Essays on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice

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Security and Control in Custodial Care

1 page / 472 words

Introduction To achieve the distinction criteria, I will be evaluating the need for security and control in the custodial environment. Security and control in the custodial environment involve different levels of security procedures, such as physical, dynamic, and procedural, and control measures to ensure the...

Prison Security

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Why I Support The Death Penalty in Special Cases

2 pages / 769 words

The death penalty is something that many people do not have a clear decision on. Many people support the death penalty, while others wish for the death penalty to be abolished, and there are some that support the death penalty, but only in certain cases....

Death Penalty Punishment

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Overview of The Negative Consequences of Stealing

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Stealing is uncouth behavior or a bad idea that has put people in troubles and has affected the offenders in negative ways in their entire lives. Besides, stealing also has negative impacts on the society hence is usually minimized through laws. On the same note,...

Criminal Behavior Stealing

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Routine Activity Theory and Residential Burglary

2 pages / 800 words

In the late 1970’s, routine activity theory, a sub category of crime opportunity theory, emerged as a key theoretical approach within criminology. Marcus Felson and Lawrence Cohen first proposed this theory in their explanations of crime rate changes within the United States from 1947 till...

Criminology

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The Issue of Mass Incarceration in The United States

3 pages / 1558 words

America: The Mass Incarceration Station Mass incarceration has been plaguing Americans since President Richard Nixon. As a result, lives have been ruined by the stigma around drug addicts and drug charges. Also, money lined the pockets of the greedy monsters who make money to keep...

Mass Incarceration

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Civil Injustices in The Modern America

2 pages / 801 words

Dr. Martin Luther King is a man that worked hard in hopes that one day blacks in America could have the same rights and the same opportunities like that of the whites in America. He dreamed the all colors of skin in America could learn...

Mass Incarceration

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An Overview of Strain Theory by Robert K. Merton

2 pages / 956 words

Merton’s strain theory, in general, is a theory found in both sociology and criminology that states that society puts certain pressures, referred to as strains, on individuals to achieve socially accepted goals e.g. the American dream, despite having the means to do so, may lead...

Mass Incarceration

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A Review of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in The Age of Colorblindness

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The New Jim Crow Book Report “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” was written in by Michelle Alexander and was published on January 5, 2010. Michelle Alexander is a professor at Union Theological Seminary and graduated from Vanderbilt University. Michelle...

Mass Incarceration

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A Testimony on How Mass Incarceration Negatively Affects The Community Around Me

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Introduction My name is Angie Canas, and I am currently enrolled in Hartford Public High School Law & Government. This testimony is being submitted to the Criminal Justice System Reform Committee to express how mass incarceration affects the community around me. Mass incarceration impacts a...

Mass Incarceration

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A Study of The Movement Advocating for Fair Chances for Former Prisoners, and Outsiders in The Community

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Ex-Convicts and Social Outcasts Ex-convicts are held to different standards than the average person: they are excluded, ridiculed, some have lost their rights, and others cannot find housing or jobs. In the Kingdom of God, in the present and physical world, Jesus’ teachings tell humankind...

Prison System Society

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A Look at Juvenile Offending in The Criminal Justice System

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Juvenile Delinquency in Criminal Justice Introduction The United States has one of the best criminal justice systems in the world but it is not immune to contemporary issues. The issue addressed in this paper is the high rate of juvenile delinquency. Juvenile Delinquency refers to...

Criminal Justice Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile Justice System

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American Criminal Justice System: The Different Stages of an Arrest

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he criminal justice system process for an arrest is pretty much the same for every state, with just a few exceptions. Depending on the state that an individual is in will determine the process of their arrest and the crimes they are charged with. Suspects...

American Criminal Justice System Criminal Justice Justice

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Criminal Careers: How They Are Produced

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Even though so much research has been conducted on crime, it is still a major publicpolicy issue, and one of the most elusive topics of scientific research. Many scholars haveaddressed the subject, theorized about its etiology, and formed valid opinions on the best policiesto deal...

Criminal Justice

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The Youth Criminal Justice Act

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Youth crime is a growing epidemic that affects most teenagers at one point in their life. There is no question in society to whether youths are committing crimes. It has been shown that since 1986 to 1998 violent crime committed by youth jumped approximately 120%...

Criminal Justice Juvenile Delinquency Youth Violence

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An Question of Justification of The Reign of Terror

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Was the Reign of Terror justified or not? It was necessary for the revolution. Even though the Reign of Terror didn’t protect the rights of man like the starters of the French Revolution wanted, it allowed the military to secure victories for the French against...

Criminal Justice Reign of Terror

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Forensic Science to Solve Crimes

3 pages / 1337 words

A mysterious white powder, a blood smear, and a moldy ham sandwich—completely unrelated items to most. But they could be meaningful for forensic scientist, who analyze physical evidence and samples for clues to solve crimes. Television shows such as Bones, CSI, and Law & Order...

Forensic Science

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The Henry Classification System for Fingerprint Identification

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The earliest form of Biometrics looked on the act back in the 1800’s. Alphonse Bertillon, a Parisian anthropologist and police department desk worker, established a method for recognizing criminals that became known as Bertillonage. Bertillonage was a form of anthropometry, a organization by which dimensions...

Criminal Investigation Criminology Forensic Science

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Biological and Psychological Theories on Juvenile Offenders

1 page / 536 words

Due to the nature of juvenile delinquency, the problem of the personality is put first in the study of this phenomenon. A juvenile offender does not become so suddenly, at the time of the commission of a crime. As a rule, the antisocial properties of...

Juvenile Crime Juvenile Delinquency

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The Errors and Gaps in The Criminal Justice System in The Film 12 Angry Men

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The film 12 Angry Men is trying to shed light on the errors and gaps in the criminal justice system. The film focuses on 12 men who all have different personalities that affect the case and the final verdict. The film touches on racism in...

12 Angry Men Criminal Justice Film Analysis