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    New York City Crime Laws

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    According to Crime rates for the New York website; New York, NY is 27% percent safer than other metropolis in the United States since 2016. Chances of becoming of a violent crime in New York City are 1, and 263. Armed robbery, rape, murder, aggravated assault, vehicle theft, arson, and burglaries are the most repeated crimes committed within the city. Over the course of my research, I will explore Index crimes, Victim rights, battered woman syndrome, and hate crime laws to learn how these concepts

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    give the appearance that perpetrators of hate crimes receive appropriate punishment, almost a decade later, one particular case demonstrates the inequity in the application of hate crime punishments: In 2007, Sean Kennedy of Charleston, South

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    Hate Crime Laws Essay

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    this sicken me. I believe that the people that are responsible for these horrific crimes should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. That is why I strongly support hate crime laws. Now, before I dive into this very controversial subject, I should probably define what hate crime laws are so you will have a better understanding of what I am talking about. As I have understood it, hate crime laws are laws that protect certain minorities or groups from

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    Most television crime shows feature cases that are loosely based on real life crimes. There may be a disclaimer presented at the beginning or end of the show that says it’s fictional and not based on real life characters or events but If you keep up with the news or read crime statistics, you hear about very similar events that are happening in real life. I watched two shows, one was Criminal Minds and the other was Law & Order SVU. I observed the race and gender of the people involved in the stories

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    The affective factors The second determinant for sexual crime victims’ law report rate is the affective factors, which is closely related to the previous cognitive one. The influence affective factor may have on report decision-making can be different in the specific situation of offences and demographic elements. Victims felt intense wronged and shocked are more possibly choose to report to the police out of grieving and anger (Weiss, 2011). This situation often happened when offences accomplished

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    In the world of law enforcement and crime laboratories, there is always a great need to train newly hired crime scene investigators and laboratory analysts. In addition, continuing education to gain or maintain certifications and/or laboratory accreditation is important to keep professionals up to date with the newest technologies and techniques. However, in the United States, licensing and certification for crime scene and laboratory personnel is not usually required, but often noted as a preferred

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    Most criminological theories are created and based about men and the types of crimes that they act out on , as well written out by men . Which shows why female actions in crime and law system appeared to be invisible or not factional. As of now there has been time and attention put into female and the outward actions that cause them to face crime. And of course there will have to be more study put into with the statics that we are facing "there is an increase in numbers of women going to prison "

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    Hate crimes laws began their development in the United States in the year of 1968. Hate crime laws originally made it illegal to “use, or threaten to use, force ro willingly interfere with any person because of race, color, religion, or national origin, because the person is participating in a federally protected activity” (2017). Laws were later passed to protect housing rights, familial status, and religious property, and in 2009, President Obama passed the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd Prevention

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    The hate crimes law failed again in the Indiana legislation. Indiana will remain one of five states in the country without a hate crimes law. The hate crimes law usually provided harsh penalties for criminals who target victims towards fixed characteristics, including race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and more, according to its definition. It can not only threaten the individual, but also harm the whole community. "Things may not be as common as you know they

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    Organized crime groups are becoming more capable of staying ahead of law enforcement due to their increasing methodological upkeep. The propensity of organized crime groups to operate globally has been increasing due to some factors law enforcement agencies across the globe becoming unable of hinder such operations. Organized crime groups have broadened their reach to other potential candidates, therefore staying ahead of law enforcement. They have embraced sophisticated arranged structural models

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