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What Pit Bulls are Actually Capable of There are many controversies regarding the breed of pit bulls in society today. The opinion of some is that the breed should be terminated, while others love the breed. Meanwhile the rest of the population does not have an opinion about the breed at all. Each opinion was discovered through experience, communication, or reading. Charlotte Alter has an opinion of her own in the article she wrote. Charlotte Alter’s position on the fact that pit bulls are…

The attention is often riveted on the perpetrator when a crime occurs. What happens to the victim? Throughout the criminal process, it is critical the victims’ role is understood. Varying in seriousness, the use of force or violence affects victims physically, psychologically and in monetary value. Victims react differently from person to person, in addition the effects are short term or long term. Nevertheless, taking care of the victim remains the most important. Crimes are random,…

United States, having common characteristics such as to suggest the reasonable possibility that the crimes were committed by the same actor or actors” (FBI.com). Not all serial killers are the same. Although, they do share similar characteristics; “arson, antisocial behavior, torturing small animals, childhood abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, poor family life, voyeurism, intelligence and shiftlessness” (9 Warnings of a Serial Killer article). Serial killers also follow these guidelines:…

Growing up is not about what is wrong and what is right but it is about taking responsibility for yourself and dealing with the consequences and live your ambitions and dreams. So basically being grown up is about how you deal with situations in a mature way. Growing up is not an easy process we must all go through in life. Everyone grows mentally and physically at their own individual rates and the process between being child and being an adult, there are certain behavior and attitudes that all…

) and segregation. In level four of the pyramid we move into more of physical bias, this level is motivated violence and includes individual violence such as murder, rape, assault, and threats. In this level we also have community violence such as arson, terrorism, vandalism, and desecration. In the final level of the pyramid, level five we have the most intense stage because it encapsulates all of the levels previously discussed. Level five is genocide, which is the act of intent to…

Imagine living life as a goldfish. From the very moment it’s life begins, the tiny, innocent specimen is engulfed in water. Given the ability to communicate with the goldfish, one might mention the presence of water. The response would be something along the lines of: “Water? What is that?”. Even though the goldfish relies on water for survival, it would not be aware of it’s surroundings. When confronted with this observation, the goldfish might become defensive or taken aback. “Water isn’t…

Through the NIBRS, Law Enforcement Authorities (LEAs) reported data on each offense and arrest within 23 offense categories made up of 49 specific crimes called Group A offenses the law enforcement collect administrative, offense, property, victim, offender, and arrestee information and an additional 10 Group B offense category (Author Unknown, Jan 2013, p 6). By design, LEAs generate NIBRS data as a by-product of their respective Records Management Systems (RMS) (Author Unknown, Jan 2013, p 6)…

The Civil War is said to be the most important war in United States history. This is said because not only was a new form of war introduced, but it also introduced a separation of the American people that some believe still exists today. Many problems led up to the start of the Civil War, but the biggest dispute was slavery. After four years of fighting, the war came to an end and the country needed to be reconstructed; not only the infrastructure but the society as well. During this process,…

My Communities Say goodbye to your childhood fantasies and step into the real world Look up to the ever changing skies, occasionally dark grey fill with heavy clouds Clouds that cover the beauty of the blue skies above Blue Skies that hold the bright beaming sun Every so often the heavy grey clouds, the sun and the beautiful blue skies align perfectly In this perfection we see on of nature most precious sights So common, yet so rare it takes your breath away A spectrum of light that…

Though many people are aware that women played a role in slave resistance, when there is discussion, it is portrayed as though women were not truly involved in challenging slavery and were not change-agents in the slave communities. However, this is not true because women were quite vital to slave resistance movements. There is ample research that proves they participated in both violent and nonviolent methods to confront slavery and the authority of the White man. Yet, there is little…