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    Objective Strain Theory

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    labor jobs may lead to an increase in crime rates. Is it possible to automate jobs to the point where a human element is no longer needed, and thus leaves a large portion of people unemployed? B. Theory Objective strain is a type of stressor that is generally disliked by most people (Agnew, 1992). Subjective strain is a type of stressor the is disliked by the individual person(s) who is experiencing it (Agnew, 1992). Merton’s strain theory says people commit crime when they are unable to achieve their

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    Security Guards are Overworked and Underpaid. Security guards are essential in almost every business; but in government facilities they provide a crucial service. Their presence not only deters crime coming from outside a facility, it also prevents criminal activity from happening within establishments. They are the first responders to incidents that require law enforcement assistance within a facility. Whether a situation is simple or dangerous, they respond and are responsible

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    Social causes of crime represent the sum of social factors that determine, induce and cause crimes in society. It consults the social causes of crimes and all kinds of specific social phenomena that cause crimes. The cause of crime refers to the things and phenomena that cause or affect the crime. The social cause of crime is committed as part of the basic problems of criminology. The social cause of crime is related to the emergence and existence of crime, which is universal and inevitable, and

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    Poverty And Poverty

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    students. Crimes happen everyday in the world and the number of crimes increase every time. Poverty has had a connection with the crimes that people commit everyday. In america, crimes are often the cause of people who do not have enough money, and therefore they do crimes to get the money that they need. Unemployment is the reason why most people commit crimes. In the article, “Poverty and crime “ by Maurice Ward, it informs us that wherever you find poverty you will also find crime behind it.

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    immigration decreases the available local jobs. Illegal aliens come to the United States to take jobs that offer them greater opportunity, and they are often welcomed by US employers who are able to hire them for wages much lower than they would have to pay to hire U.S. workers. This employment is illegal under a law enacted in 1986, but some employers ignore the law and hire illegal workers in the underground economy. Others simply accept fake employment documents and hire the illegal workers as if they

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    Topic 4: Felton (1997) argues "Future crime policies are likely to turn away from incarceration and towards prevention". Using your understanding of criminology and the reasons why people commit crime; provide a recommendation on what action you think the government should take to prevent crime in Queensland. Speculation has been raised about whether incarceration is effective for criminal offenders. When an offender goes against the law, it has been argued that they must take a 'social debt'. Therefore

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    country economically and has increased crime rate over the past few decades. Annually, it has cost 2.2 billion dollars to educate 408,000 illegal immigrants. In 2002 3,400 immigrants that were sentenced with rape, murder, assault, and etc. were released. Additionally 475,000 immigrants travel to the United States illegally. And it is overwhelming of the amount of illegal immigrants to try to find and care for them. The amount of Illegal immigration causing the crime level to escalate is through the

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    billion dollar company, the everyday pharmacist, or even a trusted personal financial advisor. This is due to the “respectability” and “high social status” these occupations hold (Temchenko, 2016). Of the many crimes committed every year, white collar crimes are one of the most highest crimes committed because they are overlooked. On July 28, 2016 , 14-year-old Bresha Meadows, who had no prior record of violence, was arrested and potentially up for a life sentence in prison for saving her family from

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    sex crimes, American citizens would have the freedom to choose any profession within the sex industry and it would provide economic benefits for the local and federal governments, as well as the population. According to Jacqueline Barnhart in her book, “The Fair but Frail,” there is an increase of sex crimes in locations where prostitution was made legal. She also argues legalized prostitution promotes and contributes to

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    expensive for people who haven't committed any crimes Taxpayers. The Death Penalty also shouldn't be allowed since it fails to recognize the actual crime. Death Row does not deliver justice and it’s less painful than what they really deserve for their crimes, this process should be abolished in all states since is morally wrong. A study of the costs of seeking

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