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    Schools with Metal Detectors Schools with high crime rates should get metal detectors for safety purposes. Some schools don’t need to have them because their crime rates are low and they have no worries of crime. Metal detectors are usually brought up by parents and the media after high-profile school violence incidents. If the school does implement they have to discuss the potential use of the metal detector before it is installed. Likewise, capabilities, limitations, and expectations must be presented

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    Capital punishment does it help or hurt people throughout the world? Capital punishment is known all across the world as the death penalty. Capital punishment has been known to care of the murderers in the world and put a stop to their unthinkable crimes. Many Americans agree that the death penalty is a good thing, but some see the situation differently. I agree that capital punishment really does help America and that it is a good thing. The death penalty gives closure to the victims’ families,

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    death of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. While the jury in a criminal case does not return a guilty verdict, the jury in the civil case found O.J. responsible for the deaths of the victims and ordered to pay millions of dollars to the families.

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    not. In the old days the defendant who committed the crime would be placed before a jury and if proven guilty would be sentenced to death. The whole matter would have lasted a few days, whereas now it is taking multiple decades to decide a verdict. Having to pay court fees, lawyers, and judges over the period of multiple decades the price does nothing but increase with every passing

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    arrested as a suspect of a crime, there is the possibility that you can be released until your court date by paying bail. Since all people are innocent until proven guilty, and there can be many people in the justice system waiting their court date, it allows people to have temporary freedom until they need to be in court. If you are unfamiliar with what bail is, here is the essential information that you need to know. What’s Bail? Bail is essentially a deposit that you pay to the courts as collateral

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    Overall the average entry level pay is $45,000 to $ 60,000 What responsibility does this job entail? Responsibilities include conducting interrogations regarding the threat in scenarios such as violations of the constitution, criminal and violent crimes, Forming of the informants and gathering of evidence for the judicial system. International communication amongst foreign leaders and their

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    behavior such as the economy, social environment, family, mental disorders etc. A criminal is someone who has committed a crime or broken the law. Anyone and everyone can become a criminal. Deviant behavior is seen everywhere in the world today. There are many types of crimes, from speeding, to stealing, on up to being a serial killer. How is a criminal created? Where and how does this criminal behavior begin? This quote shows how we all are innocent until something triggers them to do an act of deviance:

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    immigration decreases the available local jobs. Illegal aliens come to the United States to take jobs that offer them greater opportunity, and they are often welcomed by US employers who are able to hire them for wages much lower than they would have to pay to hire U.S. workers. This employment is illegal under a law enacted in 1986, but some employers ignore the law and hire illegal workers in the underground economy. Others simply accept fake employment documents and hire the illegal workers as if they

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    Security Guards are Overworked and Underpaid. Security guards are essential in almost every business; but in government facilities they provide a crucial service. Their presence not only deters crime coming from outside a facility, it also prevents criminal activity from happening within establishments. They are the first responders to incidents that require law enforcement assistance within a facility. Whether a situation is simple or dangerous, they respond and are responsible

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    Objective Strain Theory

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    labor jobs may lead to an increase in crime rates. Is it possible to automate jobs to the point where a human element is no longer needed, and thus leaves a large portion of people unemployed? B. Theory Objective strain is a type of stressor that is generally disliked by most people (Agnew, 1992). Subjective strain is a type of stressor the is disliked by the individual person(s) who is experiencing it (Agnew, 1992). Merton’s strain theory says people commit crime when they are unable to achieve their

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