Crime In Canada

By applying both classical and strain theory to the crime problem of drug trafficking we can identify and compare their strengths to evaluate which theory is more useful in explaining this crime. Starting with Classical theory, this theory holds some strengths in relation to this crime problem, namely, it’s easy applicability/transferability and the clear definiteness of their answers. Classical theory is able to provide definite answers and solutions to drug trafficking (i.e. it was individual A who committed the crime, the law violated in response to this crime is this, and the violation of this law carries the pre-determined punishment of this) without having to apply consideration for such variables as mitigating circumstances since the

Drug abuse and substance use have been categorized as a major reason for increased crime and rebellion amongst citizenly. Women, children and unemployed middle aged individuals experience increased crime rate as they are considered less contributors to general economic decisions. These include the inaccessibility of social amenities, lack of security and likely a surge in desperation to engage in misconducts that attract forceful interventions from existing

Throughout the years, the association between a criminal offense and a criminal have become more relevant. Although there are many theories that try to illustrate the concept of why crimes happen, no theory has a profound influence of understanding an individual’s nature, relationship, development, and a society itself (Coleman & Ganong, 2014). To further explain, “theories of crime are defined in relation to modernity, spanning their development from the enlightenment to the present, with the advent of postmodernism” (Miller, 2012, p. 1798). In other words, theories of crime are an approach to understanding an individuals behaviour and actions in their environment, society, and themselves that may lead to crime. Nevertheless, within this paper, it will be comparing the case of

Crime and drugs are related in several ways. One being, drug production, manufacture, trafficking or possession of illegal drugs may comprise crime. Secondly, drug use could possibly increase the possibility of other crimes like murder or kidnapping. Finally, use of drugs can be connected to bigger problems, such as, the use of illegal weapons and other shapes of violence and terrorism. You may wonder, what causes certain people to participate in criminal activities while abusing illegal drugs?

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Organized crime in Canada can be identified as a multi-layered issue throughout the country. Posing a significant threat to the safety of Canadian citizens, it would prove beneficial to seek further information on crime networks in relation to how and why organized crime networks occur and how they can be/are being controlled. Illegal acts such as human trafficking, drug trafficking, prostitution and theft undoubtedly catalyze adverse effects on the communities in which they operate in and around, and should therefore be analyzed more in depth in an effort to keep Canadians safe. This paper will be discussing the description and function of organized crime networks in Canada, as well as how these networks relate to street gangs, drug trafficking

Drug abuse and predatory criminality go hand in hand in a few, select social groups, while in others, drug abuse most often occurs without criminal behavior (other than the fact they’re doing drugs.) Despite what most might think, drug abuse typically follows predatory criminality. As drug abusers keep trying harder drugs due to necessity, the intensity of their criminal behavior escalates dramatically. When using more than one type of drug at one time, studies show that the frequency of criminal activity increases. But, when these drug offenders decrease the amount of drugs they put in their system, their rate of criminal activity also decreases, which shows that drugs can cause a person to commit crime. This shows that drug usage can cause crime and stopping drug usage can slow or even halt criminal activity.

The United States is known to have the highest incarceration rate in the world and the vast majority of prisoners are convicted of drug related crimes. Today, one cannot think of law enforcement without thinking about drugs. The more drugs are thought of as a police problem the less drugs are seen as a health related problem. If drugs were framed as a public health problem, the United States would observe a different policing practice. The way drugs are perceived and prohibited have many similarities to the alcohol prohibition and one can see that prohibition is not an effective method. The focus on prohibition has deliberately created different policing methods and inadvertently increased crime, changed the function of policing, and has made

stable jobs not knowing they will be used for sex or slavery. These girls are put into work without having any say in how they feel. They are owned and are considered a working army that brings in large amounts of profit. There is minimal spending money for them as majority of what they earn goes to their owners. As discussed earlier, there are thousands of organized crime group across Canada and the world. Each and every one of them specializes in different illegal work as they also have illegal side businesses. The sex industry is a skyrocketing problem for authorities and society as it helps in the growth of organized crime which in the future helps to build much stronger structures involving other criminal activity. “Organized crime has

Crime rates in Canada are on a decline since the 1990’s. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) website states that national crime rate reached its lowest in 2012 since 1972. Canada’s national crime rate was only 5,588 incidents per capita in 2012, way lower than 19970s. These changes are the results of demographic changes in the Canadian population. Age structure of the population in Canada is changing.

Canada is a place where you could find a lot of opportunities. “Canadians feel this country offers more opportunities than we’d find in the U.S or even the U.K.” (Nicholas Kohler).Which means if you were looking for a job it would be more convenient to go to Canada. Did you know that Justin Bieber, one the biggest pop stars, was born in Canada just like drake? Canada is at a good place right now they hosted the last all-star game of Kobe Bryant the NBA player. Fewer crimes have been committed in Canada then in the U.S which means you would be safer in our environment. And unlike in some country, we accept every culture and we wouldn’t discriminate anyone. Canadians should be feeling exceptional about themselves at this moment.

Contrary to those beliefs, not all criminals are deviant (Davidson, 2017). Those whom forge illegal immigrating documents to be able to create better lives for people living in third world countries may be breaking the law, however they are doing what many would consider the right moral decision. Also, crimes such as sex trafficking and drug selling are also illegal, however there is such a need for these addictions in society, that more and more people are choosing these illegal careers, regardless of the social stigma they hold (Williams, 2010). Throughout the book, one of the drug dealers Vankatesh spends a lot of time with, Shine, often says that the reason he sells drugs is because of consumer supply and demand (Vankatesh, 2013). He sells drugs because he knows that regardless if he sells them or not, the drug addicts will get their product one way or another, so he might as well be the one making money off it. Although some may not agree, many drug traffickers and sex workers live by the consumer and demand concept to make up for the lack of ethics within their line of business. The world of organized crime consists of many different types of people performing many different types of illegal duties. Although society views these acts as deviant, most of the criminals would not identify like so. These people tend to the socially unacceptable needs of society and are often punished or scolded

Violent crime in Canada is on the rise in Canada as well as the types of

Criminal behavior is something that affects everyone, even if you don’t particularly engage in the act itself. Every time a crime is committed, we often find ourselves wondering what led that person to do that crime. We wonder why they did it because it is something that we could never do, so therefor we cannot fathom the act of engaging in criminal activity. Some people feel that people only engage in it just because they lack the thing that they try to steal or because of their specific background and race. In actuality, there is a link between criminal behavior and the lack of education. However there is also a link between the attainment of education and criminal behavior.

The causes of crime seem to be indefinite and ever changing. In the 19th century, slum poverty was blamed; in the 20th century, a childhood without love was blamed (Adams 152). In the era going into the new millennium, most experts and theorists have given up all hope in trying to pinpoint one single aspect that causes crime. Many experts believe some people are natural born criminals who are born with criminal mindsets, and this is unchangeable. However, criminals are not a product of heredity. They are a product of their environment and how they react to it. This may seem like a bogus assumption, but is undoubtedly true.