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    child becomes sick or pregnant they are disposed of left for dead on the streets, but not before the pimp has made $100’s a day from the sales of sex acts involving the child. Pimps use runaways for other task like transporting drugs, or shoplifting. Shoplifting is also known as boosting, the pimp send the child in with a list of items to steal and the children get it. The…

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    Temptation is defined as the urge to do something especially wrong or unwise. Augustine uses Confessions to show modern day temptation with stealing. In Book Two, The Pear Tree, Augustine speaks of his struggles with stealing. Temptation draws him to stealing fruit for many reasons. These reasons include, breaking laws, to feel sinful, and simply because he knew he did not need the fruit and it was not supposed to be taken. Forbidden things make temptation grow stronger. Augustine mentions…

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    act that is less serious than a third degree felony, but more significant than a petty misdemeanor. This crime can include a consequential punishment of 30 days (maximum) in jail. An example of this type of crime is assaulting a police officer, shoplifting, or simple assault. A traffic citation is an example of a petty misdemeanor. A petty misdemeanor can result in jail time of less than 30…

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    Ted Bundy born Theodore Robert Cowell; November 24, 1946 – January 24, 1989 was an American Serial Killer, Kidnapper, Rapist, and Necrophilia, who assaulted and murdered numerous young women’s and girls’ the 1970’s and possibly earlier. Shortly before his execution, after more than a decade of denials, he confessed to 30 homicides committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978. The true victim count remains unknown and could be much higher. Born out of wedlock, Ted Bundy was given to his…

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    J.E.B.Spredemann said,“Choices made, whether bad or good, follow you forever and affect everyone in their path one way or another.”In the short stories,”The Soul of Caliban”,by Emma Squier,”On the Sidewalk Bleeding”by Evan Hunter,and “Citizen’s Arrest”,by Charles Willeford the choices that characters made impacted them and others.The choices that people make often has an impact on their lives and the lives of others. In the story “On the Sidewalk Bleeding", characters made choices that…

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    prosecution is required. Coupled with the fact that Agnes would lose her job as a result of a conviction of an offence of dishonesty, it is unlikely the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) would continue with prosecution. The maximum guideline sentence for shoplifting is three years. However, with no prior convictions and given the value of the handbag, the court is likely to only impose a nominal penalty. Given the cost to the CPS and wider justice system, of pursuing a prosecution and the fact…

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    Pleasure can come from stealing if someone has a psychological issue, like kleptomania. (Psychological studies on shoplifters, shoplifting and kleptomania. 2014.) A sociological issue can also explain why these three men succumbed to stealing from people’s homes. Psychological explanations for becoming unethical is less common, while sociological explanations for unethical behaviors…

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    When your going through a tough time you learn lessons. Learning a lesson while going through something rough is one of the best things that can happen. I personally have been through some stuff that I didn't expect or want it to be like. For an example, in 8th grade I was on the A team the whole year until the last game, I got moved down to the B team. I wasn't getting the minutes I was wanting to get on the A team and I didnt know why. It was because I didn't work hard enough in practice. I…

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    Dishonest, illegal, criminal, infamous, cruel, and greedy are words that mostly describes this felony crime. These words tells us that people are doing these things for fun, but it's not. Taking something that is not yours? That's robbery. Shoplifting? Burglary? Theft? Breaking and Entering? These are all things that represents robbery. Our community has been threatened by robbers, burglars, thieves, and shoplifters. This is what robbery is. It is pointless to do, a foolish thing to do be exact;…

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    friends, withdrawal from activities or sports, use of drugs or alcohol, changes in relationships with teachers and peers, changes in family roles, wanting to be physically close to safe adults, inappropriate sexual behavior/acting out, stealing, and shoplifting (Long, 2015). Furthermore, a student might report physical symptoms that could indicate deeper needs, including stomachaches, headaches, heartaches, frequent accidents or injuries, increased requests to visit the nurse, nightmares, dreams…

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