Crime Rates in Miami Still On the Rise In Miami‚ Fl the crime rates on robberies are still on the rise‚ as stated by Miami crime statistics and crime data‚ Miami’s crime level is worse than national average. These strings of robberies are affecting many families and lives‚ due to the fact majority of these robberies turn into homicides. The crime rates and robberies also affect many neighborhoods as it brings down property value‚ and it also establishes a bad environment to raise children and
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Legalizing the Drinking Age to 18 When people turn to the age of eighteen‚ they are finally considered an adult. They can join the army‚ have the right to vote‚ buy cigarettes or tobacco products‚ get a tattoo and even die for our country‚ but they aren’t allowed to buy alcohol? A person can be responsible enough to live on his or her own‚ make money‚ pay bills‚ and yet they are not old enough to purchase or consume any type of alcohol. Underage drinking has been a major controversial issue for
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Crime Intelligence Analysis Violent Crimes Katelyn Shawver American Military University Introduction Criminal intelligence analysis is useful in many areas to law enforcement. It is especially useful in apprehending violent criminals and preventing violent crimes. Violent crimes in the United States have been on a moderate decline over the past decade. This decline has been attributed to the crime analysis intelligence used by law enforcement. Prevention of violent crime
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Smoking is on the increase among young people. While is on the decline among adults‚ the latest US Surgeon – General’s report indicates that increasing numbers of youngsters are taking up the habit. Perhaps the main reason for this alarming fact is the seductive advertising campaigns aimed at young people by the tobacco companies. Other contributing factors include the lack of awareness on the part of school children of the dangers of smoking‚ and the widespread availability of cigarettes. Furthermore
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2012 Lowering the drinking age to 18 The legal drinking age in the United States is twenty-one and older. Some states have been pushing to lower the age to eighteen. Some say that lowering the age would make it more dangerous‚ but that is not the case. This would be beneficial to the government and to the public. Lowering the drinking age to eighteen would increase in restuarant and bar revenue‚ make drinking safer‚ and if we are considered a "legal" adult at the age of eighteen‚ we should be able
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Debate Case Outline Affirmative Side of the Case First Affirmative Constructive Speech Resolved; The legal driving age in New Hampshire should be changed to 18 in the US. I will now define unclear terms Legal Driving Age Established or founded upon law. NeurologicalThe medical science that deals with the brain and the disorders affecting it. Gray Matter Grey nerve tissue in the brain that when developed controls things like how we make choices. Cognitive Skills (Cognitive skills include things like memory
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The drinking age be lowered to 18 "Alcohol is the drug of choice among America’s adolescents‚ used by more young people than tobacco or illicit drugs... [T]here are 10.1 million underage drinkers in the United States... 39% of current 8th graders‚ 58% of 10th graders‚ 72% of 12th graders‚ and 85% of college students have tried alcohol.” -The National Institutes of Health (NIH) wrote in their fact sheet titled "Underage Drinking" on report.nih.gov. Apparently keeping the drinking age at 21 is not
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waits he begins to think back to the past seven years of his time in the Sex and Child Crimes Special Task Force Unit. He had worked for the Cleveland Police Department for a total of twelve years‚ coming up in a few weeks. Seven years ago having just made detective not even a year‚ when this special task force was created‚ in an attempt to help reduce violence in the Cleveland area and help reduce the Violent Crimes Unit’s infinite case backup. He was one of the highest scores in the history of the
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There is no one reason for violent crime. According to Elliot Currie‚ author of Roots of Danger: Violent Crime in Global Perspective‚ it is an interaction of inequality‚ marginal work‚ weak social constructs‚ strained families‚ harsh and ineffective criminal justice system‚ and easy access to firearms. These issues lead to violence‚ which “contributes to a vicious downward spiral in which poor social conditions create high levels of violence‚ which in turn exacerbate those adverse social conditions
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2 Drinking Age: 21 or 18? Some of the most overlooked types of drugs are those that are legal. Specifically‚ alcohol is one of the most widely used drugs in the world‚ and yet‚ many people don’t think of this substance upon hearing the word “drug.” This drug contributes to significantly more deaths than some illegal drugs such as marijuana (which has not been reported to cause any deaths)‚ and yet alcohol is still legal. On the flipside‚ alcohol is outlawed for minors under the age of 21‚ while
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