Locking

Studying crime is an interesting topic because there are so many theories surrounding why people commit crimes. Although there are several theories pertaining to crime, there are few that stand out when exploring criminal activities. Theories such as strain theory or differential association theory are based around a persons surroundings, that those surroundings are what causes them to commit crimes. Although these theories make extremely good arguments, they suggest that others are to blame for…

Why is it that black or dark colors have a negative connotation behind it? For example “Blackmail” is corresponding with an illicit crime. To blackmail someone by definition is to hold someone hostage by threatening to expose unwanted information to the public that would reveal something unknown about that person. Think about it. When discussing dark colors in America or in almost any culture it is usually frightening or could be considered a form of some type of malicious act. In the eyes of…

age, severity of the offense, etc. In addition, the criminal justice system is still stuck on the notion that “mass incarceration” serves a beneficiary, as although locking up offenders gets them and their offense/s off of the street this in turn creates a bomb ready to explode at any second for two reasons. Firstly because, locking non-violent offenders up in turn forces them to do one primary thing. This pertains to the fact, that in order to fit in with the general prison population he/she…

had enough, in 1899 they decided to fight the British. This war was called the Boer War, it was also known as the South Africa War. The Boers used raids and guerrilla tactics against the British. The British retaliated by burning the Boer farms and locking women and children in disease infested camps. Black South Africans also helped by being scouts, guards, drivers, and workers. Many of them were captured by the British, almost 14,000 died. In the end, the Boers lost the war against the…

TMJ. TMJ is classified as any problems or pain directly related to the Temporomandibular joint. This can include moderate to extreme pain while chewing, a clicking sound while opening and closing the jaw, swelling of the face, problems with the jaw locking open or closed, etc. Malocclusion is defined as a misalignment between the teeth of both dental arches when they come together as the jaws close. Recently there has been a study done that explores whether the presence of TMJ and malocclusion…

contributed to the negative image associated with pit bulls and many of them do not fairly represent the breed. It was stated in an article “Pit Bull: Myth vs. Fact”, on TeamPitAFull.org, that of the most one popular myths about pit bulls is that they have locking jaws, which means that once the dog has bitten down there is no way of pring it open. The myth has gone as far as saying that once the dog has been killed the jaw can still not be pulled apart (“Pit Bull: Myth vs. Fact”). But none of…

Leg Stolen Out of Locked Car An $8,000 artificial leg was stolen from a man’s car was reported yesterday, police said. Roy Jones was having lunch at Shoney’s restaurant in Louisville yesterday when his car was broken into and his leg stolen. When Jones reported the incident, he said the back door was open and the glove compartment had been gone through. The leg had been in a package on the floor and when he came back 30 minutes later it was gone. Jones said he had locked his car, but the…

Article Summary An interesting study authored by Goel (2015) scrutinized the multitude of literature from split-brain patients and concluded the hemispheric dissimilarity in the efficient organization of prefrontal cortex (PFC) has not been established and investigated thoroughly. Research primarily restricted the role of the right hemisphere (RH) to little more than the visual organization. The literature with split-brain individuals offers substantial evidence for a left hemisphere (LH)…

I believe we have all seen major changes within law enforcement over the past several years. However, one area that I haven’t seen much change in is the reasons people join the law enforcement profession. I would guess that over 90% of law enforcement officers would say they entered into the profession to help people; I know that was my reason. Unfortunately, over the past few years, law enforcement officers have become an early and often target of negativity. There have been several high…

Toys-R-Us is one of the largest and most well-known toys stores around the world, having more than 1,800 stores worldwide (“Our History”). Which means kids all over the world can get hyped up about wondering around this toy store, begging to spend their parents’ money. The primary competitors would be other toy stores or hobby shops. Build-a-Bear workshop, Disney Toy Stores, HobbyTown USA, and pretty much any other places that specializes in toys and play things for kids. Toys-R-Us secondary…