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    Crime have existed over many centuries, different eras affect the flow of crime and within those eras. Furthermore amongst individuals, there was different way of thinking into how to reduce and eliminate occurred. The act of crime cannot be eliminated, as different individuals have different perspectives of crime and for theses reasons, have different methods of advocating and eliminating crime. This essay will firstly explore the views of Classical Theory, by looking at Cesane Beccaria, the father

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    or way individuals can withdraw or spend money. This has created a great leap in banking crime. However there 's a scare knowledge of the public 's understanding of this. Data was collected through a questionnaire and analysed using a chi-squared analysis. Through student and nonstudent participants sampling approach no significant differences were observed between group understandings of new banking crimes and found that they had identical ranking of responses. Additionally using an approach by

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    explanations of crime and its control. Contemporary criminology uses scientific methodology, creating research data that looks at the larger issue of crime, being the social construct of ever altering societies and cultures. Contemporary criminology contains a wide range of theoretical approaches from which all take stands against the older theories like Lombroso’s classic theory ‘Born criminals’. As a result criminologists recognises that what is perceived as criminal activity and crime is constantly

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    that individuals involved in crime may be victims of their environment, lacking social control these environments are overtaken by criminal activity causing the people that are associated with the area to adjust to their surroundings which often involves looking the other way when criminal activity occurs. The theory focuses on deterioration of property such as neglected buildings, homes and neighborhoods, implying that neglect in these areas promotes vandalism, crime and delinquency. Moreover, the

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    important to understand the determinants involved within a serial killer, because if these social and environmental causes are discovered, they can be altered and controlled to reduce crime (Lykken, 1993). With more studies, we would therefore prevent mass murders and could assist in significant reductions of crime within society. The

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    Therefore, without proper understanding of the crime itself, it would be nearly impossible to prosecute somebody for that crime. The first step is understanding the crime at hand, and then implicating these newly found understandings in to effect by ratifications to national law. Through the influence of global institutes like the United Nations, Poland has now adopted new amendments

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    efficiency in the ability to collect, examine, and compare a significant amount of information in order to understand crime issues that affect our community. The department must consistently evaluate and measure the success of our intelligence-led policing capabilities and strategies. Currently the department relies heavily on analyzing the monthly statistics that are submitted to the Uniform Crime Report (UCR), along with monthly intelligence meetings with local law enforcement agencies, and information gathering

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    For all we think we know about crime there is still much we do not. Where we find crime, we find motives and this leads to the action of committing the crime. An area that we can look at in sociology that helps explain this idea is the knowledge of control theory. This theory helps uncover what processes or environments lead to a life of criminal acts while at the same time it allows for a chance to learn about our world from a social perspective. It will be important to investigate what in fact

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    facts relevant to the case plays a fundamental role in redefining law enforcement and the solving of crimes, (Kaminetzky, 2001). Forensic investigations strengthen the criminal justice system by ensuring that more justice is achieved as a result of advances in the studies. Thus, these investigations help solve crimes that would have otherwise been considered impossible to understand. Understanding

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    Review Questions 1.What is crime? Crime is a human's actions that violate laws of a country, state, or city. A law has to be present and broken in order for an act to count as a crime. 2.What are three different types of norms? Given an example of each. Three different types of norms include, folkways, mores, and deviance. Folkways are everyday ways of doing something. For example, waiting in line for the bathroom at a concert, rather than just cutting in line to use it first. Mores are norms that

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