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    autonomy, they have the right to act how they want with their body. Libertarians hold the view that prostitution is an activity between two consenting adults, which should not be touched by the government or even an organized religion because they consider it to be a “victimless crime”. They also they believe that it should not be subject to regulation, even if the act does not involve love or even if it involves the exchange of money. Prostitution is done with consent, which signifies that it is

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    Gang Violence And Crime

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    more independent, it is perceived crime rate would be decreasing as well. However, gang-related violence has increased as developing countries improve economically and become an established nation. A plethora of evidence exemplifies that the law enforcement system corruption has increased to gain influence and power. Thus, the paradigm of gang violence and crime has become prevalent over the decade of economic growth. To minimize the threat of organized gang crime among developing nations, governmental

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    Essay on Causes of Crime

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    Causes of Crime For centuries, the one plague that human civilization faces is a disease that has no evident cure - crime. Before one can even try to find solutions for it, one must understand what a crime is and the nature of crime. Crime itself is defined as any offence harmful against society. The nature of crime however deals with the motives and causes of crime, which has no one clear cut explanation. There are several different theories on the cause of crime such as

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    the State law enforcing departments who investigate and arrest the offenders to be tried against the judicial standards. The paper will seek to highlight the controversial crimes in the United States. The manuscript will review terrorism, cyber crimes, and drugs in the United States. The author will evaluate the extent of the crimes, measures that have been enacted to curb the offenses, and their pros and cons. Conclusin and recommendations will be done based on the findings of the study. Responses

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    that has no evident cure - crime. Before one can even try to find solutions for it, one must understand what a crime is and the nature of crime. Crime itself is defined as any offence harmful against society. The nature of crime however deals with the motives and causes of crime, which has no one clear cut explanation. There are several different theories on the cause of crime such as heredity, gender and mental defects, but each one is not substantial enough to explain crime and why it takes place.

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    Gang Crime And Crime

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    The phrase “gang crime” does not portray an image of injured children, cries of civilians, tear gas consuming the air, and chaos fled around the eyes of the common man. As developing nations become more independent, one could argue that their crime rate would be decreasing as well. However, gang-related violence has increased as developing countries improve economically, socially, and financially. As a result, their law enforcement system and corruption has increased to win the race of monetary influence

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    prejudice was religion, or more accurately, the difference of views on the importance of religion and church. WASPs highly valued religion, while Southern Italians did not. In Southern Italy, there was no separation of church and state and the institution was very corrupt. The government and the church would take most of the earnings from Southern Italian farmers; therefore, the church was not trusted. The Southern Italians were, in fact, very religious Catholics; however, the Southern Italian church

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    The Illegal Drug Business

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    Socially, the American culture has been vastly affected by the introduction of drugs in the system. The stance of the governments that have run the country has been totally against drugs in the last century as the government aims to get rid of the bad social and environmental effects of these drugs. As industrialization progressed and new trade routes were being

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    Analysis Of Nicaragua

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    of Daniel Ortega into Nicaraguan office, questions continue to rise that the legitimacy of the state institutions could be compromised as the inner circle of Ortega continues to strengthen its grip on power. After the initial domination of office from Anastasio Somoza in 1979, Ortega began a “dynastic” rule as well as an authoritarian form of government. Although the networks between organized crime and state actors is somewhat invisible, the FSLN (Sandinista National Liberation Front)is being implicated

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    Scarface is a crime film that also has the sub-genre of gangster. Even though it does not dramatize a social statement on a need for change, Scarface fits into the crime/gangster genre because it distinctly characterizes the severe bloodshed and assaults that are customary in the world of organized crime and demonstrates the calamity of the gangster lifestyle; however, oddly enough with the way the murders occurred it also fits into the horror film genre as well. The crime genre is about a crime that is

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