Vandalism

just a few examples of the police going too far by taking the life of unarmed men who didn’t deserve to die. These events caused a lot of uproar. For example, in Ferguson and Baltimore, the citizens rioted and caused a lot of damage and a lot of vandalism took place. The police are supposed to protect us and defend the law. They are not supposed to kill or hurt unarmed citizens. Law enforcement has a lot of power, they have the power to take someone’s freedom or life if necessary. This power…

more home owners losing their residences there is a resultant reduction in property taxes. Local government relies heavily on revenue from property taxes. Local government has also incur more debt from trying to preserve abandoned properties from vandalism and…

Halloween Knowledge Essentials Halloween should be your favorite holiday. If it isn’t, the fascinating history of the holiday should just make it an even better holiday to you. The history in this article is guaranteed to intrigue you, and maybe that will get you to learn how to love the spooky holiday. Halloween first generated as a Celtic holiday that was called Samhain. Though, Samhain wasn’t anything like the Halloween now. People would try to scare off ghosts off by lighting bonfires,…

Reading the case example, Derek is still considered as a teenage boy. He had made many illegal violations of rules like arrested for shoplifting, vandalism, joyriding and drug use. Based on the given information, I predict that Derek is displaying conduct disorder. From the DSM 5, the symptoms for conduct disorder aggression to people and animal, destruction of property, deceitfulness or theft, and serious violation of rules. In the symptoms of conduct disorder, Derek has at least three out of…

Islamophobia in America A 2011 study by the Pew Research Center puts the number of Muslims in the U.S., at 2.6 million. So that is only 0.7% of the total population in America that follow the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad. Prior to September 11, 2001, Muslims were able to coexist in a pluralistic American Society, but since that tragic day in history, things have changed dramatically. The hideous acts performed by Islamic extremists that early autumn morning, has spawned a fear that has…

and the rate of juvenile offending which you have outlined seem to align with the broken windows theory. The broken windows theory states that if a community appears to be dilapidated and neglected due to poverty, as well as minor crimes such as vandalism and littering, there will be a perceived lack of social control that will encourage offenders to target these areas over areas that appear to be maintained and monitored (Caudill, Getty, Smith, Patten & Trulson, 2009). This means that a…

The Good Samaritan Law of Tennessee The Good Samaritan law provides legal protection for those who assist someone who is in some type of danger or someone who is already injured. Each and every state has some type of Good Samaritan law. “Tennessee’s Good Samaritan law provides protection for anyone who gives emergency rescue or first aid” (Simpson, n.d.). However, this law only protects a Samaritan under four circumstances. First, the person must only have one motive when providing aid; saving…

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright day break of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”-(Martin Luther King Jr) Racism was not just born into this world it was thought just like prejudice was thought and anti Semitism. People are racist and don't know it, they make racist remarks about different cultures. Racist means…

includes more facts and statistics which allows the reader to better side with his view. Throughout the article, Reyes provides the reader with strong facts to allow the reader to better understand what is happening. In the article Reyes states, “The Vandalism Act of 1966 was originally conceived as a legal weapon to combat the spread of mainly political graffiti common during…

Property crime is the next category of general crime that includes among other crimes burglary (into shop, house or flat, also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking), theft, larceny, shoplifting, pickpocketing, fraud, forgery, embezzlement, receiving stolen property, motor vehicle theft and unauthorized use of a vehicle. The term theft is sometimes used synonymously with larceny. Theft, however, is actually a broader term, encompassing many forms of deceitful taking of…