discuss blue collar crimes vs. white collar crimes, the way in which the FBI reports and measures these crimes in their Uniformed Crime Reporting (UCR) system. The author further elucidates blue collar crimes and how their culture is more populated by the media. This paper also includes the variations of Index I and Index II crimes and the manner in which they are reported either as violent or property crimes under the UCR system, as well as, the sentence that accompany such crimes. The author concludes
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lie detector. A polygraph only directly measures the autonomic responses of the subject. It measures reactions such as changes in skin conductance, pulse rate, blood pressure, and breathing while the subject is asked a series of questions. From that data, it makes an indirect assumption that positive physiological responsive indicate dishonesty and vice versa. When taking a polygraph test, proctors use several different tactics to elicit responses from their subjects. One is called the "relevant-irrelevant"
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Challenge Combining Rehabilitation and Restraints The idea behind incapacitation is as long as the criminal is in prison he or she cannot harm anyone on the outside. The crime rate has been decreased because criminals are locked behind bars. The value of detaining criminal is to deter them from committing crimes in our society. What’s more, the longer they are incarcerated some may
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documents (Illegal Immigrants). Illegal immigrants are sometimes referred to as illegal aliens or undocumented workers. Though many people may dismiss illegal immigrants as a strain on the economy because they take American jobs, increase the U.S crime rates and drain health care resources; illegal immigrants contribute to the economy as workers, taxpayers, and consumers. The first invasion of illegal immigrants, into the United States was during World War II. Countless, Americans left the Country
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State Department * Financial Crimes Enforcement Network * Office of Foreign Asset Control * Government Accountability Office 1C. Statistics and Reports of Money Laundering and Criminal Penalties Many investigations have started each year to look into possible acts of money laundering. As like most illegal acts, not all of them are caught however for the ones that have been caught doing the illegal act, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime have conducted studies to determine
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good entry-level book into the realm of analysis based on gathered data. The terminology used is not technical. The writing is humorous, optimistic, and engaging. The content is eye-opening, insightful, terrifying, and thought-provoking – simultaneously. Being both informative and enjoyable, the writing style reminded me of Freakonomics in many ways. Graphic devices such as flow charts, cartoons, diagrams, data tables, and other illustrations made the information easier to understand
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societies may differ in appearance and way of life, they all have crime, religion, family structure, politics, and economy. The vast differences in societies are constantly studied and theorized. Grand theories, for example, are meta-theories that examine an aspect of society on a global or national scale. One particular theory of interest is the modernization theory. The modernization theory suggests that the main causes of crime are the repercussions of the rapid development and modernization of
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| Crime in the United States | Data Analysis Project | | Brad Davidson | | 12/2/2010 | | Executive Summary This purpose of this report is to answer the question, “what variables affect the level of crime in the United States?” With so many possible influences, the goal of this analysis will be to narrow the scope to the items which we feel will be most statistically significant when gauging the effect on the level of crime. The regression analysis methodology is best suited
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were used connect into the line between the card reader and pump computer to read the PIN input and the magnetic strip and store the information locally (biggs, 2014). The fraudsters can then drive by and pull the data off wirelessly using Bluetooth-equipped phones. Using the stolen data, the quad created bogus banks card to steal $2.1M from unknowing victims utilizing ATMs and then depositing stolen money in bank accounts in New York (Vance, 2014). The other members of the scheme would then withdraw
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Crime is extremely prevalent and occurs often. Most people want to avoid talking about crime, out of fear. Whenever an act of violence happens, most people turn to the news to provide them with information regarding the incident. The information gets twisted, and a whole group of people get shamed for something out of their control. The negative ideas about mental health that come from the public are heavily influenced by the media’s negative portrayals when crime is committed by those with mental
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