Violent crime

Imagine that, for an experiment, 200 children would be gathered for testing and be exposed to two kinds of violent content: watching their parents brutally attack each other for an hour each day, or watching a violent television program for an hour each day. After a month, the mental health of the two groups of children would be assessed and the results compared; hypothetically, it would be clear that the two groups would be affected very differently. Even children can determine the difference…

as long as society has had crime. The idea has not been vocalized in the past but the fact is that society may not even realize the impact recidivism has on the everyday life of individuals within our society. “The concept of recidivism has produced a variety of definitions and special applications. However, the meaning that is most widely used defines recidivists as offenders who serve time in prisons, reenter society, and violate their parole or commit new crimes that return them to…

of concerns. Rape, robbery, and murder are all concerning violent crimes that have caused controversy in the media and politics. Oftentimes, there is a clear description in what a violent offender resembles, and it is often male and often black. These descriptions often create delusions about who can commit what crime, leading to dismiss others for committing similar acts. In return, limited information is left on others committing crimes and the differences they retain. This thesis will examine…

“Studies have shown that poverty and income inequality, whether at the city, state, or national level, are powerful predictors of homicide and violent crime (Blau and Blau 1986; Hsieh and Pugh, 1993).” There are studies that agree and disagree the poverty is contributed to violent crime behavior. The research study by Bruce P. Kennedy, Ichiro Kawachi, Deborah Prothrow-stith, Kimberly Lochner, and Vanita Gupta, are rating homicide rate and poverty relationship using the Robin Hood index. Robin…

If an individual is from a impoverish area that experiences high crime rates, that same person is expected to continue the same criminal acts in their community. However, someone from a neighborhood with better resources and more prestige are excluded in being surrounded and/or participating in criminal acts. In this paper, I plan to explore different studies to examine the relationship between poverty/social class/ SES and crime. Individual’s social class creates an image for people in…

vulnerable to experiencing a crisis (Jais, 2016). This essay demonstrates what psychological impact occurs from crisis and trauma that is caused by a violent crime. Violent crime is defined as an aggravated assault that includes some sort of life-threatening nature or bodily harm is caused to one or more individuals (Fazel & Grann, 2006). Violent crime situations that involve crisis and trauma are explored from a counselling perspective. This is achieved by suggesting what particular models and…

Crime happens all over the world yet it is interpreted in many different ways. There are so many different factors that make up crime, and those factors vary depending on where in the world you live. One major factor, in the United States at least, is the mass media. In this new day and age the media seems to know everything, and has no qualms with sharing that information with whoever is listening. Either that, or they don’t mind going and making it seem as if crime isn’t something that people…

heard about how violent crimes have gone down excessively over a period of a decade. Many articles have been published trying to display non-biased statistics and shed light on the reality of this. C.J Ferguson writes how there is no actual link between video game violence and actual violent crimes in teens; he even displays statistics on how youth violence have actually dropped in correlation with the amount of video games sold. The reality of the matter is that violent juvenile crimes in…

The Effects of Violent Victimization on Quality of Life The effect of violent crime on victims is determined on a case-by-case basis. In general, violent victimization takes a toll on a victim’s physical, mental, emotional, and social health. The symptoms can manifest immediately or remain dormant. The duration of the effects can vary in timeframe and intensity. They depend on the severity of the violent act as well as other factors. After a violent crime unfolds, a victim’s quality of life…

election of 2016, contenders debate the subject of criminal reform that assists non-violent offenders of the law. Two out of five primary presidential candidates voice their view on criminal reform support the REDEEM and Justice Safety Valve Acts. These acts remove records of non-violent offences on the federal level of juveniles under 15 and allow judges to regulate the minimum mandatory sentence of non-violent offenders to their best interest. Anti-reformists contend that laws exist to…