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Bisphenol A, is a commercial chemical often used in the making of polycarbonates and epoxy resin. Polycarbonates are often used in the making of plastic food and beverage containers, such. Epoxy resin is often used in the lining of food cans and the tops of bottles. This is dangerous because it poses a threat to human health. Bisphenol A also known as BPA can seep through the plastic container and into the food or beverage itself. Exposure to BPA can have a negative impact on the…

Violent crimes are offenses which involve force or threat of force, and are categorized into four different groups/categories: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The prevalence and seriousness of violent crimes have fluctuated over time according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, however they continue to plague our society. Statistics show a small decline in many violent crimes, e.g. domestic violence, sexual assault, hate…

required the attorney general to great a system to collect data about hate crimes. In 1994, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act allowed the Hate Crime Statistics Act to enhance the penalties for bias motivated crimes. Next, the Church Arson Prevention Act was passed in 1996, which prohibit any damage to be done to religious property or attempts to prevent someone from exercising their personal beliefs. In 1997, the Campus Hate Crimes Right To Know Act was enacted, stating school…

Racial Profiling Racial profiling: the practice of assuming that one has committed an offense on the sole basis of their race or ethnicity. More often than not, racial profiling also goes hand in hand with police brutality and corruption. While repudiation of the argument that liberal media outlets make the effort to observe police-minority interactions through untainted lenses by hyperbolic perspectives difficult, the recent abundance of questionably handled cases within the United…

injured and 4 having been killed by midnight. A second riot occurred on 2 September 1964, where the unwarranted killing of a Malay trishaw rider triggered violent reactions from the Malays, leading to numerous cases of assaults, stabbing and attempted arson. In response to the communal violence, the Tunku apparently warned Mr Lee Kuan Yew that Singapore ‘could be expelled from Malaysia if trouble continued’. The 1964 racial riots was a key example in showing how the activities of the PAP,…

During the approximate time of 400BC, Socrates stated that "I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing." Although many may observe and say that this cannot be true, that the wisest man alive must know something -- we get some insight into how the human psychie stores and utilizes memories. When a memory is created we take it in through our personal perception of the world, and take note of what happened. As soon as we apply our personal perception, it is no…

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illegal for anyone to commit, there is no age restriction required to charge someone for these actions. However, these are seen to common amongst minors due to the environment in which the minor is raised. Felonies committed by minor typically include arson, rape, assault, carrying a concealed weapon, drug use, and larceny. These are behaviors of more serious juvenile delinquents. According to the Categorical Offenses of Juvenile Delinquents and the Relationship of Achievement study, “the study…

History The death penalty has been used as a penalty for disobeying the law since the 18th century B.C., in the Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon. The Hammurabi Code included the death penalty for more than 20 different crimes. Since then, most countries have adopted the death penalty at some point. The integration of the death penalty in the United States was largely influenced from Britain, as Britain had a major history of capital punishment. In 1612, Thomas Gale, the Virginia governor at the…

after marijuana was officially authorized, violent and property crime rates in Colorado actually fell. The Denver Police Department found that violent crime (aggravated assault, robbery, sexual assault, and homicide) fell by 6.9% and property crime (arson, larceny, auto theft, theft from motor vehicle, and burglary) dropped by 11.1% (Delmore, 2014). When marijuana was legalized, Colorado also received $2 million in taxes related to recreational marijuana sales thus it helped public schools,…