United States cities by crime rate

About Stop, Question, and Frisk Stop, question, and frisk (SQF) is a tactics used in New York City by police officers to help lower crime rates. This tactic entails police officers to stop any suspicious person on the streets if they have reasonable suspicion about a crime that happened, is happening, or is about to happen and question the suspect. If the officer believes the suspect is armed and dangerous, they have the authority the do a quick pat-down of the suspect’s outer clothing to see…

people needing government aid taxes will increase leaving people with less money to spend to help the economy grow. There have been many studies showing the correlation between crime and inequality of wealth. In one case the studies that were done found findings of “97% of correlations to be positive and concluding that rates of violence are higher in more unequal…

touted as a promising avenue through which police departments can improve the quality of service and foster better public safety. In response, police departments across the United States took to this new model of policing. The purpose of the present paper is to provide an understanding of community policing in the United States today. After a scan of relevant literature on four police departments; Chicago police department, Baltimore police department, San Diego police department,…

I wanted to tell you about something I learned about in class this year. It was where cities were turning empty rundown lots and United Spaces in cities into green spaces, small parks and small gardens. I think this idea is marvelous. It takes an abandon lot in a small park or a community gardens. Everyone in that community would benefit from this idea. People in the area can take advantage of the garden, they would have food that is health for them, and they would take pride in it because…

community in the United States of America, gangs are present in the area. Street gangs have been around for many years, most notably as early as the 1820s. Street gangs have become more popular over time, with gang activity peaking in the 1980s until the late 1990s. Gangs typically recruit children as young as age 15 and 37% of gang members are under the age of 18. In more recent times the prevalence of gang has poisoned the minds of the youth in urban communities around the United States.…

The United Stated of America is the most ethnically diverse nation in the world. We have experienced advances in technology, economic prosperity, and acceptance of others. However, these advances, acceptance, and prosperity are not evenly shared across society, as demonstrated by entire sections of American communities becoming marginalized. A central facet of this marginalization is the unequal treatment of Hispanics/Latinos which becomes apparent within the entirety of the American criminal…

The United States has 270 million guns, the most in the world, consequently, this brings the question of gun control and the Second Amendment.( Should More Gun Control Be Enacted ). The Second Amendment protects the right to individual gun ownership, banning the ownership of assault weapons would be unconstitutional. Most criminals who obtain guns do so illegally, thus putting a censorship on gun ownership would not prevent them from getting firearms. Gun control does not stop crime, the…

particularly African American. The greatest blow has been dealt by those policies in the criminal justice system specifically those known as The War on Crime and The War on Drugs. Stop and frisk, classification of drugs for sentencing,…

The coroner determines who the corpse was, how, when, and where they died. An inquest report is a judicial inquiry in order to prove the manner and cause of one’s death. A coroner uses medical examinations in order to investigate deaths and bodily injuries. Sometimes, these are under suspicious circumstances. Peel Region police officers killed Michael Wade Lawson, who was just 17 years old. Lawson was shot with an illegal bullet in the back of the head on December 8, 1988. Constables Anthony…

owning semi-automatic AR-15 or military grade M-16s. While anyone who possesses a valid Firearm Owner Identification card also known as Foid, along with a clean and clear criminal record, can own any style of arsenal that they desire in the great state of Illinois. Most people who own firearms, use them to protect theirselves and loved ones as a form of self-defense, hunting or just recreational use. Although not completely effective, it certainly gives people a false sense of security, fighting…