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Papers On The Public & Crime Just Theory
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Black Violence/A Marxist View
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A 3 page research paper/essay that explores the social phenomena of black violence, and specifically black-on-black crime. The writer attempts to explain this violence using Marxist theory. In February of 2006, Coy Freeman, an African American resident of Chicago, was buckling his baby into a car seat, preparing to take his other three children to Parkman Elementary School, when a drive-by shooter opened fire. Freeman was shot through the eye, but eight-year-old Ariana and 6-year-old son, who is also named Coy, were both wounded (Sweeney and Donovan 6). The assassination attempt is alleged gang-related and, though Freeman has a criminal record, he was not known to be violent and he has denied being a gang member (Sweeney and Donovan 6). While the incidence of crime, in general, has gone down in recent years in Chicago, black-on-black crime has not. Marxist theory offers some possible explanations for why this should be so. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khbvmarx.rtf
British and American Perspectives in Criminology
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This 6 page paper considers the differences and similarities between the development of criminology in the United States and the United Kingdom. The paper discusses the different environments in which the criminologists work and the mainstream and radical schools of thought. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEcrimuk.rtf
Burglary Rates and the Issue of Gun Ownership
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A 3 page review of burglary rates as they compare with gun regulation. The author specifically compares data from Arlington Texas, Dallas Texas, and Boston Massachusetts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPcrmBrglryGun.rtf
California's Drug Policies
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A 4 page overview of California's approach to combating the problems caused by illicit drugs. Noting such laws as three-strikes-you're-out alongside the state's emphasis on treatment centers for non-violent offenders, the author concludes that California policy is based on considerations revolving around measures that best protect the interests of California's citizenry. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPdrgCal.rtf
Can Crime Be Explained As A Socially Constructed Reality?
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This 6 page paper looks at a range of control theories that have developed over time and social bond theory to consider to what extent crime may be seen as a social construct in the modern age. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEcrimesoc.rtf
Can violence in American society be controlled?
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A 5 page address of the factors that contribute to violence in our modern world. The author takes us back to the latter nineteenth century and the town of Bodie California to point out that even in Bodies most violent days the types of violence that were conducted were very different than that we see today. The author then explores such factors as declining societal mores in their contribution to violence and contends that violent games such as video games and paintball are not as much to blame as the lack of societal guidance. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPvioCntrl.rtf
Capital Punishment and the Church
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This 28 page paper evaluates views on capital punishment as it respect people of various religious backgrounds. Although many religions are mentioned, the paper focuses on Protestantism and Catholicism as practiced in the United States. The history of the church in respect to support and opposition of capital punishment is discussed as well as official positions of various churches. Studies are quoted from a variety of sources to demonstrate the public's view of the death penalty. The paper evaluates the differences between the positions of those who are Protestant and those who are Catholic. Various sects of Protestantism are discussed. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: SA345cp.rtf
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