, the best example; risk assessment. If a group plans to place the community at risk, then that group will want to keep their agendas hidden, because they know the police will want to put an immediate end to their mission. ... The information gathered is used to make educated decisions about the potential threat posed to public figures or the risk to community...

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Based on the findings, it is argue that participation in combat sports can distance individuals from nonstructural risk factors in behavioral, community/social and economic spheres. ... It was clear that the traditional philosophical and psychological elements were vital to being effective in reducing risk factors associated with offending. ... Ironically, because of the ethical issues involved in researching those less than 16 years, the focus is exclusively on adults. ... It has shown that combat sport participation can act as a protective factor which distances participants from socio-cultu...

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Sometimes if the parents are not involved in the child's life they usually replace family with friends, and try to get help and opinions on different situations from them instead of a parent or authority figure. ... When teens make choices involving risk, they do not evaluate long-term consequences or risks involved in that particular situation. ... Even small amounts of negative peer pressure during these years when the brain is still developing can lead at-risk teenagers to delinquent behaviors.... Some kids come from homes where the parents are negligent or not involved with them. ...

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According to the National Youth Gang Survey, youth gangs are defined as having three or more members generally aged between twelve and twenty four years of age, sharing an identity typically liked to a name or symbol, members view themselves as a gang and are viewed by others as a gang, group has some permanence and organization, and the group is involved in an elevated level of criminal activity (National Institute of Justice). ... The Richmond GRP implemented outreach activities to promote public awareness, referred youths and families to GRP services, provided case management, and conducted...

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" With all these health risks involved, I don't think anyone should purchase anything with BPA in it. Just the fact that you are risking so many health issues should deter people away. ... "Industry scientists and other critics point to industry-funded studies that show little to no risk to humans, especially to adults. ... I just don't think that the potential risk outweighs the good in this situation. ... Although there are studies that show the risk is lower for adults I think children are more at risk. ...

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If you have seen any of these movies, you"ll know that the main characters are involved in or have made a career in some kind of organized crime. ... A few powerful families do not control the organized crime in America; rather it is a very complex string of small and large investors willing to take a risk at defying the law to make money(Alexander and Caiden, pg. 1,2). ... Civilians, lawyers, judges and police officers sometimes stumble onto something much larger than they intended to or had no idea about; these innocent people that are supposed to be fighting against crime may combine w...

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The emotional impulse for revenge is not a sufficient justification for the use of capital punishment, with all of the problems and risks involved. ... Wrongful executions are a preventable risk. ... By substituting the death penalty with a sentence of life without parole, we meet society's needs of punishment and protection without running the risk of an erroneous and irrevocable punishment. ...

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.), "Conditions such as maltreatment or neglect by family members and others, a community with a large population of delinquent juveniles and gangs, ready access to drugs and guns, and an unsafe school increase the chance that a youth will make unhealthy or unlawful choices" (Risk Factors for Delinquency). ... Financial support for city parks, youth programs, and recreations centers has decreased, contributing to further deterioration of neighborhoods and producing high-risk environments for the local youth. ... Children who care for themselves after school (referred to as latchkey children...

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They get themselves involved in gangs and begin to participate in gang related activities, etc. ... Majority of the time when there is a crime being committed, the media gets involved before they even know the full details of what happened. ... Overall juveniles of all races and genders are at a higher risk for ending up in the court systems both as youth and returning into the system as an adult. ...

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This type of data can help in reducing risk of recidivism due to the desire of incarcerated parents to reunite with their children and other information provided in the BJS can point to issues that may further facilitate this possibility or deter it. ... However, as stated before, the BJS is a starting point for students and those involved in the criminal justice system and cannot be used as a tool to solve crime. ...

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According to the book, Gun Control: Opposing Viewpoints written by David Bender, in society today almost 100,000 Americans each year are treated for gun-related injuries. The sad truth is that firearms kill some 35,000 people every year in the United States, in addition to some 200,000 injuries, m...

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Studies show that "preference for heavy metal music may a significant indicator for alienation, substance abuse, psychiatric disorders, suicide risks, sex-role stereotyping, or risk taking behaviors during adolescence." [1] "Forty-seven percent (47%) of mothers with children in public schools believe that violent messages in rap and rock music contribute " a great deal" to school violence "[2]. ... The teenagers involved in the shootings apparently had a fascination for rock singer, Marilyn Manson, whose lyrical themes include hatred, revenge, shooting and death. ... "[8] But, there is eno...

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All of this problem is highlighted in Australian history where respective indigenous people is been the main centre point where they have been on much higher risk then the other general population Weber L (2007). ... These organisation targets youths regularly and mainly, where they are more at risk of getting involved in criminal act frequently Gilling D (2005). ...

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This must be changed, and these states need to abolish it on the ground that it carries a dangerous risk of punishing the innocent. ... In the case of the death penalty, however, error becomes a risk to innocent people. ... It is wrong for everyone involved: the innocent that is being prosecuted, criminals, the family of the victim, and our nation as a whole. ...

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These states need to abolish it on the grounds that it carries a dangerous risk of punishing the innocent, is unethical and barbaric, and is an ineffective deterrent of crime versus the alternative of life in prison without parole. ... However, in the case of the death penalty, error becomes too dangerous a risk. ... It is wrong for everyone involved: the prosecuted innocent, criminals, victims' families, and our nation. ...

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Aggravating factors could be: a not guilty plea when charged with an offence or not pleading guilty at the earliest opportunity, the crime was premeditated, if the use of a weapon was involved or if the victim was deemed to be vulnerable in some way, an elderly person, a child or a person with disabilities. ... These are usually imposed on offenders who pose a significant risk to the public, such as murderers and dangerous sex offenders. ... Giving rise to the necessity for a drastic rethink on the suitability of prison for these young people, 54 of these were deemed as self inflicted of which...

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They engage in high-risk sexual behavior, sniff cocaine, smoke marijuana, and participate in underage drinking. ... She chose to leave her friends behind in Florida because she did not want to be involved in the crime lifestyle. ...

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Kellerman, a physician at the University of Tennessee, and nine other associates conducted a study on "Gun ownership as a Risk Factor for Homicide in the Home". It was published in the fall of 1994 in the respected New England Journal of Medicine, it concludes that "A gun kept in the home is far more likely to be involved in the death of a member of the household than it is to be used to kill in self defense." ... Although at least half of American's eighty-million households own a gun, there may be more than one-hundred-sixty million guns in circulation by now, and it is doubtful if even...

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The way in which violence is shown creates risks and problems. ... Another path to preventing media violence's effects would be possible if the entertainment industry as well as the government become more involved in controlling the problem of media violence. ...

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These states need to abolish it due to the fact it has risk of punishing the innocent, is unethical and brutal, and is an ineffective deterrent of crime because of the alternative life in prison. ... It does hurt everyone involved: criminals, victims' families, prosecuted innocent and hurts society as a whole. ...

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If inmates did not follow the twelve-step rehabilitation program, they were penalized with a higher security risk rating (Haas, 2). ... Inmates who become involved with faith-based treatments usually change their lives. ...

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Having been involved with justice agencies around the world, it's been somewhat embarrassing, quite frankly, that notions just as so-called civilized as ours think we're barbaric because we still have capital punishment"- Reginald Wilkinson, was a prison director in Ohio. ... The facts show that death penalty cases take several years after someone's convicted of a crime which leads to it, it reduces the risk of convicting innocent people even the mistake is possible. ...

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