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    Preventive Measures towards crime against women Violence against women is a technical term used to collectively refer to violent acts that are primarily or exclusively committed against women. Similar to a hate crime, this type of violence targets a specific group with the victim's gender as a primary motive. The United Nations General Assembly defines "violence against women" as "any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering

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    Both MS-13 and Barrio 18 created a lot of crimes in the Los Angles area, once gang members had been charged of several crimes, the United States government decided to deport them back to their country of origin. In the 90’s the U.S. brought airplanes full of gang members that the country no longer wanted to be responsible for and instead brought the crime over to El Salvador. During this time period, El Salvador was finishing the civil war and the government had basically started all over, the national

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    that people continuously dwell on. This topic is the connection between race and crime. Although this topic is not one I am fond of discussing, it has been one of the most important and controversial topics in criminal justice. I want to look through several sources and articles to find these connections. I am also interested in some information on the other side that try to disprove the connection between race and crime. Most people will just take what the media wants to feed them and never consider

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    For every unlawful deed, there is a consequence; and under the law of the state of Florida, death is an option for those who commit capital punishment crimes. In fact, Florida was the first state to reinstate the death penalty after the Supreme Court case Furman v. Georgia, and consequently, it was the first state to perform an actual execution after the court case settled. Though many citizens and politicians consider the state of Florida harsher than most states concerning the death sentence

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    the term differently. According to the text utilized for this class, victimology is defined as being the study of the victim, including the offender and society. It is also seen as being a social-structural way of viewing the relationships between crime and the law as well as the criminal and the victim (Burgess et al, 2013).. The study of victimology includes several different theories. These theories are victim-based, interactional, societal-based, and ecological. However, before on can begin discussing

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    CAPITAL PUNISHMENT In this paper I’m going to talk about Capital Punishment and the numerous ideas, thoughts, views and opinions people have about it and how they feel about this type of punishment. There are people who see capital punishment as morally wrong and committing a murder or on the side of the spectrum people see it as the right thing to do and believe that the individual receiving the punishment deserves it. I will also talk about how capital punishment can be used as a deterrent and

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    Race and Rage: The Beating of Rodney King was a documentary about just that, the beating of Rodney King and the Chicago Riots that were a result. In 1991 Rodney King was chased by cops for several miles before finally pulling over in a parking lot. He was then beaten almost to death by police and the entire incident was recorded by a resident in a nearby apartment. Chicago riots begin in 1992 due to the police brutality incident. The damage to the city was immeasurable and finally King came on and

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    contemporary criminal justice system, capital punishment has been one of the most debated topic. Capital punishment is also known as the death penalty. It is a punishment by death of a person by the government, as a result of committing a vicious crime. The nature of the punishment raises a plethora of human-right case; therefore, it has led to its abolishment in many countries. In several countries, the ending of capital punishment against juveniles has been accomplished through enforcement if specific

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    40, the poorly educated and often carry additional deficits of drug addiction or mental illness. By the time incarceration rates began to grow in the early 1970s America passed through a period of social and political change Decades of rising crime accompanied by a period of intense political conflict

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    For the past decades, the United State criminal justice system have gone through many changes. As police departments grown so do the crimes in our communities. Law enforcements officers and few scholars have tried to figure out the cause of crimes. Moreover, what need to be done to reduce limit crimes in urban neighborhoods across the United states. A research study done by Philip Zimbardo in 1969 revolved when many buildings in a community with broken windows are left unpaired it shows the public

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