Introduction Various theories seek to explain crimes, who perpetrate them, and for what driving forces make perpetrators commit crimes. These theories are subdivided into categories according to the reasons why crimes are committed. The strain theory and Merton’s theory of anomie seek to explain the social reasons behind criminal acts....
Introduction Kelling and Wilson (1982) proposed the broken window theory from a psychological and criminology point of view. The theory proposes that if a building has one window that is broken and then ignored and left in that state for a significant amount of time, the remaining windows in that...
Introduction The rising rate of crime is a very serious issue, which cannot be overlooked by any country. The rising rate of crime goes to show that the values instilled in children by their parents have been long forgotten. Each and every day there are numerous instances of crime taking...
Introduction A serial killer is an individual who murders about three people in a period of more than thirty years. Such individuals kill and cool off before killing again making it quite difficult to identify them. In most of the cases investigated on serial killer, it is hard to determine...
Introduction The possession of guns in the United States has recently been rising and this can be attributed to the rising crime rates in the country. The government has been trying to come up with reasonable laws about the gun control but it has been facing opposition from many quarters....
Introduction There is available research to indicate that there are gender biases within the criminal justice system. Based on this research, women appear to be on the receiving need of this biasness, compared with their male counterparts. Since males dominate the criminal justice system, this could be a pointer to...
Introduction The problem of crime is one of the constant problems which attract the attention of researchers. The sociologists, historians, economists reflect on the origins of violations of law and are looking for the reasons, but in many situations, there is a rising crime, the decline of morality and ethics,...
Introduction The invention of the gun has brought more worries to the world than it has brought safety in many instances. It has been an instrumental defense tool meant to protect one from invading danger. Unfortunately many are times when guns are misused. Initially, guns were manufactured for military action...
More and more people own guns nowadays, but many of such owners abuse power received through the weapon. Cases when individuals use guns not for protection but for violent assaults have become rather frequent. Thus, it is crucial to enact more gun control laws in order to restrict mass shootings,...
The justice system is an integral element of any society as it helps to protect citizens and ensure the preservation of order. The functioning of the given sphere is an extremely complex process as multiple laws limit people in their actions and create a legal framework that is needed to...
Introduction The Balkans’ organized crime is affecting many countries not only in Europe but also in North America. The United States is one of their biggest markets for those who are dealing in drug trafficking and other contraband goods, while Europe is the major market for human traffickers (Arsovska, 2015)....
Introduction Recidivism is a serious issue to be addressed. It has numerous adverse effects on society, including economic losses, public health, and social concerns (increasing rate of unemployment, substance abuse, single-parent families, and so on). Female offenders’ recidivism received little attention previously as women constituted less than 10% of American...
Life in a correctional facility is similar to that one of a ghost – though there is traceable evidence of existence, hardly anyone but the inmates acknowledge the prisoner’s existence. They have admittedly done something wrong to be in jail – at least, most of them have. However, the consistent...
The issue of making marijuana legal has been actively discussed during a recent decade on different levels. Both legal authorities and public activists have been evaluating the risks and the possible benefits of this decision, but the problem is still controversial. On the one hand, advocates of marijuana legalization claim...
There are three key methods of crime recording – National Incident-based Reporting System (NIBRS), National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), and self-report surveys (Siegel, 2015). All of these methods have their advantages and disadvantages. This paper discusses the important implications related to these methods of crime recording and investigates the relationship...
Introduction Criminal acts are actions that under the United States law cause a threat to injure persons even if the offender is considered unable to commit the crime. Race does not significantly affect the probability of committing criminal acts. Socio-economic factors are majorly responsible for crime prevalence in certain communities....
