Violent crime

promote violence in the users. Many scholars, as well as professional organizations have dove deep into researching the topic. As expected, there are two sides to the argument. On one side, there is a group of individuals who strongly believes that violent videogames promote violence in the users. While on the other side, there is a vast majority of individuals who believe these claims are false. Though it is necessary to take a side on such a topic, it is necessary to look at all the facts and…

Question: How do the conditions under which an eyewitness sees a perpetrator during a crime influence their identification of the suspect? What conditions are likely to contribute to an inaccurate identification? Answer: The ability to identify the faces of others is key to social development. When one walks into a room full of people, one of the first things he or she does is look for faces with which he or she is familiar. Knowing the general and specific features of peoples’ faces is how we…

system works well in the interests of society. This research will include; the background of a criminal and the circumstances in which a criminal commits a crime. The background could include; if someone from the family of the criminal committed crime before, the childhood of a criminal and the circumstances in which a criminal committed a crime. The criminal justice system can be one of the reasons behind the…

Some believe that justice is fairness in what people receive, while others may believe that it is when those that harm you get what they deserve. Crime and criminal procedure are often depicted in the media through many different outlets. The media has a tendency to subconsciously affect our notion of Justice. The news outlets bombard us with vile crimes that affect…

Crime varies in different locations because there are many different factors that contribute to the amount of crimes that happen in a certain area. Community areas such as Lakeview, Austin, Little Village, and Roseland differ because they vary in financial status, and have different environmental factors. The communities with high rates of crime and violence are Lakeview, and Austin; the communities with lower acts of crime and violence are Little Village and Roseland. These communities can be…

this neighborhood, I also researched Brownsville and the first few articles that came up all detailed shootings that recently took place in the area. Time Magazine also listed Brownsville as one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Brooklyn.1 Crime rates in Brownsville have been decreasing, however, it is still ranked as one of the last safest…

When reading fictional stories or playing violent video games that you know are not real, so there is nothing influencing society to do anything violence in real-life. An example is shown about violence in the fictional story “The Lottery” when “Mr. Dunbar had small stones in both hands, and she…

Robbery is a crime that happens every day in our society. It usually leads to assault or murder. The question is what causes people to commit robbery, and which criminology theory affectedly describes the pattern. The theories that would explain criminals, and why they commit this particular crime are social process theories. The reason why these theories explain so well is that all human beings have different reasons for committing certain types of crimes. For instance all robbers have…

about a street crime that was committed not long ago and that only affected a few people. However, if one was to search for an article about a white-collar crime one will find it hard to find a case being covered on the news or newspaper. While street crime only causes relatively low financial damage white-collar crime yields a higher loss of capital. Nonetheless, the American justice system has primarily focuses on halting street crime offenders while comparably ignoring white-collar crime…

On January 23, 2014, Anthony Hernandez was indicted in Salem Superior Court for Conspiracy to Violate Drug Laws. As a result, on February 25, 2014, Anthony Hernandez’s mother, Maria Hernandez, hired Attorney Gary Zerola to represent Anthony; Zerola had previously represented Anthony in other unrelated legal matters. The criminal matter in which Anthony had been involved stems from a narcotics distribution investigation conducted by the New York Queens County District Attorney. During the…