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Law Enforcement Agencies White Collar Crime
1,194 wordsComputers and Crime As our technology has greatly advanced over the past 50 years, our businesses, people, and its governments have been greatly affected by this new technology. With the vast capabilities of computers, the Internet, storage capability, and the manipulation of data, today's world has been changed forever. Although the benefits greatly outweigh the disadvantages, unless we take a more serious look at this new technology, more people will be hurt, from businesses, families, individ...
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Three Strikes And Youre Out
1,472 wordsIn 1994 California voters approved a ballot initiative known as Three Strikes and Youre Out. The law states that people who are convicted of three felonies may end up facing life in prison (Mullins). The Three Strikes law increases the prison sentences of persons convicted of felonies who have been previously convicted of a violent or serious felony, and limits the ability of these offenders to receive a punishment other than a prison sentence. Violent offenses include murder, robbery with a dea...
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Recidivism Of Sex Offenders
1,305 wordsSex offenders have been a serious problem for our legal system at all levels, not to mention those who have been their victims. There are 43, 000 inmates in prison for sexual offenses while each year in this country over 510, 000 children are sexually assaulted (Oakes 99). The latter statistic, in its context, does not convey the severity of the situation. Each year 510, 000 children have their childhoods destroyed, possibly on more than one occasion, and are faced with dealing with the assault ...
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Search And Seizure Probable Cause
1,237 words... that are in plain view. This exception generally applies only to a fleeing felon. If the police are pursuing a suspect for a misdemeanor or a non-jail able offense, or other minor infraction, hot pursuit will ordinarily not apply. The sixth warrantless search is Search Incident to Arrest. When a person is placed under arrest, the police may search the person and the immediate surroundings for weapons that might be used to harm the officer. If the person is taken to jail, the police may searc...
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American Psychological Association Criminal Justice System
1,783 words... there's no empirical research to date that supports his viewpoint. He does not believe that this viewpoint will bring about a reduction in domestic violence. Dr. Sonkin does not claim to have a solution to the problem of domestic violence. He does believe that passing legislation such as Assembly Bill 168 that inhibits people from developing new approaches is not the answer. He believes that flexibility needs to return so providers and criminal justice personnel can develop plans that make s...
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Grade Point Average Criminal Justice
873 wordsMany people come to college without a major. They just assume that they will choose one eventually. Fortunately for me I knew coming into college what I wanted to do, criminal justice. My family has a history in law enforcement, and I want to carry on this tradition. I would like to do this by becoming a lawyer, a big part of this field. I find this career interesting, but the road to becoming a lawyer is long and bumpy. When studying to become a lawyer you must first achieve at least a bachelor...
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Physical And Emotional Police Officers
1,217 wordsPolicing and stress go hand and hand. I feel as tough many police officers can bring the stress on themselves. Throughout my essay I will talk about stress in policing, community policing and why it would decrease stress, and finally I would talk about how I feel about stress in policing. "Several studies have shown that stress levels are considerably higher among police officers than they are in the general population. As law enforcement professionals try to adapt to stressful experiences, they...
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Drug Traffickers Mexican Economy
3,202 wordsDays after the murder, when the prisoners began naming Raul Salinas de Gortari as the mastermind of the killing, Mario Ruiz Massieu-whoa told me that he was in constant touch with President Salinas and talked to him almost daily-must have told Salinas, Mr. President, we have a problem: Your brother killed my brother. The trafficking of drugs is clearly a "big business" in the current Mexican economy. In the mid- 1990 s, for example, it was reported that the drug trade was the only part of the Me...
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Law Enforcement Officers Police Officers
1,061 wordsHowever, in my opinion, the number of deceptions that occur within the United States is not that high in comparison to neighbors on our continent. America is a large region made up of many diverse countries. A large portion of these countries have enormous problems with corruption. Two of these countries, Mexico and Colombia, have gained a great deal of attention due to their problems. The difficulties these countries have are even more complex in that they affect other more prominent countries ...
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Prison Guards Drug Offenders
1,886 words... are experimenting with "re-entry courts" that oversee the process of reintegration. In these courts, conditions of supervision are openly agreed to and openly enforced. If a new crime is committed, all bets are off and the parolee is prosecuted for the new crime. But violations of the conditions of parole - the technical violations that now fill up the state's prisons - are handled more along the lines of drug courts, with appropriate support services, close judicial monitoring, graduated sa...
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Gun Control Advocates Law Abiding Citizens
2,495 wordsGun Control in the United States: Pros and Cons Introduction Gun Control Situation in U. S. Pros of Gun Control Cons of Gun Control Conclusion Bibliography Introduction Perhaps with the one exception of abortion, gun control is the most controversial issue in American politics, and it appeals strongly to the emotions of those who support as well as those who oppose further regulation of firearms. Although people take many different positions on the issue, supporting some proposals for control an...
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Community Based Policing Oriented Policing
1,607 wordsFrom: To: Subject: Submit a paper Date: Tuesday, November 04, 1997 2: 34 PMTitle: Community based Policing Category: other Description: Body of paper: Does community-based policing reach societies desired outcome and expectations? This is one of many questions we may have about the fairly new and controversial subject of community policing. To best answer some of these questions we must define community-based policing. As stated by Zhao (1997) community policing is both a philosophy (a way of th...
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1,190 wordsCommunity Community Policing Implementation Introduction Community Orientated Policing is widely held as the new and correct style for American policing. For the past decade the community policing movement has been gaining momentum acquiring the support of politicians, scholars, reformers, and the public. Police chiefs around the country are now feeling the pressures of implementation from citizens and local government officials. Many high ranking professional police organization have placed the...
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Probable Cause Criminal Acts
613 wordsCAUGHT ON TAPE Using Criminals Videos Against Them By Edward F. Davis, M. S. , and Anthony J. Pinizzotto, Ph. D. Article from FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin In Sparta, Michigan, a 16 -year-old high school dropout with a criminal record bludgeons a man to death, then cuts off his head. In Fort Lauderdale, Florida, five teenagers vandalize and burglarize eight homes and a school. During their escapades, they blow up a live sea trout in a microwave and get a dog high on marijuana. In Los Angeles, a g...
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White Collar Crime Crime And Violence
1,975 wordsCrime refers to many types of misconduct forbidden by law. Crimes include such things as murder, stealing a car, resisting arrest, possessing or selling illegal drugs, drunken driving, and bank robbery. The list of acts considered crimes is constantly changing. For example, at one time, people were charged with witchcraft, but this is no longer illegal. Today, it is becoming a serious crime to pollute the air and water. In colonial days, pollution received little attention because it caused few ...
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War On Drugs Illegal Drugs
560 wordsWe spend $ 50 billion per year trying to eradicate drugs from this country. According to DEA estimates we capture less than 10 percent of all illicit drugs. In this regard, I have a two part question 1) How much do you think it will cost to stop the other ninety percent? 2) Does $ 50 billion a year for a 90 % failure rate seem like a good investment to you? White people buy most of the illegal drugs in this country. Yet, seventy four percent of those receiving prison sentences for drug possessio...
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1,225 wordsMarijuana is the second most popular drug after alcohol in the country today. So many people smoke marijuana that the numbers alone seem to legitimize and condone its presence in peoples lives. Yet, even in moderation marijuana is not safe. Somehow this information had not filtered down to people who think they are smoking a fairly innocuous drug. Our society perpetuates the myths about pot being a fun, harmless, recreational drug. These myths feed into peoples denial of marijuana's problems (Ba...
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Health Care Industry Face To Face
6,086 wordsInternet and it s future The Internet is, quite literally, a network of networks. It is comprised of ten thousands of interconnected networks spanning the globe. The computers that form the Internet range from huge mainframes in research establishments to modest PCs in people s homes and offices. Despite the recent hype, the Internet is not a new phenomenon. Its roots lie in a collection of computers that were linked together in the 1970 s to form the US Department of Defense s communications sy...
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Strict Gun Control Gun Control Legislation
2,525 wordsThe issue of gun control and violence, both in Canada and the United States, is one that simply will not go away. If history is tobe any guide, no matter what the resolution to the gun control debates, it is probable that the arguments pro and con will be much these as they always have been. In 1977, legislation was passed by the Canadian Parliament regulating long guns for the first time, restructuring the availability of firearms, and increasing a variety of penalties. Canadian firearms law is...
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1,123 wordslaw To uphold the law through the investigation of violations of federal criminal law; to protect the U. S. from foreign intelligence and terrorist activities; to provide leadership and law enforcement assistance to federal, state, local, and international agencies; and to perform these responsibilities in a manner that is responsive to the needs of the publican is faithful to the constitution of the U. S. : this is the mission ofthe Federal Bureau of Investigation. The agency now known as the F...
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