Crime in the United States

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    Individuals are more likely to commit crimes if they are influenced or encouraged by people they love and trust. However there are ways the average person can partake in the reduction of crimes. Currently, the U.S. has so much crime that we need to do something to limit these types of illegal acts. Moreover, the government needs to create stricter laws in order to reduce the crime rates in the United States. Crime in the United States should be reduced with the help of police for the following reasons. Innocent people are getting injured which causes them to go to the hospital and going to the hospital may create other problems. Not only, When these crimes happen are people getting hurt but it's an invasion of privacy. There are many different crimes, burglaries are one of them this is a problem because this can cause a loss of items. Actually, 60 percent of the burglaries happen to homes that do not have security systems and most likely they will go to a house that does not have a security system. When any illegal acts happen it is something to be concerned about, there are ways we could reduce them. All together, those are the reasons why we should try to find some way crimes could be reduced within the United States.…

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    Crime in the United States isn't something any of us can shy away from. Many types of Crime take place every day in the world we live. One of the most important issues faced by the criminal justice system is how to best respond to drug crimes. Politicians and media frequently claim that drugs are out of control in the U.S. and this can no longer be tolerated. These issues need to be addressed sooner than later and the criminal justice system can take in an effort to reduce drug crime Drugs in…

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    No matter where you live throughout the world, there is always going to be crime in that area. But when you compare the United State’s crime rate to that of countries like Canada, Norway, and Sweden, the result are shocking. According to the textbook, “over 1.9 million people were incarcerated in 2010 (1 in every 104 adults in the United States), by far the highest rate in the world” (pg. 306, Stanely, Zinn, and Smith). As a nation we need to stop using our prisons as a place of punishment…

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    Numerous components can help the crime rate in America the economy, geology, and the climate all appear to assume a part. Social researchers, lawmakers and law implementation authorities consistently endeavor to distinguish the variables that influence criminal action with the expectation that they can utilize the data to lessen crime. As per the FBI's report, "Crime in the United States," territories with high populaces and additionally those with thick populaces regularly have a higher rate of…

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    Among African Americans and Hispanic adolescent boys, homicide is the leading cause of death, 100,000 children bring weapons to school every day in the United States (Hoffman and Summers, 2001). The increasing rates of youth violence appears to be a worldwide phenomenon in industrialized nations. Possible explanations for the increase vary from country to country and include drug trafficking, family breakdown, political turmoil and increased gang activity (Hoffman and Summers, 2001). In the…

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    Organized crime in the United States pre Nineteen Twenties consisted of gambling, prostitution, and theft. However, crime syndicates not only in the United States but all across the world began to change as prohibition of alcohol spread. In the year Nineteen Seventeen the Volstead Act or National Prohibition Act was passed by congress and later became officially established as the Eighteenth Amendment in Nineteen Nineteen. The Amendment established that after one year of any activity related to…

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    Seizures that are done unconstitutionally don’t normally occur, but I did recently read an article relating to your answer. Sadly, sometimes police may seize someone’s private property, even if they did not commit any crimes. According to the webpage ACLU (2013), 130 CAID patrons were innocent, but were detained by the police at an Art Institute in Detroit which resulted in confiscation and the impoundment more than thirty cars and citations. However, there were no drugs or any weapons found.…

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    Today in the United States, the Second Amendment is a largely controversial debated topic by roughly every politician. The Second Amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791. It states “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (Masters). There are various inputs to this enormous problem, on the bare surface it seems as if a large proportion of this input is contributed by society; or that is…

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    On November 8 of 2016, United States had a drastic change. United States elected a new president and one that many people of color would fear and hate. Donald Trump was elected and he invited many of his followers to express a form of bold racism. Donald Trump is culturally significant because his treatment towards ethnic groups prove what racial chauvinism in America is like. The day after Donald Trump was elected many people of color reported that they were discriminated and harassed by…

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    People are so ignorant! Why would you vote for a man who is only experienced in business deals to control a country? This man is used to making allies and decisions that only benefit him and his partners! To him, we are just an end product. Everyone that voted for him voted for this idea that he can build better relationships for America, but so far we are blink away from a war, we are deporting innocent people and separating families, and we have successfully devalued women, people of color,…

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