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…Why are crime rates higher among some social groups than the others? Are some groups more prone to crime, or are they in situations more conducive to crime? Many factors can influence a person to commit a crime, but is there a common trait that lead…

…Study Of The Causes Of The Juvenile Crime Rate Increase From 1990 To The Present From 1990 to the present there has been a sharp increase in juvenile crime across the United States. From 1996 to presently there has been a slight decline from…

…The career I decided to research is a crime scene investigator (CSI). I chose this career because I think the job is very interesting and I love to figure out crimes and the causes of why and how people died in that crime. I think looking for the clues…

…Organized crime has always been occupied with a negative label. Perhaps this is due to the constantly changing environment in America as well as the social state of its homeland, Europe. Our society is convinced that the so-called Mafia is a family…

…without going through a waiting period, except for some states. It is the example of handguns related crime are higher than any other crime in the U.S, and the law is not stopping people from buying guns. Many politicians and citizens believe that the number…

…Oedipus deserve his punishments? There are many factors that must be considered in answering this, including how Oedipus himself felt about his situation. His blinding was as much symbolic as it was physical pain. After all factors have been considered, I think…

…Gun Control is not Crime Control Americans are faced with an ever-increasing problem of violence. The streets of America are now a war zone. Teenage gangsters murder one another for drug territory, and innocent victims are caught in the crossfire…

…and most of the time they are more severe then any crime committed within the public sectors. It is not fare that although these crimes are very serious the offender still doesn't suffer the severe punishment that someone who is less fortunate would. A great…

…I will start by saying Capital Punishment is cruel, inhumane and barbaric, and does not belong in the penal system of any modern, progressive culture. Rather than being a discouragement to murder, it is actually an encouragement and those supporting…

…CHARACTERISE BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF CRIME AND DEVIANCE GIVING EXAMPLES OF EACH EXPLAINING THE USEFULNESS AND LIMITATIONS OF EACH "APPROACH". There are three main theories of why crime and deviance exists in society…