In a narrative format of 750 or more words, discuss the following: Were the characteristics described in this unit consistent or inconsistent with your experience/perception of African American culture? Where do a majority of your perceptions about African Americans come from? What information are you still missing to make a more complete picture?
As veteran law enforcement official with over twenty-nine (29) years of experience, it’s very apparent that I have solid view of the African American culture. Personally as it relates to crime, my views are those that associate the white race with more of the white-collar crimes and the black race with those associated with violent/street type crimes. I have also learned the value of understanding, …show more content…
These types of cases are typically held in federal court system because they affect interstate commerce and can be prosecuted can many different the federal agencies, but mainly the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the lead agency in these particular types of investigations. The government must be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knowingly or intentionally participated in a scheme or plot to defraud another of money or property ("U.S. Department of Justice," n.d.). These types of crimes would be most notably known today as the Ponzi scheme or pyramid scheme, where investors take the monies of others, keep a share and pay the old investors the interest payments with new investors money. Eventually the criminal runs out of investors and new monies and the initial money is recalled and when the money cannot be produced the crime is reported. The crime would require a mens rea of intentionally or knowingly defrauding another out of their money/property with the intent to deprive them of it ("Common fraud schemes," …show more content…
In a crime family there are many reasons that a hit or an ordered murder can be ordered on an individual. Once that the judgment is made and the command is given the contract is given to a subordinate and the act carried out. The crime itself is considered first-degree murder (1st) the crime of first-degree murder requires a mens rea of malice aforethought to commit or to order the act or to be a party to the act itself and cause the death of another with intent. The article Race, Space, and Violence: Exploring Spatial Dependence in Structural Covariates of White and Black Violent Crime in US Counties made the following statement “black communities are characterized by exceptionally high levels of violent crime and disadvantage compared to white ones. It could be the case that black communities are less sensitive to surrounding concentrations of violence due to the high level of disadvantage and violent crime within the community” (Light & Harris, 2012, p. 583). The result of the study that was employed shows that indeed the rate of violence is remarkably higher for blacks than for whites (Light & Harris, 2012, p.
As veteran law enforcement official with over twenty-nine (29) years of experience, it’s very apparent that I have solid view of the African American culture. Personally as it relates to crime, my views are those that associate the white race with more of the white-collar crimes and the black race with those associated with violent/street type crimes. I have also learned the value of understanding, …show more content…
These types of cases are typically held in federal court system because they affect interstate commerce and can be prosecuted can many different the federal agencies, but mainly the Federal Bureau of Investigation is the lead agency in these particular types of investigations. The government must be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant knowingly or intentionally participated in a scheme or plot to defraud another of money or property ("U.S. Department of Justice," n.d.). These types of crimes would be most notably known today as the Ponzi scheme or pyramid scheme, where investors take the monies of others, keep a share and pay the old investors the interest payments with new investors money. Eventually the criminal runs out of investors and new monies and the initial money is recalled and when the money cannot be produced the crime is reported. The crime would require a mens rea of intentionally or knowingly defrauding another out of their money/property with the intent to deprive them of it ("Common fraud schemes," …show more content…
In a crime family there are many reasons that a hit or an ordered murder can be ordered on an individual. Once that the judgment is made and the command is given the contract is given to a subordinate and the act carried out. The crime itself is considered first-degree murder (1st) the crime of first-degree murder requires a mens rea of malice aforethought to commit or to order the act or to be a party to the act itself and cause the death of another with intent. The article Race, Space, and Violence: Exploring Spatial Dependence in Structural Covariates of White and Black Violent Crime in US Counties made the following statement “black communities are characterized by exceptionally high levels of violent crime and disadvantage compared to white ones. It could be the case that black communities are less sensitive to surrounding concentrations of violence due to the high level of disadvantage and violent crime within the community” (Light & Harris, 2012, p. 583). The result of the study that was employed shows that indeed the rate of violence is remarkably higher for blacks than for whites (Light & Harris, 2012, p.