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    Crime Perspective

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    Summary: In this study, the authors address the issue of automotive theft, specifically focusing on key theft and its effectiveness and commonality among offenders. (Copes and Cherbonneau, 2010.) The authors obtained the information used in the study from interviews with two groups. The first group was comprised of 42 individuals on community supervision within a metropolitan Tennessee area. The other group was made up of 12 incarcerated auto thieves from Louisiana. The individuals interviewed had varied

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    Introduction In the film, “Ocean’s Eleven” the character Rusty played by Brad Pitt tells the character Danny Ocean, Played by George Clooney, “You’d need a t least a dozen guys doing a combination of cons.” Rusty is Danny Ocean’s right hand man when it comes to planning a casino robbery in Las Vegas. Rusty is correct and the popular film Ocean series is correct in many ways in regard to professional thieves. Professional thieves don’t operate alone. They must be part of a network of associates to

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    think about what crimes they are committing like motor vehicle theft, larceny and theft and robbery. Each of the crimes is serious, but some people don’t understand the consequence of what they could be up against. Automobile theft is a felony which you could face up to one or more years in prison. Robbery is a crime that happens every day and usually deals with someone intentionally taking something from a store or a person. Larceny and Theft is another crime that is similar to robbery, but it is a more

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    Uniform Crime Reporting Program and the National Crime Victimization Survey report data on property crimes. According to the FBI, the major property crimes our burglary, larceny, Moto vehicle theft, and arson. Burglary is a common crime. Burglary is an unlawful entry of the structure to commit a felony or a theft. Rates of property crimes I’m Very across cities communities and states higher burglary great large metropolitan areas. The sites for commercial burglaries are usually selected based on suitability

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    Durkheim Theory Of Crime

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    “Crime”, a word commonly associated with anarchy, chaos, and pandemonium. From a surface level perspective, upon hearing of a crime such as murder, rape or theft, it is unlikely that anyone would ever assume that a positive fruition could transpire from these actions. Émile Durkheim, a pioneer of modern sociology, w(c)ould suggest otherwise. Vastly known for his analysis of structural functionalism, Durkheim proposes that crime actually has a functionality in society, and without it, that society

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    The one that is focused on more then any others in the world of crime is street crime. According to the FBI’s index of offenses, some street crimes include burglary, larceny, auto theft, robbery, rape, assault, and murder. To many the particular are called to be the whole of crime, or the main people, for the reason that these wrongdoings are habitually the ones that are sent to court or prison. Within street crime there are two

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    the case of video games. It always come under fire by many news media when a new popular video game release for sale. Examples of such news media are Huffington Post and Forbes, along with many others, with headline such as “Do Games Like ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ Cause Real- World Violence?” by Forbes. Having such headlines, it seem like a very black and white question fishing for a black and white answer. On the contrary, many of everyday issues have a large grey area. It is not simply

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    September 20, 2015 Eng 111 4-5:15 Professor Roof Paper 1 Prosecution in the Virtual World Many online gamers will pay for virtual items with real money. Some people want laws in effect for the real world to protect their rights to their belongings. Theft in the virtual world occurs quite often. In an article titled, “Should Gamers be Prosecuted for Virtual Stealing?” the author Alex Weiss calls out a young teenage boy who is being prosecuted for stealing in a video game. It seems to be a legal blunder

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    When we think of crime in the United States we think of violent muggings, shootings, grand theft auto, the high profile headline grabbing crimes that make the nightly new. We do not think of the humdrum crime of home invasion but we should: there is two million home burglaries a year in the U.S. 30% of these happen due to complacency. We say complacency because the thief is able to gain entry into the home through an unlocked door or window. This is also a topic that should be at the forefront of

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    Judith Samson Law Content Indecent Exposure: This can include many forms of nudity and/or indecent acts. Regardless, Minnesota law frowns upon public nudity, especially if it disturbs the public and peace of others. For example, displaying one 's genitals or private parts in public is a crime and one can be charged with indecent exposure. This can result in serious criminal charges, including jail, infusion on the sex offender registry fines and probation. The following table outlines the law in

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