Should Crime Rates Be Fallen?

is going to stop a criminal from purchasing a gun if they’re already going to commit a crime? The city of Chicago has the strictest gun laws in the united states and is proven to still have the highest rate of crime in the country. I believe having firearms is a good way of protection. There was a survey of male felons in 11 state prisons dispersed across the U.S. 40% of the men had decided not to commit a crime because they knew or believed that the victim was carrying a gun. 34% of the men said

In the piece from the Atlantic, Philip Cohen outlines the media’s and politicians obsession with linking a high crime rate with single parent households. In the beginning of the 1990’s, a historic rising crime rate left pundits searching for a scapegoat to blame the trend on. The target: single mothers. In the early 1990’s, Washinton D.C had an all-time high murder rate around 450 murders per year. This alarmed people across the country and gave rise to the single mother theory. More disturbingly

Imagine a family member being beaten to death by multiple police officers for looking suspicious or not pulling over in the car. Unfortunately these incidents are not uncommon in today’s society. Police brutality is a growing problem for people around the nation. Brutality is often and individual problem rather than a whole force of officers. Police are not obeying code and using excessive force, racial profiling is being used, and there are unspoken codes about not saying anything about injustices

Pornography has had the stigma of being a subject whose name should never be spoken by any decent human being. Its bad reputation has made people feel so unsecure that they often deny partaking in watching from time to time. Porn was created as a form of entertainment to help with sexual arousal through various forms of media. Whether single, dating or married porn can bring many benefits to a person's sex life and overall health. To bring this point home, I will speak on how porn can liven up a

the myths surrounding violent crime in New York State, understanding the current data and trends is essential. To establish the general consensus of what people think about violent crime in New York State, I conducted a small poll of people in my area. In essence, the aim was to see whether or not

Aids-like disease in monkeys” (Mohammadi). Not only have video games helped solve some of the world’s most renowned questions, they have also made the world a safer place to live in. People may argue that violent videogames cause people to commit violent crimes however, violent video games are actually advantageous because they can help people cope with stress, keep them out of trouble, and make society less violent. Violent video games are advantageous because they can help people relax and deal with social

amendment has been a crucial issue throughout the history of this country and still continues to be of vital importance today. Today there are several conflicts with this amendment the 1st being a law-abiding citizens right to own a weapon, Second the crime rates because of these weapons and 3rd being the distribution of weapons. In this paper I will discuss the three topics I stated and I will also give an educated prediction of where this

stronger gun laws that will lead to more regulations and less gun sales, while the Republican party leans the other way with less regulation and more legal gun owners. The democrats say that the less guns on the street, the less gun violent related crimes. On the other hand the Republican’s

symbolize valor, purity and justice; and the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies. But for some, these stripes also represent the 2.2 million people held in the American criminal justice system, moreover they represent the disproportionate rate that minorities in the U.S. are incarcerated. What some consider the greatest democracy in the world, is really a camera-obsucra, inverting the reality of what freedom and justice mean in the United States. Nixon’s war on drugs during the 1970’s, that

democrats say that the less guns on the street, the less gun violent related crimes. On the other hand the republican’s stand for more legal gun owners, the fewer victims there are. One of the topics that gets brushed under the rug is, concealed carry permits, while it is talked about, it does not get near the press the other topics do. With the Untied States having the largest amount concealed permit holders there should be more of a conversation. In the last ten years there has been a large increase