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Pedophilia: Causes And Typologies
1667 Words - 7 Pages.... being sold into prostitution. The Roman government even went so far
as to declare a public holiday honoring young prostitutes(Kahr, 1991).
Sex with children in the modern era is alive and well, the power of an
older person is so great that their young victims often never tell of the
horrors that they have endured. There is also a pedophile enhancement movement,
with confessed pedophiles insisting that their behavior is not wrong or immoral.
Organizations dedicated to the social acceptance of sex with children are not
new, yet have had a large upstart in membership since the early 1970's(Charon,
1979).
Because of the extreme sensitivity of the subject, research in t ....
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Adult Entertainment And The City Of New York
1590 Words - 6 Pages.... conform or terminate within a year.
These regulations are set forth by the New York Department of City Planning for the following reasons: decrease property values of surrounding business and residents, increase in crime, substantial loss of business because of loss in investments and decline in economic and pedestrian activities.
Issues.
The controversies in the dispute involving the interests of the city versus the interests of the Adult Entertainment enterprises are three-fold. First, in the process of zoning property boundaries, the government must avoid a regulating factor that allows a commercial business to have no other competition. A monopoly is an illegal ....
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Crime And Gangs In America
600 Words - 3 Pages.... bad environment, injustice, inequality, and bad politics. They even had the final insult heaped upon them from their owners and even the clergy who suggested they were genetically inferior. But American slaves were better mannered, more civil, and less inclined to commit a crime than their white owners. They were, on the whole, by most historical accounts, a very civil, obedient and law abiding people. They were better citizens than their educated, well-fed owners. Why? Some may say fear. Fear of Massah? Or maybe, the slave owners? Perhaps to a degree. Fear certainly is a motivator.
I do not think the average American criminal is much afraid of the law or society, ....
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Capital Punishment
1039 Words - 4 Pages.... the construction of an "electric chair"
(Flanders 11). It was believed that the new harnessed power of electricity
would prove to be a more scientific and humane means of execution. The first
electrocution took place in New York in 1890.
In the past, capital crimes were much different than they are now.
Robbery and the selling of alcohol to underage customers was a serious capital
crime (McCuen and Baumgart 21). Rape was also a crime where the criminal was
sentenced to death.
In America, only thirty-seven states authorize the death penalty. In
most of those thirty-seven states, murder is the only capital crime. The
Supreme Court requires that two conditions ....
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Gun Control
2480 Words - 10 Pages.... of this issue is that not all North Americans are necessarily
supportive of strict gun control as being a feasible alternative to controlling
urban violence. There are concerns with the opponents of gun control, that the
professional criminal who wants a gun can obtain one, and leaves the average
law-abiding citizen helpless in defending themselves against the perils of urban
life . Is it our right to bear arms as North Americans ? Or is it privilege? And
what are the benefits of having strict gun control laws? Through the analysis of
the writings and reports of academics and experts of gun control and urban
violence, it will be possible to examine the issues and the ....
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Marijuana
885 Words - 4 Pages.... for the user to recall events and
makes it harder to learn. Marijuana is addictive to some people. About 100,000
people seek treatment for marijuana use each year. Marijuana is usually smoked
as a cigarette (called a joint or a nail) or in a pipe or a bong. Recently, it
has appeared in cigars called blunts which are larger and, therefore, more
dangerous. Marijuana is a green, brown, or a gray mixture of dried, shredded
flowers and leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). There are many slang
names for marijuana such as pot, weed, boom, gangster, and Mary Jane. This drug
causes Timing, coordination, alertness, and performance to be affected in a
negative way. Marijuana h ....
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Outline: Negative Debate On Effects Of Hate Mongering
942 Words - 4 Pages.... sentence, but severity of the crime. - Is it reasonable to
assume that committing a criminal act on someone because of their race is
terrible? Is it then also reasonable to assume that committing a criminal
act on someone because they have refused your advances or simply because
they got pleasure out of hurting people is also terrible? Are you than
saying that the former case , the ones that you would call "hate crimes"
are more terrible even if the actual act is the same? You do realize that
this is what you are saying by assuming that hate crimes deserve a more
severe punishment?
Possible inherency 3. Rise in hate groups promotes violence. - People
are not forced ....
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White Collar Crime Vs. Street Crime
655 Words - 3 Pages.... does not
mean that white-collar crime does not inflict bodily harm upon people. Multi-
million dollar corporations can be twice as deadly as a gang member. When a
woman dies of lead exposure from her job, it is murder. Whether a man is
murdered by a gun or by an unsafe gas tank in his car, it is still called murder.
In both scenarios, there is a defined victim.
The one answer that our politicians give for solving street crime is
more money for the Justice system. More cops, more judges, and definitely more
jails and prisons. There are shows, such as "Cops," that shows America the
"truth" about crime in the US. All the attention is given to street crime.
Unless it ....
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