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Chapter 1
112. In every situation, it is advisable that policy makers should conduct a careful study of the cause they want to take. This is not the case with the America. Politicians “propose laws without carefully studying” them. This may implement certain policies that may discriminate the rights of the citizens. They may hinder people from accessing certain services and service delivery to the citizens.
113. “Occupational Crimes” are committed during a legal process. They are as a result of business or professional practices. On the other hand “visible crimes” are categorized into violent crimes, property crimes and public order crimes. Violent crimes are those acts against other people resulting in physical harm. Public order crimes are those acts that threaten the general well-being of the public while property crimes threaten both private and public properties. Therefore, a suspect abused in a police station will be charged based on the ‘abuse’ suffered by the suspect. The judge will decide on the crime based on the evidence provided to him.
114. Legalized abortion is eliminated unwanted children. Researchers have compared the unwanted children born in hospitals to another group. They noted that the unwanted children are likely to grow up in harsh conditions and are more likely to engage in crimes. Consequently, they have noted that those who are denied abortion are likely to be engaged in crimes due to psychological effects.
115. Mala prohibita are those acts that have been criminalized by statute and statutory laws while crimes mala in se are those acts that are wrong in themselves. Mala prohibita crimes carries no strong punishments and may lead to other crimes. Examples include drug abuse and driving under influence.
116. Organized crimes are committed in an established manner in order to advance certain agendas with the objective of gaining wealth while terrorism acts are more violent and causes terror with the objective of passing a message. Sometimes organized crimes use terrorism to advance their agendas. Therefore, the 9/11 incidents can be said to be both organized crimes and acts of terrorism depending on the perspectives of an individual.
117. Crime rates in USA might be decreasing but the Americans do not believe so. The recent cyber-attacks in America has raised public concern about crime rates in the country. The perception of the Islam community as a terrorist group is another reason why Americans think crime rates are on the rise. Their presence in America looks like a threat to the country.
118. Some states have eliminated prison education programs to cut the funding allocated for such programs. This is done to provide enough funds for other public spending. However, eliminating education programs in prisons will lead to an increase in crime rates. Prison education enables offenders to acquire knowledge on how to handle certain situations and equips them with skills that will allow them survive without engaging in crimes.
119. The prosecutor is charged with the responsibility of seeking justice rather than convicting while the defense attorney is responsible for defending the offender. The two roles do not close paths; however, if the two roles work together the conflict of interest will be eliminated from both parties and justice will be gained.
120. Budget cuts are hampering the justice system. There are insufficient funds to handle crime matters. More police and other justice officers are being laid due to the fact that there are insufficient funds to fund their operations. More inmates are being released and with the budget cuts, inmate release are being implemented in most states. This means crime rates will increase.
121. Cybercrime is any illegal activities conducted through a computer or network-connected device. It is hard to detect these crimes especially when one has no knowledge about cybercrimes. In the past five years, cybercrimes have increased and America has been the target. Other countries are trying to steal America’s secrets and no one knows the impact this poses to the American society.
122. The crime control model’s objective is repressing a criminal activity while the due process model’s objective is to protect the rights of an individual. Additionally, the crime control model is concerned about the whole community while due process model is concerned about an individual.
Chapter 2
109. It is easy to become a victim of crime and is easy to avoid being one. However, the following factors that demonstrate how anyone can fall a victim. First, ignoring one’s surroundings. Not paying attention to where one is going and not focusing on the surroundings to see whether there are any problems or threats. Second is ignoring one’s instincts. Not caring that a gang hanging across the street might be trouble.
110. Sociological causes for criminal behavior hold that people learn to engage in crimes by associating with others. They are thought how to carry out criminal activities by their peers and finally view crime as justifiable. Psychological explanations hold that people acquire criminal behavior due to their life experiences. Children who experienced harsh treatment from their parents or who were bullied are likely to become more aggressive in the future than those who were well treat...