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- 1981: Women In The Police Force
- ... what is occurring in police forces that have female officers. Stereotypes and biases are still held against female officers that date back to the start of the century. " Female officers had to fight not only crime and criminal activity, but also the negative attitudes and the stereotypes directed at women in general and female police officers in particular (Hernandez, Dreifus. pg. 42). Even though female employment rates are climbing in Canadian ... Society expects people to conform to these ideas. Female officers are still supposed to have a sense of femininity. On the other hand, law enforcement is generally viewed by society as a masculine job. The crime fighter view of police work is seen as masculine which can make it hard sometimes for women to fulfill. However, the service view of police work is seen as feminine. Some females join notoriously masculine ...
- 1982: Ancient Egyptian Mathematics
- ... the problem (Gillings 232-234). Maybe this is why the Egyptians were able to discover so many mathematical formulas. They never argued why something worked, they just believed it did. BIBLIOGRAPHY Berggren, J. Lennart. "Mathematics." Computer Software. Microsoft, Encarta 97 Encyclopedia. 1993-1996. CD- ROM. Dauben, Joseph Warren and Berggren, J. Lennart. "Algebra." Computer Software. Microsoft, Encarta 97 Encyclopedia. 1993-1996. CD- ROM. Gillings, Richard J. Mathematics in the Time of the Pharaohs. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1972. Smith, D. E. History of Mathematics. Vol. 1. New York ...
- 1983: Road Rage and Its Avoidance
- ... intentionally drives his or her vehicle into a building or other structure or property. What goes through the minds of those who commit these senseless acts on our roadways? What leads up to the final crime and what eventually triggers of these people? The psychological process leading up to the final and the final triggering of the anger are all part of a somewhat long and complex process by which the committer of the act goes through and eventually commits the crime. As it turns out, aggressive driving is rarely the result of a single incident, such as a stolen parking space or being cut off by traffic by another driver. Rather, they seem to be the ...
- 1984: Object Oriented Analysis
- Object Oriented Analysis During the 1950s, era of computing, computer programs were created using ad hoc software development approach; each system a unique, custom-built intellectual product. In their book, Object Oriented Analysis & Design, Edward Yourdon and Carl Argila state There was no concept of ... oriented analysis and design. An oft used, but misunderstood phrase. Object-oriented is used in a variety of ways, but the term always suggests an association between (abstraction of) things in the real world and computer chunks, or objects. Edward Yourdon provides the following definition in his book: An object was is defined as an abstraction of something in a problem domain, reflecting the capabilities of the system to keep information ...
- 1985: Violence In Schools
- ... 3 percent of high school seniors reported carrying a gun to school at least 1 day during the previous 4 weeks. Although serious violent crimes constitute a small percentage of the total amount of school crime and homicide is extremely rare, the possibility still exists. In the 1992-93 and 1993-94 school years combined, 63 students ages 5-19 were murdered at school. The number of multiple victim homicide events ... to school- related violent deaths. The president also announced a new $65 million initiative to hire up to 2,000 community police and resource officers to assist the estimated 10 percent of schools with serious crime problems. He also announced plans to reform the Safe and Drug Free Schools Program. Hopefully these initiatives will be put in effect soon, and hopefully they will work. Whatever they decide to do better get ...
- 1986: Sherlock Holmes
- ... of a Scarlet' which was printed as part of a magazine called 'Beeton's Christmas Annual'. The public was also introduced to Holmes' colleague and biographer, Dr Watson. The Victorian public was fascinated by sensational crime and Holmes himself was described as having an immense knowledge of sensational literature. There was a great popularity in late-Victorian London for dismembering murder victims and distributing them around the town. One particular audacious ... as we know it today. He said that no two people have exactly the same finger prints. Holmes used this science to assist him in many of his cases. Doyle not only bought science to crime solving but a new logic. The logic of looking for clues and associating them with the most likely source. Knowledge was for the first time becoming power. Holmes life has spanned six reigns, two world ...
- 1987: California's Proposition 184: Three Strikes and You're Out
- ... Justice Departments budget has increased an alarming 162% since 1987(Cost 2). The money that is being spent incarcerating these people can be more well spent in other areas. The money can be spent on crime prevention and rehabilitation, rather than retribution. Before the three strikes law was enacted it had been estimated that to keep up with the growing prison population on a national level that it was necessary to ... it would cost to imprison them is put toward drug rehabilitation programs it would save the state money, while at the same time helping the individual. The three strikes legislation is directly aimed at violent crime, but its track record has shown that it has missed the mark by a long shot. Some offenders have been convicted for a third strike on relatively small offenses. For example, a man named Steven ...
- 1988: The Violent Reality of Gangs
- ... members tries to be the most manly. This often leads to all members participating in "one-up-manship". Quite often this will then lead to each member trying to commit a bigger and more violent crime or simply more crimes than the others. With all members participating in this sort of activity it makes for a never ending unorganized violence spree (A sort of Clockwork Orange mentality). In gangs with more intellegent members these feelings end up making each member want to be the star when the groups commit a crime. This makes the gang much more organized and improves the morale of members which in turn makes them more dangerous and very hard for the police to deal with and catch (There is nothing harder ...
- 1989: Capital Punishment: For
- ... criminal sentences do not satisfy this demand for justice, angry citizens may lose respect for law and even, on occasion, take it into their own hands (Samaha, 414). The punishment handed out should fit the crime committed, if a murder is committed then he or she deserves to be executed. The best solution to the problem is to execute the prisoner right away, eliminate the nine appeals that the prisoner has ... that people are hesitating for no good reason the Supreme Court has ruled it is constitutional, and support for it has risen, and will continue to rise. Studies have proven that capital punishment does deter crime. It will make the United States a safer and better place to live. Capital punishment is the ultimate way to rid America of its waste.
- 1990: The Seat Belt Law
- ... them busy. More specifically, I am interested in the people they encounter on a daily basis, and why these people have been encountered. Growing up in a city like West Bloomfield, there is not much crime. Although, there are enough incidents of traffic violations to keep the force busy. I do enjoy hearing about their job and the jobs of their buddies from other departments. This is what gave me the ... would rather my tax money go to protect myself from crazy drivers instead of good drivers who choose not to wear seatbelts. More significant problems are occurring in our society today like unemployment, health, and crime. There is yet another issue regarding the seatbelt law. How will an officer driving down the road really detect if a motorist is actually complying with the law? Some older cars that are still on ...
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