Violent video games are popular because they allow u to act out events that you would not do in reality. ... In the game you are allowed to kill people and steal things. ... In the end, when I am done playing the game, none of the stuff that I did while playing the game will carry over to my real life. Games such as "Grand Theft Auto Vice City" allow people to free there mines and do things that they might or might not want to do....

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Afterall, it is not possible for police officers to be everywhere they are needed at all times. ... Encouraging lawful concealed carry permit holders to carry more often, rather than condemning and fearing them, could stop more crimes. In America 270 million firearms are possessed by civilians, while police only carry 897,000 (Just). ... Things such as how to properly store a firearm when not in use and the importance of trigger lock mechanisms need to be taught to new gun owners. ... The more we regulate the buying, selling, and storage of firearms, the less threat they pose....

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They express a negative view of the media, blaming the media for the problems in today's society. ... With the aid of television they can speculate on other people's lives, and can feel involved in other peoples lives. Films which include increased amounts of violence and drug use, for example "The Usual Suspects" do not only encourage people to carry out acts of violence but can discourage people from doing so, as they see the consequences of their actions, and just how morally unethical these acts of violence are. ... It gives us all an aspiration as we see new acts perf...

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Webster defines deviance as "turning aside from a course, standard, principle, or topic- Now, with that in mind, there are things in life which some people consider normal and others do not. ... Does one then make it an issue to look at things done differently in different elements of society than the next deviant or is there more to it? ... Could a man really be free if they did not express whatever disagreements with laws that may be implemented? ... Beyond the women that carried the signs and protested the effects of alcohol when it became illegal there was a new culture of crime create...

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The cases of these children have allowed the states that carry out the death penalty to put an age limit on the people they can execute. ... There have been one hundred and seventy four black people killed when they had a white victim and only twelve white people killed when they had a black victim. ... They are seen as nothing because people believe if you don"t have money, you don"t really have a role in society so they are seen to have more reason to commit these crimes for things like money, possessions, revenge. ... People who are today called profilers are people who compose a profil...

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Now it is clear that guns kill alarmingly high numbers of Americans, yet they continue to buy more. ... Gun advocates use Florida as an example because it used to be a state brimming over with gun-related violence until the passage of a 1987 law allowing nearly anyone to carry a concealed weapon. ... "One can argue that having guns makes it easier for bad things to happen sometimes," Lott says, "but on the other hand, guns can prevent bad things from happening and can be used to deter would-be assailants." ... For example, most instances of school violence in which students have carefully p...

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Armed with a firearm or not, a criminal is a criminal and they will do whatever it takes to successfully commit a crime. Although there is a completely different type of culture in Europe, many things that are done across the pond are mimicked by the US. ... Without the use of guns in the general population, great generals such as George Washington would not have been as successful in battles as they were. ... I believe the federal age for open carry of guns should be 21. ... Florida and Texas have crime rates that are lower than the national average because those states allow its residents to...

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People will commit crimes whether or not they watch two hours of the most gruesome pictures. ... In fear that Ben might hurt her, Sarah carried a gun around with her. ... Instead of taking the blame themselves, they unsuccessfully tried to point their fingers at the producer himself. ... If brutality in films makes people do violent things, perhaps TV shows that have a violent nature should be banned as well. ... Reverting back into the old ways of society, the only "difference is that now we do not blame the village hag and her black cat" for things that go wrong in the world; we accuse fi...

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When criminals have been asked why they own a gun they say that "it's just a way of life" and "it's very easy to get a gun," also, when asked how easy it was to get a gun they said "You could be permitted to leave jail and within 30 minutes you will be able to have access to a gun." ... By the time children reach eighth grade they will have experienced 8,000 deaths. ... What happens when they try to do the same thing with one of their friends? ... Carrying a gun is more common in big cities. ... I don't wear things that I think might catch the eye of a criminal. ...

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Yes stealing is breaking the law, but I believe that we all have the need for education, especially in the case of people who are under age because, denying them that opportunity will only push them to go and do back to doing the things that are considered a crime. ... Everyone needs a job to survive in the society pay their taxes be able to feed and carry out several other life tasks. ... Employers should be given access so that they can be secured. I will also like to mention that exposing such people will not only be a means of hindering them but also raising awareness to the public so that...

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From this point of view, punishment does tow things. It upholds the law, and it prevents others from thinking they can get away with doing something without being punished. ... Three consistent ways have been through pre-detention mediation (a chance to be held accountable for their actions by facing their victims), detention mediation (a chance to act out the setting and tone of their crime in all roles for help to understand what they did was wrong), and post-detention mediation (a.k.a. parent-child mediation that helps family communication after they are placed back into their parent'...

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All three of these have a few things in common; they all acquire a lot of money, kill people and constantly avoid the police. I"m going to explain some of the main ways organized crime is run in our country and some things we should do to try and stop it. ... If they decide not to comply with these criminals it could be the end of their life. ... People that associate themselves or their business in crime usually start out in a legal manner, but turn to criminal activities when they realize they can make a faster dollar. Instead of carrying out business matters in a professional manner, th...

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They had numbers, were powerful, and could intimidate any of your average day-to-day citizens. ... They were viewed as teenage criminals who should be locked up or would either kill themselves. ... Though there were a few positive things that Michael surrounded himself with, the majority of the things the Latin Kings were extremely deviant in society's eyes. ... In return, they gave him a small percentage of the profits that usually came to around $100. ... However, in March 2001, he was asked to carry out the ultimate task and the ultimate sin: murder. ...

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They used all of the shaving cream and toilet paper, and then they proceeded to urinate in the main hallway. ... They were all expelled and were also given other things that they were not allowed to do when they returned to school. ... The students were back in school the next year, and the penalties that were to carry over were not enforced, so in essence all these students were given was a year off of school. ... "When they are given the keys to a car, they are given a potentially lethal weapon," said Straub. ... It is either this or they just think that they are invincible and that they...

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Yet polls show they don't feel safer than ten years ago. ... The lack of basic things can lead them to violence. ... It could be argued, at least in this case, that they were playing and they didn't realize what they were doing, otherwise why would they have been boasting like that? ... It seems to me that rehabilitation carried out by experts in a strict and friendly place in order to make them conscious of what they have done should be enough punishment. ... Second, to judge the children according with the capacity they have shown in distinguishing what they have been doin...

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Therefore, they are sent to prison or jail to pay for what they did, to be punished. ... They can also sometimes access books and computers. ... They will admit they are criminals or believe it when they enter the phase of secondary deviance. ... Often if a peer proposes a solution it carries more weight than if the counselor were to suggest it. ... In conclusion, things need to be done to improve rehabilitation in America. ...

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Many facts are given about capital punishment, but its up to the individual to decide what they choose to favor in. ... The Death Penalty is way too expensive to be carrying out because it cost more money to have someone executed then to have them in prison for life and because taxpayers are paying for most of everything when trying to get some body the death sentence. ... (Gelluar19) Money the taxpayers reimburse could truly be use for more important things like fixing up streets or fixing up school or helping homeless people. ... If it wasn't true why we need extra guards to watch the c...

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On the other hand, it is far more inexpensive to just hurl the convict in to prison for life then to carry out a death sentence (drehle p.231). ... The criminals don't care if they die. ... They have done nothing good for us why should we help them out? ... Let them suffer like the innocent victims that they have tormented upon have. ... Criminals have nothing to loose, they don't care if they die or get killed to the death penalty means nothing to them. ...

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Murders are usually committed in a time of passion, or by people who are under the influence of drugs and they do not carefully think about the consequences and the punishments they are going to receive. ... The offenders that commit the crimes that the death penalty is applied to, deserve to suffer, because they have committed a very cruel act. ... The people in the opposition to the death penalty state that it is an irrevocable sentence and once the penalty is carried out we cannot bring an innocent person back to life. ... Society takes a risk every time they recommend capital punishmen...

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Jack is described as carrying a long knife in which he would cut open his victims, and a black Gladstone bag, the contents of which is unknown. ... These things lead to the building of prisons. ... These prisons were so bad because they were privately owned and the owners used the inmates for working purposes. ... They worked fourteen hours a day taking only short breaks for lunch and dinner. ... So now the prisoners who went to jail were there to be executed or if they weren't there for that it would mean they were shipped to factories, Australia or new prisons set up the...

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Jack is described as carrying a long knife in which he would cut open his victims, and a black Gladstone bag, the contents of which is unknown... These things lead to the building of prisons. ... These prisons were so bad because they were privately owned and the owners used the inmates for working purposes. ... They worked fourteen hours a day taking only short breaks for lunch and dinner. ... So now the prisoners who went to jail were there to be executed or if they weren't there for that it would mean they were shipped to factories, Australia or new prisons set up the ...

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Columbus and de Soto are often remembered not only for their expeditions, but for the heinous crimes the committed against the natives they encountered. ... Take the infliction of wounds explicitly carried out to set an example in the following military encounter, which occurs right before Soto's death: "About one hundred men were slain; many were allowed to get away badly wounded, that they might strike terror into those who were absent." ... Individuals take this too literally and they often act out violently. ... There are hate groups, which frown upon homosexuality just as much as...

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What the crime control does is to ensure that, as they handle various criminal suspects or punishing the law breakers, they must do so in a fair and just manner. ... As a result, the crime control perspective can carry out its duties with confidence since whatever they are doing is recognized by law. ... According to Miller, social justice deals with the distribution of good (advantages) and bad (disadvantages) in society, and more specifically with how these things should be distributed within society (Kamalu et. al, 2010). ...

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