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    or behave as they do. Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory proposes that people learn from one another, by observation, imitation, and modeling (Boeree, 2006). The Social Learning Theory implies that people learn the procedures and mindset of crime from intimate contact with criminal peers (Siegel, 2010). The perspective of the social learning theory that best explains why people commit domestic violence is that people learn to be aggressive by watching others act aggressively…

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    whether or not someone serving a 10 year prison sentence should or shouldn’t be considered to get a heart transplant. I personally do not feel that someone serving a prison sentence (especially when it was the second time they had committed the crime and it was a crime that harmed another individual) should get a heart transplant. According to the Case Study presented by Christopher Meyers entitled, “A New Liver for a Prisoner” he writes that in holding persons responsible for their behavior…

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    week your best friend was murdered. Now, you’re in court and the offender was ruled to have only 11 years of prison, instead of the death penalty in the eyes of the pubic. Would you agree that the punishment given was proportional and justified the crime offended? It certainly wouldn’t have back then, so why is it now? The 8th amendment have changed based on how our prosectives changed over time and so has our ways of interpreting the terms “ cruel and unusual”. What we would have considered as…

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    Serial Arson

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    prison the suspect may also face fines. Arson often involves property damage There are six types/MOs of arson; Excitement, Vandalism, revenge, crime concealment, profit, and extremism/terrorist. Excitement is the most common motive. Usually the suspect of this type are thrill seekers who want attention. This type of arsonist will usually commit the crime in or near a place or area familiar to them. It is not uncommon for the unsub to remain at the scene. The unsub may even photograph or…

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    a dystopian society may also take social norms to far through. “The Giver,” a book that showed a society that had such a regard for human rights, economics, natural disasters, and social norms, it became a dystopian society because it was far too perfect. So the opposite can be true too. We should not fall to far down that rabbit hole that we forget how to question people or actions. That we should not give up all entertainment just because it is a bit mindless but, I also agree with you that…

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    Jack The Ripper Story

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    The story of Jack the Ripper was always piqued the interest due to the ambiguous personality and the unsolved case. Jack the ripper had committed five murders, all of women between 25 and 40 years old, but the most horrifying thing was the mean by which he killed his victims, as he used to remove their organs. As a result people were panicked ending in attacking on everyone matched the description, especially of someone who carried a bag. Soon enough the police accused two person for being Jack…

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    The Numbers Gang Oral Report “This is the day that you sign your death wish. You could die today, tomorrow, you could die anytime.” This was said to a man when he got his tattoo to represent he was a new member. Normally, when someone joins a gang, they don't realize that they are giving up their safety. Not only are their gangs all over the streets, there are many malignant gang affiliations in prisons. At Pollsmoor prison, you have to belong to a numbers gang to survive. Pollsmoor prison is…

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    foreigner must pass in order to become a legal citizen, the problem is illegal immigration. The sad truth is most of the people coming over illegally are coming in order to commit various crimes or are simply looking for work, but at the cost of being in debt to dangerous criminals. They commit a staggering amount of crimes, take jobs for less than minimum wage that any person on welfare or without a home would take in a heartbeat, and yet some politicians refuse to deport any illegal immigrant…

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    To the public eye, criminal profiling is the perfect tool in helping law enforcement find a suspect who committed a certain crime; that is, according to crime shows like Criminal Minds, Law and Order, and NCIS. In these shows, the bad guy is always caught and justice is served. All of which happens in a matter of an hour. So, is criminal profiling actually this accurate? Does it have any scientific basis? What about the people who fit the profile, but are innocent, how does it affect them? This…

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    high crime rate in which many victims are affected psychologically, mentally and emotionally. There are families that either lose a loved one or are simply traumatized by an event that scar them for the rest of their life. The criminal justice system in the U.S. is more concern on preventing crimes around the communities, but are they also trying to help the victims of these crimes? It is crucial to prevent crimes on the cities and towns, that way people will not be affected by these crimes in…

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