Category: Criminology

My childhood unleashed a desire to know why people committed crimes, and what drove them to the insane point where they shattered. This soon flourished my interest in Criminology and Criminal Justice and this keeps the world functioning, the study of crimes and why people commit them is a desire that has made me want to gain a better understanding of not only the drivers behind criminal activities but also of the workings of society which lead to the criminalisation of these activities. Individuals should know about the law and the outcomes for those aching to break it, I think […]

Applying HM&M to Do the Right Thing Name Course Date Applying HM&M to Do the Right Thing Introduction Marxists essentially view that deviance and crime are defined by the ruling class and a source of social control. When people do not conform to the system of the ruling class they are punished. The bourgeoisie therefore establish institutions like the justice system, prisons, schools and police to encourage people to conform to the status quo. These institutions therefore concentrate on the crimes of the poor rather than those committed by the ruling class such as racism, inequality and imperialism. “Do the […]

Applying HM&M to Do the Right Thing Name Course Date Applying HM&M to Do the Right Thing Introduction Marxists essentially view that deviance and crime are defined by the ruling class and a source of social control. When people do not conform to the system of the ruling class they are punished. The bourgeoisie therefore establish institutions like the justice system, prisons, schools and police to encourage people to conform to the status quo. These institutions therefore concentrate on the crimes of the poor rather than those committed by the ruling class such as racism, inequality and imperialism. “Do the […]

Criminology is a study of causes of crime and methods of prevention. Theword “rendezvous” means “assembling point”, so criminology as a rendezvousdiscipline means that it is multidisciplinary – it is an assembling point for differentacademic disciplines such as psychology, biology, anthropology, sociology andlaw study.  Criminal psychologists study and analysis the behaviour and motives ofoffenders in order to evaluate the risk of reoffending; criminal biologists studybiological functions of offenders; anthropology is the study of humans, Lombroso(1871) argued that criminality was inherited, and that “borncriminals” could be identified by physical features, for example, unusual shapeof the head and nose, long arms etc; […]

Tottenhamwas reported to have the first incident of rioting and looting. The youth wereaccused of taking advantage of the situation when they discoveredthatthere was only a small number of police, who werenot be present at allthe areas where the riot broke out. (Euronews 2011)Asthe news of the riot in Tottenham spread via social network, other areas inLondon were affected by violence and looting. The other areas included GreaterManchester (The Guardian 2011)The riots resulted in injuries to dozensof civilians as well as police officers who were at the scenes. There was atotal of five deaths. (TheBritish Journal of Criminology 2015)The rebellion […]

The term media can be defined as the main means of mass communication and it plays an essential part in developing and shaping public opinion (Ruddock, 2013). When the media represents people it often classifies them based on their age. Youths are commonly represented negatively. Prevailing representation of youth in the media is often stereotypical and the terms ‘hoodlums, ‘yobs’ and ‘thugs’ are often used when describing youths in the media (Ruddock, 2013). This reinforces judgement of young people as being a social problem. In this analysis I will be exploring the ways in which delinquents and delinquency are represented […]

[Type the company name] | Psychodynamic, Behavioral, And Cognitive Theory | Compare and Contrast | | Heather Hill | 10/25/2010 | CCJ1024 [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | The psychodynamic theory, the behavioral theory, and the cognitive theory are very similar in many ways. They all have to do with the study of mental, physical, and child hood traumas. (Larry J. Siegel pg. 98-103) They […]

Identifying Crime PatternsLatrina PughKaplan UniversityCJ110-02Professor MooreMarch 27, 2012Pugh Town??™s Police Department Crime Bulletin Report*Police Chief Steve Doolittle**Crime Analyst Carmen Holt* Crime | 2009 | 2010 | Percent of Change | Homicides | 15 | 21 | 40.00% | Forcible Rapes | 23 | 19 | -17. 39% | Robberies | 55 | 79 | 43.64% | Aggravated Assaults | 85 | 115 | 35.29% | Burglaries | 125 | 138 | 10.40% | Motor Vehicle theft | 103 | 103 | 0.00% | Larcenies | 35 | 38 | 8.57% | Crime trend is defined as a significant change in […]

This critiqueevaluates the article in review titled: Homeland security risk and preparednessin police agencies: The insignificance of actual risk factors, by Haynes andGiblin which elaborates the readiness of our homeland security. The author’s ofthis article, Haynes and Giblin, infer and examine the intricate plans ofaction in policing and response towards alleged threats since September 11,2001 and the adjustments to such devastating event and how it impacted thefunctions of homeland security.The shockingeffects on that catastrophic day inspired the authors to compare similarincidents versus the readiness of law enforcement and the response engagementsin effect. Subsequently, police departments are leading the front lines […]

Comparing Natural Crime and Legal CrimeIntroduction Crime exists in the world only because of laws. Different bodies of government decide what behaviors or activities should become prohibited by the law thus labeling these behaviors or activities as crime. Throughout history crimes are placed into two categories. Those categories are natural crime and legal crime. Natural crime is any behavior that is not only against the law but also viewed as morally wrong and unaccepted in society. Legal crimes are behaviors, which are only illegal because they are prohibited by law. Some legal crimes are not prohibited in every state in […]