Violent crime

the jurisdiction they have. County corrections only worry about crime that happen within the county it is in charge of. These crimes are generally small and don’t usually cross the county lines. On the other hand, the state is concerned about crimes that happen across multiple counties. The reason for this is simple; the state simply cannot deal with every single crime that happens within the state. Instead, the state delegates the crimes and their punishments to whatever county they happened…

Different states have different crime and census rate. Even in the same state the counties has different crime and census rate. Crime rate is the number of crimes that have been committed Crime rate is computed by the number of crimes based on the state, county, or even by their category. There are different volumes of crimes, and some crimes are more serious than others. The crime rate is inserted on the Federal Bureau of Investigation website by different states, and counties. The rate is…

witnesses of a crime scene have to give a full account to a member of the police of what they have seen and who committed the crime etc. For example: A murder could have taken place, but many people may have been involved so there would be a full account from multiple witnesses at the scene to find out different suspects and what exactly happened. A good recollection is vital to arrest the criminal. The eyewitness testimony is one of the most accurate ways of finding the culprit of the crime as…

horrible crime intentionally, but this is simply wishful thinking. Should juveniles accused of violent crime’s be tried and sentenced as adults? Well it depends on two main factors, the specific violence and whether or not the child demonstrated a full understanding of what he or she was actually doing. Up until around age 7, children are in a pre-operational way of thinking. In most violent situations juveniles do not comprehend their actions. However, if the juvenile committed a crime that…

Many researchers have tried to figure out ways of tuning violence risk assessment to account for various amounts of risk factors and assessed how treatment should be administered to minimize recidivism. According to Douglas & Skeem (2005), understanding dynamic risk factors and their relevance in risk assessment measures is crucial for facilitating future theory and research development. Hart, Sturmey, Logan & McMurran (2011), also puts great confidence on the importance of formulation of…

offenders of all ages, uses a unique and complex sentencing structure reserved for its most violent and serious juvenile offenders. Determinate Sentencing is legally defined as a jail or prison sentence that is definite and not subject to review by a parole board or other agency. Created in the 1980’s by Texas legislators, determinate sentencing is a sentencing structure that gives even the most serious and violent juvenile offenders a second chance at rehabilitation. For too long juveniles…

truth-in-sentencing laws that were enacted to reduce the possibility of early release from prison. The primary goal of the truth-in-sentencing laws was focused on retribution and was implemented to provide tougher punishment with the hopes of reducing crime rates (Foster, 2006). Unfortunately, the guidelines set forth interoperate the amount of time offenders will serve while eliminating the opportunity for early release afforded through goodtime…

Parental Role in Juvenile Crime Are juveniles predestined to commit crime, or are they steered toward criminal activity by other circumstances? There is a major problem within this country involving today’s youth. Juvenile Crime is a painful reality that the criminal justice system has to deal with on a daily basis. The statistics on juvenile crime are appalling. There are a lot of contributing factors to juvenile crime, such as negative examples set by adults, absence of role models, lack…

Holes in Gladwell’s Theory In the chapter, “The Power of Context: Bernie Goetz and the Rise and Fall of New York City Crime,” Malcolm Gladwell argues that the streets we walk down and the atmosphere and surroundings that which we are exposed to impact who we are and who we will become. Gladwell asserts that his argument is "environmental." He states that a person 's environment is all the situations, conditions, and influences surrounding and affecting the development of that person and that…

Although the data from the GSS on Victimization and the UCR both note trends in crime rates, methodological differences between these two processes produce complementary data that provide a comprehensive vision of criminal activity in Canada. Since 1962, Statistics Canada has been collecting police-reported crime data annually through the establishing Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. The crime rate is calculated by the sum of all Criminal Code incidents recorded by the police, divided by the…