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    Violent crimes are deemed unacceptable globally.Crimes such as murder‚assault ‚robbery and rape instilled fear in most people when they contemplate the possibility of becoming a victim of any of these heinous actions.South African criminal law defines murder as the unlawful and intentional killing of another person.The murder of a police official refers to causing the death of an official without a lawful excuse‚and with the intent to kill the official. The international killing of a police officer

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    Chapter 10 Causes of Violence Personal traits Ineffective families Evolutionary factors/Human instinct Exposure to violence Substance abuse Firearm availability Cultural values National values Checkpoints There are a number of suspected causes of violence. Some violent criminals have personal traits that make them violence-prone‚ including mental impairments‚ and intellectual dysfunction. Victims of severe child abuse and neglect may become violence-prone

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    Criminology Professor Don Kalamas Phase 2 IP By: Mary G. Jenness June 3‚ 2013 The 4 steps of Cognitive Restructuring Theory: Step 1: Be aware of our negative thoughts. To reduce stress or stressful thinking we need to pay attention to what is called self-talk‚ that little voice in our heads that is feeding us negative thoughts. Having a small note book with you to write down each time we hear that negativity‚ hence making us more aware of what we are thinking and possible triggers. Negative

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    The future of Criminology etc. Criminology is‚ as John Lea (1998) points out‚ not so much a discipline as a field‚ its distinctiveness is not its knowledge base but the form of its focus: theories of crime‚ criminal law and the relation between the two - in this it is a sub-category of the sociology of deviance. It can‚ and never should be‚ conceived of as a separate discipline‚ its categories and processes are social constructs‚ they have no separate ontological reality. It cannot‚ therefore

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    extent could it be argued that crime is seductive? Throughout this essay I will be discussing contemporary theories that support the idea crime is seductive and contemporary theories that disagree. According to the Oxford Dictionary the definition of ‘Seductive’ is ‘tempting and attractive; enticing’‚ so is it possible that committing crimes are tempting and enticing? Theories such as Cultural Criminology suggest that crime is indeed seductive because committing crime can provide feelings of exhilaration

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    COMPARE AND CONTRAST FEMINIST CRIMINOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL POSITIVISM This essay will compare and contrast feminist approaches to criminology with biological positivism. It will discuss the varying approaches within both feminism and biological positivism and consider how feminists and positivists explain women ’s criminality. The main assumptions and methodology will be outlined‚ compared and analysed‚ as well as the limitations and strengths of both theories. Biological Positivism emerged in

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    With reference to academic and credible case material/evidence critically discuss miscarriage of justice in the case(s) of Derek Bentley and Barri White It is with great expectation that society as a whole believe that the criminal justice system is a fair and effective system. The system obtains evidence for guilt which is seen to be overwhelming and clearly more convincing than the defendants claim to innocence.(Walker‚1993) However in recent years some court cases have not been subject to this

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    1.-4.  (4 pts. Possible) What is the basic decision rule of rational choice theory?  What are utilities and disutilities?   The basic decision rule of rational choice theory is that to choose the behavior that is expected to maximize (that is‚ produce the most) utility and/or minimize (that is‚ produce the least) pain. Rational choice theory behaviors are driven by thoughts about future consequences. People do whatever they think will produce the most utility or least disutility. Rational choice

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    Explain the socioeconomic structure of American society. One of the most significant problems in the world now is that of economic inequality‚ and the social problems it produces. And the most damaging impact may be in developed nations such as the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. in particular has the greatest gap in wealth among all developed nations‚ and the problem it is causing is becoming more apparent with each passing day. During the recession in the U.S.‚ at least 6 million people have lost their

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    Anthropology 35:1-7. CONTINUE AS SUCH FOR FOUR MORE] Identification of Five Unsourced Facts: [EXAMPLE: In this article‚ Wikipedia states that “the term ’anthropology ’ is from the Greek anthrōpos (ἄνθρωπος)‚ ’man ’‚ understood to mean mankind or humanity‚ and -logia (-λογία)‚ ’discourse ’ or ’study‚ ’” but does not cite a source for this claim. This is a primary statement‚ because it gives the origin of the term Anthropology. CONTINUE AS SUCH WITH FOUR MORE] Sourcing of One Unsourced Fact:

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