NYC Bikers Vs. Range Rover On September 29‚ a “gang” of New York City bikers was having their annual pack ride known as the Hollywood Block Party on Manhattan’s West Side Highway. It all arose with a ‘hot-headed’ biker who thought he could be a tough guy‚ given he was with 30 other bikers‚ who then slowed down and made contact with Alexander Lien’s (the man inside of the Range Rover) SUV. After the preliminary happenstance‚ the bikers encircled the black Range Rover but instead of dwelling over
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References: 1. Siegel‚ L.‚ J. (2006). Criminology‚ 10th Edition. University Of Massachusetts‚ Lowell. Thomson Violent Crime‚ Property Crime‚ Corporate Crime‚ and Public Order Crimes Defined 2. Crime in the United States. (2009). Violent Crime U.S. Department of Justice-Federal Bureau
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References: Juvenile Delinquency: Theory‚ Practice‚ and Law‚ Tenth Edition Larry J. Siegel‚ Brandon C. Welsh http://www.worldlawdirect.com/article/825/school-locker-searches.html http://www.unodc.org/pdf/document_1999-01-11_2.pdf
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Introducing Victimology Victimology‚ or the study of victimization‚ is a field of scientific endeavor that took off as a separate discipline round 1970 (Dramkin‚ Vieno‚ 1974). Before that‚ victimology was‚ inter alia‚ pioneered by the German criminology Vont Hentig and criminal law scholar Benjamine Mendelsohn. In 1941 Von Henting published an article with the title Remarks on the Interaction between Perpetrator and Victim” (Von Henting‚ 1941). Later he published The Criminal and his Victims
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Delinquency A Topic Proposal Presented to the Faculty of the College of Criminal Justice Education De La Salle University – Dasmarinas City of Dasmarinas‚ Cavite In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree‚ Bachelor of Science in Criminology By: Harold T. Sarita Abdul Hakim A. Botig Hanz Kriztien M.Guzman July 23‚ 2013 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Our society today afflicted with many problems that young people are becoming juvenile delinquent. The term juvenile
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laws should apply equally to all. Thus leading us to support the push for mandatory sentencing. Mandatory sentencing is a predetermined punishment for specific crimes that takes the discretion of sentencing out of the judge’s hands. (Senna & Siegel‚ 2008) Mandatory sentencing forces a judge to deliver the same punishment to all offenders charged with the same crime no matter what mitigating or aggravating factors exist in the case. Someone should not receive special treatment or a more lenient
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SON OF SAM David Berkowitz AmBrielle LaBardo David Berkowitz is an American serial killer who created mass amounts terror and panic in the residence of New York City in the mid 1970 ’s. He committed six murders within a years’ time. His killing spree began on July 29‚ 1976 and ended on July 31‚ 1977. His arrest came by chance due to a parking ticket that was given on the day of the crime. A little over a year from the first killing on August 10‚ 1977 he was arrested and then sentence to 375
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According to “Juvenile Delinquency‚” under the parens patriae philosophy‚ minors who engage in extralegal behavior are viewed as victims of improper care‚ custody and treatment at home (Siegel‚ Welsh‚ Senna 16). The concept of parens patriae explains the state’s duty to protect minor children who lack proper care and custody from their parents. The occurrence of minor illegal behavior is a sign that the state should intervene. Before more serious crimes are committed‚ these youths should be taken
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to hurt others or themselves. Solving crime means first changing what is inside people’s heads.” This states that people have free will to do whatever it is they please; illegally and/or legally (DK‚ 2013). Recently‚ however‚ in the study of criminology many scientists have begun to argue that other major outside influences were affecting crime. Social Structure Theory became a main source for reason. Social Structure theorists
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Police Policies and Practices in New York City. Crime and Delinquency‚ vol. 45‚ no. 2: 171-187. Harris‚ D.A. (1997). Driving While Black and All Other Traffic Offences: The Supreme Court and Pretextual Traffic Stops. Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Vol.87 (2) Harris‚ D Hodder‚ T.‚ Teesson M.‚ & Buhrich N. (1998) Down and Out In Sydney: Prevalence of Mental Disorders‚ Disability and Health Service Use Among Homeless People in Inner Sydney. Sydney City Mission: Sydney Joh‚ E Lock‚ E. D.‚ J
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