"We won't be able to stop every violent act but if there is even one thing that we can do to prevent any of these events we have a deep obligation, all of us to try." - President Obama.
Everyday the morning news and papers bring us news of robbery and murders, kidnapping and rapes, hold ups of trains and hi-jacking of planes. Crime rates have varied over time with a sharp increase right after World War II. Crime rates in the United States were much more higher compared to other countries, 198 homicides had happened in the city of Chicago in 1916. Between the time of 1970's to early 1990's crime had quadrupled, property crime more than doubled over the same period. There is no actual way for one to find out the reasons behind crime but there is many reasons that may explain why.
1.The Great Depression which was caused by the fall of stock prices that began September 4th 1929 then became world wide after the stock market crash. The Great Depression had lasting effects on the rich and poor old and even young. Personal income, tax revenue, profits and prices dropped by more than 50%. Unemployment in the U.S rose to 25% and in some countries it was as high as 33% cities all over were hit hard with no jobs no money people were left with nothing else but to commit violent acts of crime to get by.
2. The Great Recession was another cause of very high crime rates. The Great Recession of June 2009 had world unemployment at a heaping 200 billion.
3. Psychologist say that poor parenting skills erratic and harsh discipline, lack of parental control, Alcoholic and anti-social parents. .
4.Fatherlessness is one of the most underestimated reasons why crime is so high. 85% children who live in a home without a father show more dysfunctional behavior .80% of rapist with anger issues come from fatherless homes. 85% youth who grew up in jail are also from fatherless homes.
5.Geography has great effects on crime where you live affects your chances of becoming a victim of crime weather you are the one committing it or a victim of it.
What has the American government done to decrease this problem? ... Domestics our considered by law a crime of control just as the law described rape as a crime of control. ... We can all agree that domestic violence is a horrible crime. ... Domestic violence is a crime derived from the need to control. Which is why laws are being put in place to prevent further decrease the number of crimes committed. ...
Violence In America In the ideal America, our celebrated, ethnically diverse populous would overlook and not even recognize such socially developed stigmas such as race, sex, color, and religion. ... Hate crimes are happening in America at a disturbing frequency. That being a given, it is time we as a society look to the roots of hate crimes in America. ... America has taken a reactive approach to hate crimes. ... Prevention is the key to stopping further hate crimes in America and around the world, and it can be done. ...
Domestic violence is regarded as a widespread problem in American society. ... Honor-based crimes are motivated by a desire to preserve family or community honor. ... Sexual violence can be considered as domestic violence. ... Hitting a spouse or a child is not always regarded as unacceptable in American society. ... To the extent that current laws have failed to prevent such crimes, and statistics show that this is the case. ...
Juvenile crime has always been so serious issue in many countries. ... Second reason is family violence. Violence is not about heredity, violence is learned behavior and it is often learned from parents and family members (American Psychological Association, 1996 ). ... According to Janet Carter, witnessing parental domestic violence and exposing domestic violence is similar to each other in terms of consequences and both of them are contribute children delinquency. ... Not all children who exposed to domestic violence are effected similar or in the same way but it is clear that parental viole...
America needs to crack down and needs to aid the fight against domestic violence. The American government should become more involved in educating students about the problems concerning domestic violence. ... There is no doubt that domestic violence has taken a great toll on the women and children of America. ... People who create these crimes are usually mentally stressed and don't know any other way to treat their family. ... The American Government should become more involved in educating students about the problems concerning domestic violence. ...
Lyman and Potter (2015) state that, "[the media creates] their own social reality of notorious gang leaders; conspiratorial, exotic, and alien organized crime; and a world of illicit business controlled by the wanton and often random use of force and violence" (p. 58). ... Immigrants are highly marginalized by the criminal justice system and the public, which creates social conflicts and leads to the rise of other types of violence (Persak, 2006, p. 110). ... Donald Liddick (2007) argues that the media and other governmental committees try to disguise organized crime as a result of a...
Millions of Americans are victims to crime every year. ... There are two types of crime. There are two types of crime. ... To help the victims of crime the US has Crime Victims Week. ... During Crime Victims Week, we have a chance to pay tribute to innocent victims of crime and violence(Bush). " I urge all Americans to share the burden of reducing crime in their communities and to follow the example of those who have helped establish rights and improve services for victims"(Bush). ...
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the total number of homicides in the America's, North and South, in 2012 were 157,000 (). This translates to Brazil accounting for over 30% of homicides in the America's alone. ... However, they still are at stabilizing high levels, which keeps Brazil as one of the top South American countries with a high homicide rate. ... Actually, it is the middle-income regions and urban areas of Latin America that harbor most of the crime rates, which also happens to have most extreme rates of income inequality. ... The gang lif...
In a 1996 pole done by TV-free America, it is noted that "Fifty-Five percent of children usually watch television alone or with a friend, but not with families". ... The violence that teaches our children to be aggressive are the acts of violence that are being witnessed in their daily lives. According to the American Psychology Association, "A child who sees a parent or other family member abused is more likely to see violence as a way to solve problems and subsequently be more likely to abuse others." ... Another aspect to consider when making a correlation between video violence and youth c...
My main question is, how does the media provoke violence, aggressive behavior, and crime in sane people in our society? ... There are many Americans believe that heavy exposure to televised violence is one of the causes of aggressive behavior, crime, and violence in our society. ... Researchers believe, on the whole, that violence at least causes aggression in some viewers or provokes ideas on various types of crime. ... People are ultimately responsible for their own actions and should not blame the media for the violence in America. ... Studies have shown that only a small percent of v...