Essays Tagged: "crime rates"
Legalization of Marijuana
nomy.Pro-legalization organization argue the fact that legalization would result in the decrease of crime rates in our cities and towns, but in actuality almost eighty-two percent of all violent crime ... two percent of all violent crime that involves drugs don't involve marijuana. The fact remains that crime would still inhabit the streets if marijuana was to be legalized. The organizations base there ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Is the illegalization of marijuana valid?
ld be taken despite efforts made by groups which saymarijuana is a harmful drug which will increase crime rates andlead users to other more dangerous substances.The actual story behind the legislature ... s, such as serious drugs or the national debt.The recreational use of marijuana would not stimulate crimelike some would argue. The crime rate in Amsterdam, wheremarijuana is legal, is lower than many ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
"Sex for sale...Calling all Johns". On prostitution.
and Roman Empires. Prostitution should be legalized to help stop spread of venereal diseases, curb crime rates, and as revenue for our country.Some worry that legalization would give prostitution a s ... ence would have a place to turn for help, but unfortunately, there is no way for them to report the crimes committed against them. Since their business is against the law, contacting a police officer ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
Death Penalty, to be or not to be
For the past several months Americans have regularly listed crime and violence as the number - one problem facing the nation, far surpassing worries over the ec ... h care.Despite the many government and community initiatives launched during recent years to reduce crime, most Americans see no improvement. In a 1993 survey asking respondents if they felt crime was ... ncreasing or decreasing in their areas, only 5 % felt that it was decreasing, a full 93 % felt that crime was either increasing or staying the same. And it is not just statistics: I consider myself al ...
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 ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Licensed to parent
in the last few years we, as a society, have witnessed an unprecedented amount of school shootings, crime rates are as high as ever, and the number of children growing up in single parent homes is at ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters
Crime and the United States
A crime is defined as 'an act committed in violation of a law forbidding it and for which a variety of ... mmitted in violation of a law forbidding it and for which a variety of punishments may be imposed.' Crimes are classified into two basic groups; 'mala in se' which are crimes that are evil in themselv ... groups; 'mala in se' which are crimes that are evil in themselves, and 'mala prohibitita' which are crimes that are only crimes because society at the time deems them wrong.In these days crime is more ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Pro Capital Punishment; The Death Penalty
ital Punishment; The Death PenaltyAnyone you ask in today's society will tell you that we live in a crime stricken age. Crime rates continue to rise to more incredible numbers each year, with more and ... more paramount issues.I believe that the death penalty serves as a deterrent and helps in reducing crime. What is deterrence? It is to punish somebody as an example and to create fear in other people ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty
What is stress?
on stressors, such as heavy traffic, noise, money worries, illnesses, relationship problems, rising crime rates, or work frustrations, that stress takes a chronic form. In the short term, stress can b ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
THis essay is about American Prison Reform, the many changes, as well as both sides of the issue- DOes it need to be reformed? It also concludes and solves the issue.
. During the 1960's and 70's when there was little emphasis on the prison system and incarceration, crime rates soared. Yet by the mid-1970's when the prison population increased along with the number ... et by the mid-1970's when the prison population increased along with the number of sentences given, crime rates dropped dramatically. These statistics show that there is a clear connection between a r ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Is capital punishment an option.
say, I will be discussing, both the pros and the cons of capital punishment and I will be comparing crime rates in the United Kingdom, who don't have capital punishment any more and the US who do in m ... worst criminals by most countries. Slowly countries that claim it is uncivilized to kill people for crimes they have committed have abolished the death penalty.There are strong arguments for and again ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty
"Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison.
Families often had to separate, social agencies were overcrowded with people that all needed help, crime rates increased and many other resulting problems ensued. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison take ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
A Modest Proposal for Gun Control today.
small percentage of the population is responsible for committing a large percentage of the nation's crime.There is a simple solution to this, strike at the "root cause" of crime and the crime rates wi ... tes will fall. The root cause here is criminals. Not social pathology or the social construction of crime, not ever the host of other reasons fabricated by stupid criminologists and politicians. Calif ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security
Legalizing Marijuana for Medical Reasons.
considered despite efforts made by groups, which say marijuana is a harmful drug that will increase crime rates and lead users to other dangerous substances. Its value to the medical world outweighs i ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Current Conditions of Native Americans.
or granted. Society is dysfunctional, with high divorce rates, domestic abuse, substance abuse, and crime. The economy is very bad, with few job opportunities, and low wages. Decent education is also ... in an environment so dramatically affected by alcohol abuse. One effect of the alcohol is increased crime rates. While it provides new revenue for a reservation, it also causes many disasters, such as ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Does Poverty cause crime?
Poverty and CrimeWhat causes crime? Does poverty cause crime? Or does crime cause poverty? Some feel that povert ... e crime? Or does crime cause poverty? Some feel that poverty causes crime. Others though, feel that crime rates have nothing to do with poverty and that crime may actually cause poverty.If poverty cau ... g to do with poverty and that crime may actually cause poverty.If poverty causes crime than why are crime rates lower in poor third world countries than in wealthy super powers? Robert Rector feels th ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
This paper argues pro-legalization for the incessant marijuana debate. It includes statistics, quotes from doctors, and facts to back up the positive effects of the use of marijuana.
ernment today is fails to be effective. Drug laws have been a main cause for the increase of street crime, corruption, violence, and disrespect for the criminal justice system. We see stories on the n ... for possession of marijuana? In fact, having these substances be illegal has only caused increased crime rates. But let's get the facts straight about how marijuana even became illegal in the first p ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Thsi is a biliography on President Bill Clinton. This essy explains his accomplishments during presidency. 2204 Words.
es, the lowest inflation in 30 years, the highest home ownership in the country's history, dropping crime rates in many places, and reduced welfare roles. Clinton came up with the first balanced budge ... d community service; the Brady Bill, which made it more hard for bad guys to buy guns; and the anti-crime law imposed the death penalty for more crimes, banned the sale of assault weapons, and gave mo ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Politicians
Crime and Punishment in Various Countries
r decades. Even with laws to lengthen sentences and to try younger offenders as adults, the overall crime rate in the nation is still on the rise. But why is it that in places like Iceland and Singapo ... igning a new and improved criminal justice system.It is first important to take a close look at the crime rate occurring in America. The United States has more citizens in prison than any other countr ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Crime and Punishment in Various Countries
r decades. Even with laws to lengthen sentences and to try younger offenders as adults, the overall crime rate in the nation is still on the rise. But why is it that in places like Iceland and Singapo ... igning a new and improved criminal justice system.It is first important to take a close look at the crime rate occurring in America. The United States has more citizens in prison than any other countr ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law