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- 1131: Youth Gangs An Overview
- ... associated with them were once thought to involve a relatively small number of major urban areas whose gang troubles mirrors those of the stereotypical West Side Story scenario. Isolated, under-privileged, youth involved with petty crime and "intimate" physical force played-out only amongst themselves. No longer is this the case. Since 1980, the United States has seen a proliferation of youth gangs. The number of cities with gang problems has ... concern here was that the outward results were usually confined to youth gang members and isolated communities. The incidents where drugs and violence were connected to youth gangs stemmed mainly from territorial fights among organized crime groups. The youth just happened to be the "tools" used in the enforcement and intimidation trade of drug traffickers (Miller, Geertz, Cutter, 1962). In the 1980's Americans noticed a rapid increase in youth gang ... and violence connection are 1) the effects of the "high" created by the drug can induce violent behavior by the gang member, 2) the high cost of the drug often impels users to commit violent crime in order to obtain money for purchasing drugs and 3) "systemic" violence is a common feature of the drug culture considering protection or expansion of drug markets, retaliation against competitors or suppliers who violate " ...
- 1132: Legalization of Marijuana
- ... States to take part in. Not only would it destroy families, but would also lead to the fall of our economy. Pro-legalization organization argue the fact that legalization would result in the decrease of crime rates in our cities and towns, but in actuality almost eighty-two percent of all violent crime that involves drugs don't involve marijuana. The fact remains that crime would still inhabit the streets if marijuana was to be legalized. The organizations base there theory on the success that the Netherlands has had with reduction of crime due to the wide- spread legalization ...
- 1133: Legalization of Marijana: For
- ... both political parties, admit they have smoked marijuana. We should begin to reflect that reality in our state and federal legislation, and stop acting as if otherwise law-abiding marijuana smokers are part of the crime problem. They are not, and it is absurd to continue to spend law enforcement resources arresting them. Marijuana smokers in this country are no different from their non- smoking peers, except for their marijuana use. Like most Americans, they are responsible citizens who work hard, raise families, contribute to their communities, and want a safe, crime-free neighborhood in which to live. Because of our marijuana laws, these citizens face criminal arrest and imprisonment solely because they choose to smoke a marijuana cigarette when they relax, instead of drinking alcohol. They ... obvious: the individual is spared the indignity of an arrest and the threat of jail, and avoids a criminal record. But this approach also benefits law enforcement by freeing up police to focus on serious crime. Nearly one-third of Americans live in states which have now had a 15-20 year real-world experience with marijuana decriminalization, and the experience has been overwhelmingly favorable. Contrary to the fears expressed ...
- 1134: A Comparison Of Typewriters Vs. Computers
- TYPEWRITERS: AN ENDANGERED SPECIES? For well over a decade, experts in office automation have predicted the demise of the typewriter. In their view the computer is destined to tale over the word processing role enjoyed by the typewriter for over a century. Yet, a recent report (Fernberg, 1989, 49-50) indicates that electronic typewriter shipments over the last three years averaged about a billion dollars a year. Further, the Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers' Association projects that the annual growth rate will remain constant at 1.5 percent over the next five years. With sales holding steady at over a million units a year, the ... Paez (1985, 55): A familiar keyboard, which requires fewer keystrokes and has a simpler, less code-intensive user interface, makes the Transition to a high-end typewriter much easier than the Transition to a personal computer with the same functions. Typewriter Flexibility An electronic typewriter can perform some functions computers cannot, but a personal computer (PC) cannot be used a mere typewriter (nor should it be). Perhaps that is why ...
- 1135: The Black Cat
- ... the beginning of the story when the narrator writes,"But to-morrow I die, and today I would unburthen my soul" (Poe 1). This tells readers that they are about to find out what horrible crime the narrator has committed in order to be in such a situation. Womack writes: "Poes pronounced use of foreshadowing leads the reader from one event to the next (one night, one morning, on the ... he killed Pluto. The gallows on the breast of the second cat also play a part in foreshadowing because they implicate to the reader that the narrator will be hung in the future for the crime of killing his wife. Prinsky states that foreshadowing is used in the crime scene, a cellar, which reminds readers of the name of the first black cat and foreshadows the narrators descent into the darkness of irrationality, of evil, and the forces of the unconscious mind (234). " ...
- 1136: Gun Control
- ... good friend Jerry. I took her a few minutes but I finally understood her. Jerry had been shot earlier that day by two juviniles with handguns in search of drugs and money. Contention 1. Juvinile Crime with guns has gone up. A. Juviniles homocide with guns is tripling Congressional Record 96' ( July 24, Senate Resolution 282) "Juvinile homosides involving firearms trippled from 1980 to 1994. Ask any police chief of any ... each year." Contention 2. Availability of guns to juvililes has gone up. A. Guns are easy to steal Munsey,'96 (Christopher, March 31) "Criminals like stolen handguns because if they are somehow recovered after a crime, they will turn up in the records only as stolen." B. Handguns are sold frequently Johnson,96' (Febuary 21, Columbia Dispatch) "People can buy handguns at gunshows, flea markets, and on the black market without ... The Brady Law which took effect Febuary 28, 1994, requires a background check during the five day waitng period before the sale of a handgun." D. Police are inadequate Jeffery Synder (The Pblic Interest, 1993) "Crime is increasing because citizen resistence & law inforcement is inadequate." Plan Plan Plank 1. The plan will be administed by the Department of Justice and all oher necessary agencies in the U.S. Plan Plank ...
- 1137: Gangs
- ... is not going away. This problem if ignored is going to lead to the decay of our society. In many of the articles that I read about gang violence they warned of the impending youth crime crisis. Youth violent crime has been rising dramatically for more than a decade. An upward surge in youthful perpetrators of violence is complemented by an unprecedented growth in youth living with little or no adult supervision. For decades mostly adults drove violent crime, with kids involved mostly in property crime. What has been changing is that juveniles are becoming much more involved in violent offenses, with the use of weapons. Gang members' range in age from 8 ...
- 1138: Capital Punishment: Injustice of Society
- ... is substantially lower than 50 years ago. This decline creates a situation in which the death penalty ceases to be a deterrent when the populace begins to think that one can get away with a crime and go unpunished. Also, the less that the death sentence is used, the more it becomes unusual, thus coming in conflict with the eighth amendment. This is essentially a paradox, in which the less the death penalty is used, the less society can legally use it. The end result is a punishment that ceases to deter any crime at all. The key part of the death penalty is that it involves death - something which is rather permanent for humans, due to the concept of mortality. This creates a major problem when "
there continue ... hour, there is not much incentive for a lawyer to spend a great deal of time representing a capital defendant. When you compare this to the prosecution, "
aided by the police, other law enforcement agencies, crime labs, state mental hospitals, various other scientific resources, prosecutors
experienced in successfully handling capital cases, compulsory process, and grand juries
"(Tabak 37), the defense that the court appointed counsel can offer is puny. If, ...
- 1139: Capital Punishment: Does the End Justify the Means?
- ... no substitute that will satisfy the legal requirements of legal justice.There is no sameness of kind between death and remaining alive even under the most miserable conditions, and consequently there is no equality between crime and the retribution unless the criminal is judicially condemned and put to death." Immanuel Kant. About 2000 men, women, and teenagers currently wait on America's "Death Row." Their time grows shorter as federal and ... punishment contend that society should support those practices that will bring about the greatest balance of good over evil, and capital punishment is one such practice. Capital punishment benefits society because it may deter violent crime. While it is difficult to produce direct evidence to support this claim since, by definition, those who are deterred by the death penalty do not commit murders, common sense tells us that they will die ... we are duty bound to reject the death penalty in favor of the less severe alternative. There is no evidence to support the claim that the death penalty is a more effective deterrent of violent crime than say, life imprisonment. In fact, statistical studies that have compared the murder rates of jurisdictions with and without the death penalty have shown that the rate of murder is not related to whether ...
- 1140: Drug Abuse
- ... people value several things, some of which are freedom, expanding and taking care of our families and our financial security. We, the people, take such things for granted. We also discourage some behavior, such as crime, laziness and use of illegal drugs. Drug abuse is one of the most discouraged behaviors in our country. Use of illegal drugs is harmful to the user and all those with whom the user comes ... all, hurts the user. Drug users are parasites, feeding off society's money, taxes and insurance. Every type of insurance goes up because of drug abuse, including auto, health and homeowners. Worst of all, the crime rate will sky rocket if we let this behavior continue. Illegal drugs and their abusers are a plague to society for many different reasons. Drugs have very harmful effects on the user and the people ... under the influence. Drug users commit property crimes, such as robbing a house or a store. Drug users also commit personal crimes, like mugging, armed robbery and even murder. Drug use, itself, can be a crime. It makes innocent citizens scared to walk out of their own homes, in their own neighborhoods. Drug abuse is a plague to society. Drug abuse drains society's resources by requiring that taxes be ...
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