Essays Tagged: "crime rate"

Crime In the United States

Crime In the United StatesIntroduction:Our report is on Crime in the United States. Crime is a major ... Crime in the United States. Crime is a major problem all over the world, but we are focusing on the crime problem right here in our own country. We have listed some different statistics, problems, and ... ight here in our own country. We have listed some different statistics, problems, and solutions.FBI Crime Statistics:Final 1995 crime statistics showed that 13.9 million Crime Index offenses were repo ...

(4 pages) 174 1 3.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Having a Gun

rity to ban these kind of perniciouspractices, would appeal to me.For the purpose of decreasing the crime rate, that wasthe top concern of the Ukrainian citizen, in 1994, somemisguided politicians in ...

(2 pages) 78 0 5.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Crime In the United States

Crime In the United StatesIntroduction:Our report is on Crime in the United States. Crime is a major ... Crime in the United States. Crime is a major problem all over the world, but we are focusing on the crime problem right here in our own country. We have listed some different statistics, problems, and ... ight here in our own country. We have listed some different statistics, problems, and solutions.FBI Crime Statistics:Final 1995 crime statistics showed that 13.9 million Crime Index offenses were repo ...

(4 pages) 136 0 3.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

The Caning Punishment Issue

Comp/2nd1/14/97The Caning Punishment IssueReintroducing corporeal punishment would lower the crime rate and give some justice to the victims. There should be a defined level to the punishment a ... nd give some justice to the victims. There should be a defined level to the punishment and to which crimes it should be dealt. Establishing such laws should also take in to account the growing crime r ...

(2 pages) 45 0 4.5 Jan/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Prison sentences...are they fair?

rs, rapists, and child molesters go free? A large portion of early release prisoners commit serious crimes after being released. In fact, 'in a three year follow-up of 108,850 state prisoners released ... soners released in 1983 from institutions in 11 states, within three years sixty percent of violent crime offenders were re-arrested. More than half of those charged with violent crimes were discharge ...

(2 pages) 106 0 3.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

A Clockwork Orange: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish

ent justly illustrated there was a connection between the movie's graphic violence and an increased crime rate. Orange In Clockwork . . . , there are unquestionably violent and graphic actions. ... raphic actions. Multiple beatings, a rape, and a murder are performed by the lead characters. These crimes are drug induced. Before going out, the gang goes to the 'milk bar' for some 'milk plus' whic ...

(7 pages) 164 3 3.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Children, TV, and Violence

Children, TV, and ViolenceAmerica has the largest crime rate in the world. Along with that crime rate is also the substantially high violence rate. Wh ... .'. This numbness to violence is very scary and very real. Why is it then that America has the most crime and violence. Why not Switzerland or Australia. Are we not as civilized and advanced as they? ... sion there would be fewer aggressive actions in the United States. Proving the 'no television, fewercrimes' theory will be very difficult but the evidence will eventually surface in the years to come. ...

(10 pages) 360 0 4.7 Dec/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Analysis of "The Right to Bear Arms" by Jim Williams

and Article 1 of the Florida Constitution. He does not believe that gun laws or more money put into crime prevention will decrease the crime rate because it does not erase the sin in people's hearts. ... morals and manners from which society was formed.B) People waste too much time and money punishing crimes and little pains preventing them.C) Guns used for trade-ins is not going to stop crime.D) Leg ...

(4 pages) 76 0 3.8 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Canadian Identity. A personal comparison of Canada and the U.S

ed citiesin the U.s. We have the Rocky mountains and many other clean andfamous landmarks. Also the crime rate is alot lower than in the U.s.,and also unlike them we have free health care and a lower ...

(2 pages) 84 0 3.6 Sep/1996

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Reviving The Death Penalty

apital punishment is greater today then it has been at anytime in the past for several reasons. The crime rate is soaring out of control. Murders are tearing our people, our cities, and country apart. ... lief as Thomas Draper, an author on the book called Capital Punishment, that no society can abolish crime, so their only hope is to do everything they can to control it. It is time for the United Stat ...

(7 pages) 258 1 4.5 Apr/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

Juvenile Crime (Crime Rates)

It is comforting to know that, according to recent crime statistics, crime rates are dropping among adults. However, for teens the crime rate is soarin ... 14 and 17. This age group surpassed the 18 - 24-year-old group in the early Oe90¹s as the most crime-prone. (Between 1986 and 1991, 18 - 24 showed a 62% increase in homicides; 14 - 17 showed a 12 ... ently 39 million under 10).However, the American Civil Liberties Union, in a fact sheet on juvenile crime published in mid May of this year, stated that contrary to public perception, the percentage o ...

(2 pages) 222 0 4.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

The effects of Gambling and what it can do to your life.

lowers taxes and creates jobs, it also causes addicts to lose money and therefore creates a higher crime rate.A Quick History of Gambling.Gambling was a popular pastime in North America long before t ... ular in the West that Monte tables were often setup in the middle of the town.(Donovon 13)Organized CrimeDuring the Prohibition Era (1920-1933), illegal gambling was organized into an authoritarian re ...

(6 pages) 327 1 3.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Great Gatsby book report which includes character information, plot summary, themes, symbols, and quotes from the text.

ment, did not achieve the goals they had wished to solve, instead, they worsened the situation. The crime rate during this period was somewhat high, and the organized crime rate was incredibly high, w ...

(13 pages) 216 0 4.8 Feb/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Overcrowding in America's Prisons: Can rehabilitation help lower the growing numbers of repeat offenders?

itate prisoners so they can meld back into society as productive citizens. Instead, factors as high crime rate and of course, mandatory sentences have caused an increased over-crowding of our jails. T ... arketable skills for life on the outside. This can lead to many of the people returning the life of crime and thus, becoming one of the many repeat offenders. In many cases of substance abusers, they ...

(21 pages) 1287 7 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Capital Punishment.

o go throughout a day in this world and not hear of these things. So what should be done about this crime rate? Not only is it committing a crime, but today, it is signing your life over to the govern ... ove himself honorable. May he that makes no mistakes take the rights of he that made the big one. A crime is a crime, be it desiring a brother's wife, or shooting her. Only is it the latter that the w ...

(3 pages) 50 0 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

A comparison between the 1920's and the 1980's.

it intended to solve. It was expected that the decrease in alcohol consumption would in turn reduce crime, poverty, death rates, improve the economy, and the quality of life.As a result of the lack of ... cement of the Prohibition Act and the creation of an illegal industry of bootlegging an increase in crime transpired. The Prohibitionists hoped that the Volstead Act would decrease drunkenness in Amer ...

(6 pages) 113 6 3.3 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

A Functionalistic View of Family in America.

functionalistic views of the family are also seen as the root of many of societies' problems (i.e. crime rate, economy, education, etc.). It has been proposed, throughout politics and various other o ...

(9 pages) 356 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Crime and the american dream with regards to sociology.

Crime and the American DreamThe American Dream is something that's been incorporated into children's ... reated fairly and have equal opportunities. However, the American Dream has also brought about more crime than anywhere else in the world. Americans feel that the measure of a person success is based ... n success is based on monetary status, no matter how the person obtained that status. This is where crime evolves into American society. Crimes are most often committed in order to obtain some sort of ...

(4 pages) 95 0 4.2 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

A Nice place to live. Costa Rica as the fine way to retire. With the highest rate on literacy in central america. secure areas, friendly people.

ngle requirement. In order to find a nice place to live, a person should look for a city with a low crime rate, good educational system and friendly people.First of all, a low crime rate is basically ... mericans find this country as an alternative place to retire. A combination of secure areas and low crime rate is what everyone needs in order to feel safe.In addition, Costa Rica has one of the highe ...

(2 pages) 37 0 3.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > African Studies - History

The Death Penalty.

matter. Capitol punishment should remain the same here in Canada; we are known to have a very good crime rate compared to other countries and to resolve issues peacefully. Why change anything? Lets p ... lear. We've gone on far too long debating over this subject. Killing these people will not stop the crime; it will not stop all the law breaking. Lets end the killings and deaths we are creating once ...

(2 pages) 82 3 3.3 Jan/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays