...So, tell me if you are a student or do you work? Well, I am a student. I am completing my Master's degree in Anthropology at a local university. My specialization is in 'Art crime'. That looks pretty interesting and different. So tell me more about your specialization. One of the major areas, just to make it more simple for understanding, of Art Crime deals with the different ways in which cultural items or artefacts of historical importance are illegally dug out or looted from archaeological sites and then later sold in the black market. Sometimes, such items are taken away from museums also and later find their way in black market where they can be sold for a fortune. So we try to track the supply chain of such crimes in our study. Well,...
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...The accuracy of crime represented in todays media isn’t always as truthful as it may appear on TV, in new papers, or online. The media and how they portray the news is immensely affects crime and criminals and how society sees them. The media’s main subjective is to make money. Media ownership plays a major part on how media is portrayed as they have the decision on what they want to put on the news or not. In Australia the media is owned by various sources all impacting what we hear about. First association is the government; this ownership connects to what is put in the media and what the public see. In Australia the government owned station are ABC and SBS (H. Hayes 1013CCJ lecture notes, March 12, 2015). The government and media authorities...
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...On Thursday, November 26th 2015, the grade 7 and 8 class went to St. Rene Goupil Catholic Elementary School to see a presentation on Crime Stoppers Toronto. Crime Stoppers is a civilian, non profit, charitable organization. Crime stoppers has 3 important parts in order for it to work, the police services of that community, the media and the community in the fight against the crime. Crime Stoppers allows citizens to anonymously provide information to the police to help the police try and piece together what has happened. It’s a way for the public to give what they know about a situation. If what you told helps crime stoppers lead an arrest or find out what has happened, you may get cash reward up to $2000. Example of why it was created: Found...
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...Although it is a scheduled controlled substance, drug crimes involving marijuana are handled differently than those involving other illegal substances in Pennsylvania. This includes offenses relating to the distribution of marijuana. In order for people to help protect their rights, it may be helpful for them to have an understanding of marijuana distribution charges, and the potential penalties for this offense. Under Pennsylvania’s Controlled Substances, Drugs, Device, and Cosmetic Act, people are not only prohibited from possessing even a small amount of marijuana. The delivery distribution of this substance, or the intent to distribute it, is also restricted. This is the case even if the substance is not for sale. The severity and types...
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...Crime statistics and victimization reports show that the majority of crime is committed by the younger generation (Rothman, Dunlop, Burton D & Entzel, 2004), with the peak ages for crime sentencing being 21-27 (Blowers & Doerner, 2015). Older people classified from ages 50 onwards are reported to have committed the least amount of crimes compared to all other age categories, accounting for less than 5% of crimes committed (Criminal justice statistics, 2015). While statistic wise older people fill a very small proportion of committed crimes, there is in fact significant importance in studying older offenders. In this day and age it is mandatory in the majority of countries that older prisoners are provided the same medical care as free world citizens. This ranges from everyday healthcare needs to the treatment of complex medical conditions and illnesses (Smyer & Burbank, 2009). The costs involved to care for an older offender can be up to three times more than that of a younger, which is a worrying factor when the population is constantly on the increase (Smyer & Burbank, 2009). As accommodating for older offenders is not cheap, if there were a way through research and theoretical developments to gain an understanding into the reasoning behind why older people do in fact commit crime, it could potentially reduce further increases to the criminal population. This report will predominantly discuss this. It will discuss that, the importance in gaining research insights into older...
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...Crime in the Year 2000-2013 Crime and Today's Society In the Bahamian Society today Crime is greatly affecting our tiny communities, it seems as though crime is everywhere. From something as simple as stealing a cellular device, to the more evident violent gang crimes, In the Bahamas crime plagues many of our streets today. In this research, as a group we sought out to seek reasons for the rapid increase of crime over the 40 years since the Bahamas gained its independence in 1973 and reasons that contributed to the increase in criminal activity. We looked at a society once back when, where our community was once not heavily impregnated with influx of criminal activity and violent crimes, and compared it to our society today. Was there a difference? And if so Why or what contributed to that difference? In any society today, research indicates that many criminals come from underprivileged environments. It is indicated that many violent criminals are the products of broken homes, and are transcended into society with little or no education. In The Bahamas at the time of majority rule and through the stages of gaining independence, major characteristics of the Bahamian community were ensuring that their children were highly educated so that they can obtain a government high paying job and go on to support their families, this was at that time “The Bahamian Dream”. In her article The Bahamian Dream Arinthia Komolafe states that “the government of the...
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...and outside classroom. The college experiences are a reminder that adulthood comes with more responsibility. In addition, it instills in a person the virtue that it is essential to work hard for one to succeed. There exist studies that support the need for a student to attend college. In a survey investigating the importance of college education today as compared to high school education, it was found that almost 90% of the respondents admitted that college education is important. The presentation of this paper agrees with these findings. With the changing societal needs, college education has become important like high school education. Therefore, the perception toward college education makes it important. There are other ways in which attending a college is important. First, college helps one expand the knowledge base. Through college education, a student is able to acquire much knowledge in many subjects. In addition, a student receives more advanced knowledge in specific areas of study. Abstract and critical thinking is also developed for better thought and speech expression and writing. These skills are both useful both on and off job. Other importance of attending...
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...Crime Prevention Programs 1. The police must implement community - based programs designed for crime to help the public improve the quality of life and to make the street safer within their own community . The programs provides the citizens of the community with chance to be invested in the quality of life of the community. 2. Some of the challenges associated with the implementation of these programs are: One the community in which the police are to implement a program is a transient community. A transient community is a community where members of the community are only in the community for a short period of time only care about the quality of life for the short term as compared to the members of the community who are rooted. Another challenge associated with the implementation of programs is the income level of the community. Community with a lower income level are cautious of those who are not from the community and tent to trust their neighbors rather than those from outside the community. 3. The three – crime prevention programs which I believe to effective are the neighbor watch , crime stoppers, and citizen patrol. The advances of a neighbor watch program the citizens of the community patrol looking for suspect activity in the community...
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...Rose S. Topic: POLICE PATROL I. Definition of Police Patrol II. Goals and objectives of Police Patrol III. Purpose and Importance of Police Patrol IV. Different methods of Patrol V. Effectiveness of Police Patrol in the Community VI. Conclusion I. Definition of Police Patrol -According to the microsoft.com/2002/06/27/microsoft-encarta-reference-library-2003 the following are definition of Patrol/Police Patrol. Patrol may refer to the regular tour made by a guard in a place in order to protect it or to maintain order. Patrol could mean a person or a group (such as a police or military unit) sent to carry out a tour of duty in a certain place with a particular mission either for reconnaissance purposes or simply to provide protection (PATROL is the backbone of the police department.the proof of this statement is that patrol force is the only division in the police organization that cannot be eliminated) II. Goals and Objectives of Police Patrol The following Goals and Objectives of Police Patrol are from the reference of Mrs.Elaine U. Bayag-O.The primary goals and objective of police patrol are, maintaining order protecting life and property. These are among the basic roles of government and government hires the police to perform these activities. 1. Preventing Crimes- Police attempt to prevent crime by trying to create a sense of omnipresence through routine patrol. 2. Arresting and prosecuting offenders- bringing charges against...
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...Discuss the importance of good crime scene management and the maintenance of sample integrity. This paper will firstly define the five building blocks, procedures and protocols that underpin good crime scene management. Secondly, the paper will argue the two most important factors that enable good crime scene management and sample integrity with reference to the highly publicised cases of OJ Simpson and Amanda Knox. Thirdly the paper will conclude to explain how good crime scene management and sample integrity is essential to enable successful convictions. A ‘crime scene’, refers to the primary or secondary area in which a suspected crime has taken place where physical evidence can be obtained. Such areas include indoor or outdoor locations, vehicles or persons as noted by Jackson and Jackson (2011). Upon identifying a crime scene one is presented with a myriad of information and questions. In order to obtain the answers and evidence the crime scene presents that may lead to a successful future conviction(s), there are a number of important principals, procedures and methods that must be stringently followed and managed by the police’s criminal investigative team. As Jackson and Jackson (2011, p.15) has noted, “The way in which scenes of crime are managed and recorded, and how the physical and digital evidence is located, collected, packaged, labelled and stored, are all fundamental to the success of subsequent forensic examinations.” The main objective of the crime scene...
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...IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY Importance of IT Security Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 2 e-commerce Trends ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Risks .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 Cost of Cybercrime........................................................................................................................................ 6 Prevention Steps ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................... 10 References .................................................................................................................................................. 11 1 Importance of IT Security Introduction For the business professional information technology (IT) security is of upmost importance. The reliance that companies have on information systems in conducting everyday business transactions has facilitated the need...
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...of guidelines, the evaluation of units, officers and agencies. In a nutshell, evidence-based policing refers to the use of research in order to properly guide the practice of the practitioners and to evaluate them (Dempsey & Forst, 2011). Evidence-based policing thus gives paramount importance to the use of the best evidence so as to significantly affect best practice. In this sense, evidence-based policing attempts to eliminate unsystematic experience as the most common basis used for police work (Waring & Weisburd, 2002). There have been numerous attempts that are aimed towards the improvement of policing. Many researchers have already claimed that most police work transcends beyond calling their emergency number. In this sense, it has been suggested that various guidelines be implemented in order to ensure the transformation of police institutions, making them more reflexive and smart (Dempsey & Forst, 2011). The concept of evidence-based policing therefore eliminates the reliance on someone’s past and activities in order to solve a crime. Instead, evidence-based policing, as its name suggests, highlights the importance of proper scientific research in order to solve a crime. Indeed, it is through evidence-based policing that members of the police force rely greatly on facts and not stories (Dempsey & Forst, 2011). This then becomes crucial given the impact of police work on the society. Evidence-based policing is generally advantageous. One of the often...
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...guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of committing a crime”, they essentially take over where police left off (Robinson, 2009). Although there is more to the court system other than finding individuals innocent or guilty much, the courts are also responsible for establishing bail, operating preliminary hearings, ruling on the admissibility of evidence, and determining the proper sentence when a guilty verdict has been obtained. Though they perform many functions for the criminal justice system, there are many issues still facing the courts today. This analysis will discuss in detail, the current and future issues encountering courts and court administrators today. Also future management issues and trends concerning language interpretations services will be discussed, in addition to assessing the past, present, and future impact the victims’ rights laws have on court proceedings. There are several current and future disputes facing courts and court administrators today. One major factor that some may hold opposing views would be the use of plea bargaining in our court system. “Shockingly, more than 90% of felony cases in the United States in any given year are disposed of via plea bargaining” (Robinson, 2009). Criminal trials are responsible for determining the innocence or guilt of those in question, whereas plea bargaining is where the accused plead guilty to lesser charges thus resulting in reduced charges. Individuals, who commit crimes know the consequences they will have to face...
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...Court Issues Analysis “The primary function of American criminal courts is to determine the legal guilt of the accused—that is, to determine if a person is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of committing a crime”, they essentially take over where police left off (Robinson, 2009). Though courts do much more than find people innocent or guilty, they also are “responsible for determining bail, conducting preliminary hearings (or grand juries), ruling on the admissibility of evidence, and determining the appropriate sentence when a finding of guilty has been reached” (Robinson, 2009). Though they perform many functions for the criminal justice system, there are many issues still facing the courts today. In this paper I will be identifying the current and future issues facing courts and court administrators today. I will also be discussing future management issues and trends regarding language interpretations services, as well as assessing the past, present, and future impact the victims’ rights laws have on court proceedings. There are many current and future issues facing courts and court administrators today. One problem that some may beg to differ would be the use of plea bargaining in our court system. “Shockingly, more than 90% of felony cases in the United States in any given year are disposed of via plea bargaining” (Robinson, 2009). Criminal trials are a way of determining the innocence or guilt of those in question, whereas plea bargaining is where the accused plead...
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...Models of Organized Crime Executive Summary In this paper, comparisons will be made between bureaucratic and patron-client organizations. In addition, the similarities and differences between the models of organized crime will be examined. The models of organized crime will be analyzed for their importance in the understanding of criminal organizations. The differences between bureaucratic and patron-client organizations are visible as bureaucratic deals with offices that do things by the law. They do not take extensive training in customer service and do not concentrate on being nice. The offices that are being referred to are government offices such as Welfare, DMV, and Section 8. In contrast, patron-client facilities are offices or places that focus upon pleasing their clients because if they don’t, the patron will go to another facility to get their needs met. This brings us to the similarities and differences of the models of organized crime. According to Lyman (2007) there are three theories of organized crime that help in the understanding of criminal organizations. The first theory is the Alien Conspiracy theory, which blames outside influences and outsiders for the rise of organized crime in American society. Second, the Rational Choice theory is when a person weighs the pros and cons of living a certain lifestyle; in addition they also know what the consequences of their actions are as well. Finally, the deterrence...
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