Examples of Essays On Social Issues Worth Reading and Following

Abstract

Police corruption has been an ever –present feature in the United States police since this entity of law enforcement was first formed in the mid-1800’s. Unfortunately, corruption is still present in the police entity. Corruption exhibits itself in local, state and even at the federal level. Some states are notorious for having police departments with humongous levels of corruption. This corruption has had a significant effect on the quality of service delivery, and it is from this that this paper draws its premise. This paper contains a proposal to carry out a research project exploring the nature and Continue reading...

West Africa is a home to 16 countries which include Cape Verde, Benin, Sierra Leone, Togo, Mali, Liberia, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, Gambia, Senegal, Ghana, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau. It is homes 381, 981,000 as of 2017. These countries have a blessed variety of abundant natural resources and workforce. UNDP findings in 2009 showed that Africa is the second largest continent in the world (Norton 633). This is based on the increasing population over the years. Based on the 2050 projections, Africa as a whole will have 1.9 billion people (Norton 633; Adjei 4). However, West Africa has continued to wallow in poverty over the years regardless of able resources within their borders. The challenge remains that developed countries like the United States, China, United Kingdom, and Brazil amongst others have continually benefited from West Africa’s populations. The high numbers have remained the biggest challenge for Africa’s leadership to maintained and facilitate the spread of resources due to the substantial aid it received.

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Introduction

The criminal justice system of the United States has often been heralded as one of the most advanced in the entire world. Being part of this system, the police entity is consequently viewed as one of the most advanced in the world. Over the years, the police entity has witnessed massive changes. Most of these changes have been necessitated by the prevailing environmental conditions while some have been implemented by individuals who have a view of improving the entity. Most of these changes have affected the police entity in a positive way whereby it has been able to avail Continue reading...

Welfare has remained a contentious and politically divisive issue. American politicians and scholars alike, have continued to engage in dialogue about this issue.
Welfare recipients, due to their impoverished socioeconomic status, often turn to substance abuse as an escape from their day to day lives. This conversely functions as a major barrier to their sociability, work performance, and overall well-being (Pollack et al., 2002, p. 256).
Since the 1970s, Republicans and extreme Conservatives time and again have proposed legislation and a litany of public policies that would grant state governments and institutions the power to mandate and enforce drug Continue reading...

Background

Police corruption has been an ever –present feature in the United States police since this entity of law enforcement was first formed in the mid-1800’s. At this time, it was mainly the political parties that ran municipal governments and agencies. One could be assured of various favors including employment if one abided by the directives of political parties. Many of these directives mostly involved protecting illicit activities committed by members of these parties, particularly the elite members. An environment where corruption was accepted emerged and this evolved into more practices that directly benefited individual police officers as well Continue reading...

Welfare has remained a contentious and politically divisive issue that American politicians and scholars alike have continued to engage in dialogue about. Welfare recipients, due to their impoverished socioeconomic status, often turn to substance abuse for repose, which conversely functions as a major barrier to their sociability, work performance, and overall well-being (Pollack et al., 2002, p. 256). Since the 1970s, republicans and neoconservatives time and again have proposed legislation and a litany of public policies that grant state governments and institutions the power to mandate and enforce drug tests for welfare recipients. Some state governments have already implemented Continue reading...

Poverty continues to be a global issue. It is not something exclusive to a country, but rather one that is felt in various part of the world. Poverty is an individual’s inability to support his or her basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing, education, and health, among others. In the past, poverty is only apparent in continents such as Asia and Africa. But not anymore. Poverty is also felt in advanced countries in Europe and in America. In spite of being one of the most developed countries in the world, around 40 million Americans live in poverty. Continue reading...

Putting Corruption Measuring Tools into Perspective

Arguments revolving around the quality and the effectiveness of measuring corruption may convince one that it is quite hard and even impossible to measure corruption. They all argue that the science of measuring corruption is simply just an art and is not based on empirical process. From a variety of quarters, there have been efforts to try and challenge the validity of traditional tools and postulate new techniques that are improved. Is it really possible for one to measure corruption? And if that is possible then how can one do it. This article argues that it is possible to Continue reading...

Introduction

Unemployment is a social and economic phenomenon in which part of the working population has no use to his own labor, not getting a job, the reason for this is the excess of the number of job-seekers over the number of available jobs.
Before proceeding to the consideration of the nature, causes, types and consequences of unemployment, consider what is meant by the word "unemployed" in different countries.
"Unemployed", as defined by international organizations (ILO and the Society for Economic Cooperation and Development), are people who are unemployed, who are available for work and looking for work in the Continue reading...

Introduction

Crime prevention involves activities that focus on preventing occurrence of crimes and all types of offenses. These activities include those focused on addressing any underlying fears of crime. George Kelling, in Principles of Crime Prevention, identifies the various principles that leaders, private sector, and the criminal justice organizations can formulate and successfully use them in local prevention of crime. Out of the thirteen principles he identifies in his book, I have picked four of them that I feel can be very effective in deterring crime occurrence.
The first principle I have selected is Principle 3. The underlying thing in Continue reading...

Introduction

Background Information
The controversy considering abortion and whether women have the right to ask for one seems timeless. The main argument questions whether the fetus has a soul; hence, is regarded a living human being from inside the womb or not. Therefore, the basis of the argument lies in the morality of abortion. That said; it was not until 800 BC to 200 BC, the period called the Axial Age (Jaspers, 2011), when religious texts started exploring deeper philosophical concepts, regarding the human nature and the soul. Prior that age, in the ancient world, there have been many discussions Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

Anthropogenic phenomena have severely challenged and undermined the sanctity of earth’s air, land and water. Environmental crime refers to human behaviors and actions that breach government statutes and provisions implemented in order to protect the physical and ecological environment. Although the formal statutory efforts to curb infractions against the environment, collective efforts to mitigate or stem environmental harm have a long history. During the nineteenth century, several countries enacted legislation that aimed at protecting the physical environment from harm. In Great Britain, Prime Minister Disraeli passed the Rivers Act of 1876, and the United States passed the Refuse Continue reading...

Childhood obesity is one of the most challenging conditions faced by healthcare professionals of all over the World. Global occurrence of childhood obesity has increased sufficiently during the past three decades (Han, Lawlor & Kimm, 2010.) According to data of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the obesity rate in children increased dramatically. While in 1960s the rate of obesity was 4.2 per cent of children aged 6 to 11 years (4.6 per cent – for the age group between 12 and 19 year old), in 2008, 19.6 of 6 to 11 kids and 18.1 per cent of 12 to Continue reading...

Modern world is full of delicious foods, a significant part of which does not have any useful nutrition and bring only harm to our health. Many foods have hundreds of harmful calories that transfer into fat in our bodies. Thus, weight gain has close connections to the foods we eat. Many people tend to say that ‘you are what you eat’ and this phrase actually represents the reality. Eating wrong foods is not the only trigger for the obesity level to increase, because a person may have metabolism medical conditions that negatively influence the weight. However, healthy lifestyle, which Continue reading...

Introduction

The present condition of obesity in the UK indicates that there was a sharp and substantial rise in levels of obesity in adults as well as children between 1993 and 2011. These include increases in the Body Mass Indices (BMI) within the obese and overweight ranges as well as an increase in the number of persons with raised waist circumferences. Given the source of these findings, it is significant to consider the findings very seriously. Numerous other studies provide more information to support the above claims, such as by the studies on levels of childhood obesity by Leeds Metropolitan Continue reading...

Introduction

Since time immemorial, the issue of abortion has sparked controversial debates from scholars and think tanks that either oppose or propose its legalization. In simple terms, abortion is an intentional termination of a human pregnancy, and it is often practiced for the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. According to the medical dictionary, abortion is defined as a dismissal from the uterus of the elements of conception before the fetus is feasible. It is an untimely stoppage of a usual or pathological discourse. The paper will comprehensively provide insight on the issue of abortion by discussing three significant court cases Continue reading...

Introduction

The World War II has essentially created a platform for the reforms in the political and socioeconomic affairs of the countries across the world with most of them making a clear insight of the requirement for policy shifts aiming at growth and sustainability. The simultaneous emergence of the globalisation of economy and rapid industrialisation prospects required the nations to induct wider and comprehensive socioeconomic visions for the handling the prospective changes. As a result of these strategic redefinition processes, the new and universally accepted theory of Welfare State emerged as the messiah for the deprived and undersized economies. The Continue reading...

Introduction

Advancement in technology coupled with widespread use of internet has facilitated exchange of information, ideas, and culture across nations. As a result of this, nations have expanded and developed effective communication and networking channels that enable people from to share and exchange information easily, thus promoting sustainable economic development and political stability in the region. Today, the world has become a “global village”, following the wide use of internet and various applications of information communication technologies. Documented reports affirm that there are more than 5 billion mobile connections, and about 3 billion internet users, in the whole world (KPMG Continue reading...

of the Obesity Epidemic in the U.S.

Abstract

The problem of obesity and overweight is very important in the U.S. and worldwide and the number of obese people is constantly growing. There are many risks for health associated with obesity, such as diabetes, heart diseases, hypertension, cancer and even death. The problem has many causes, e.g. unhealthy nutrition, fast food advertising, watching TV and sitting in front of PC for a long time, genetics, and etc. It is difficult to compare the BMI norms in the U.S. with the other countries for many reasons. However, the U.S. is among the Continue reading...

Introduction:

Poverty in America has been viewed as a national concern and challenge. Even as the economic status of the country show signs of progress and improvement where the poverty levels off, there are still data from the census that the gains of the economic development are uneven, or is not affecting those who are at the lowest level of the society. Not all segments of the populations are positively affected by the current economic turnaround. In fact, there is increasing number of people that falls into the level of the lowest-income group. The poverty among single mother families is Continue reading...

Introduction

The recession that plunged the economy of Canada into depression ended in the middle of 2009. The economic indicators signify growth of the economy. However, the recovery of the economy is not noticeable to the majority of the population since the rate of unemployment is still high. The rate of unemployment would be higher had many people not opted out of employment due to the unsustainable wages. There is concern that the economic growth and expansion experienced all over the world does not bring with it any reduction in the number of the unemployed. The recovery of many countries Continue reading...

Developmental theories can be considered as one of the dynamic aspects of studying criminal justice and law enforcement because they mainly emphasize the fact that individuals, mostly those who commit crimes, also grow and develop just like normal people, albeit in significantly different patterns . Most developmental theories suggest that individual crime offenders, including those who commit delinquent crimes, exhibit a pattern of behavior and or collective perception wherein factors that were previously important and or meaningful to them become no longer important; and factors that previously meant nothing or little to them become more meaingful.
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Obesity has become an important health concern all over the world, including USA. As reported by various sources all over television, newspapers, and the Internet, rates of obesity and overweight continue to grow, making USA fit to be labeled as having an “obesity epidemic” (Stanish; Denghan et al. 1). With the increasing prevalence of obesity and overweight across all the states in the USA, there is no question of why obesity gets a big part of the spotlight nowadays. But knowing that obesity has become prevalent and alarmingly common in USA would not get us anywhere. In order to Continue reading...

Background

The problem of childhood obesity has become a thorny issue because it poses life threating conditions to health of individuals. The problem of obesity is expected to present long-term effects on the health of people if immediate actions are not put into place to reverse the trend (West & Saffin 4). Childhood obesity touches all kind of races and ethnic backgrounds. Childhood obesity is contributed by genetic factors, changes in diet, increased time spent in sedentary behavior, and declining levels of physical activity. Additionally, lifestyle factors such as family influence, media advertising, and alteration in society have been related to Continue reading...

The concept of copycat crime is related to a form of criminal act that was inspired or modeled by a similar crime that was described in fiction work or reported in a given media channel (Surette, 2014). It is critical to note that at times, high-profile crimes tend to inspire some individuals to commit similar criminal activities. In a number of cases, police authorities have argued that suspects were trying to be like those who committed similar crimes in the past. It is evident that media coverage of various issues affecting the society can have a negative or positive Continue reading...

Sociology

Hate violence has emerged as a popular topic in public debates as well as a contentious and nuanced sociological concept imbued with political underpinnings. Violence that stems from hatred, prejudice, and/or bias based on religion, gender, race, and sexual orientation has indeed spawned a highly politicized dialogue that calls for institutional measures to curb such acts through legislation(Hutton, 2009, p.2). Hate crimes often serve as banners for further democratic reforms within open societies, which often result in the transformation of the political and social milieu of the nation in which they occur. One of the most poignant and Continue reading...

Introduction

Poverty is a social problem and defines a state of an individual being inferior and extremely poor. This kind of social problem is a societal induced circumstance that has a negative impact in any section of the population. In addition, the social problem is associated with conditions and acts that violate the values and norms that make a society. From sociology perspective, the social problem is the difference between the subjects of society or culture that threaten the lives of social groups. The Social problem arises as a result of the occurrence of a substantial difference between morals in Continue reading...

Introduction: Poverty is usually means an insufficiency in amount. In Economic poverty usually refers to a deprivation in the income. Living pattern and the spending pattern are normally not preferred while studying poverty. This is because; the living pattern and spending pattern need not necessarily be in accordance with a person’s income.
Adam Smith, the noted philosopher and pioneer of political economy was quoted in Iceland’s book ‘Poverty in America’ as saying “not only the commodities which are indispensable necessary for life, but whatever the custom of the country renders it indecent for creditable people, even of Continue reading...

Our society changed with the advent of time and crimes raged not only towards general public but certain police officers face this scenario too. Crimes against police officers refer to all criminal activities that endanger the physical health or professional responsibilities of police officers. These crimes enhanced with the passage of time and police officers suffered from such events. Perpetrators may indulge in criminal activities against police officers due to their personal association with criminal elements or prejudices or biases against police officers. Most of the criminal activities rage against police officers due to the negative perception of their Continue reading...

Introduction

This assignment will critically address the criminological theories of classicalism and positivism. The historical background of the theories will provide the analysis of the different scholars and their views on criminology. Some of the aspects of the theories that is evident in the contemporary Irish Criminal Justice such as conscious intent, psychological evaluation, and sentencing. Positivism seems to be looking at the causes of the crimes. While the classicalism looks at the punishment that will be used to deter the criminals. The two theories began in two different eras. The classicalism theory began during the Enlightenment era while the Continue reading...

For many people the media has long been one of the main sources of information about life of the state and its laws. On the basis of their messages, citizens compose the vision about the level of crime, its nature and prevalence in society, the struggle of the state, its institutions for fight against crime. Today, the media plays a crucial role in society. It provides the necessary information, serves as a tool of reflecting views of members of the public. In addition, it is an indicator of the level of freedom in exchange of opinions, evaluations in phenomena Continue reading...

Introduction

Since time immemorial, poverty has been a burning issue, and several frameworks have been implemented to fight this menace. There are different types of poverty, and when we are fighting it, we need to know the appropriate measures to put in place.

Definition of poverty

According to Amartya Sen, poverty can be defined as a complex, multifaceted world that requires a clear analysis in all of its many dimensions. He argues “We cannot draw a poverty line and then apply it across the board to everyone the same way without taking into consideration personal circumstances and characteristics.”(Iceland, 2014,P. 47). There Continue reading...

Introduction and Issue Definition

The government is desperately trying to reduce maternal and child mortality rates, which have gradually increased in the recent years. Maternal deaths raise a concern in health law, and the clear definition of safe or unsafe abortion has turned out to be a legal issue. It is argued that every person or child has a right to life. However, there is a legal concern when both the mother and child are in danger. It is a crime to abort, but is accepted by the law if both the mother and the child are in danger. Cases of abortion have Continue reading...

Abstract

Poverty is a real lack of funds or resources and this definition has a negative connotation; most governments are trying to completely disguise and as a rule do not seek to discuss this term (especially authoritarian regimes long stay in power). Moreover, the approaches to poverty, are ranked in the spectrum of human rights and universal set of benefits to charity and social assistance. Some of the poverty approaches are blamed for the fact they do more harm than good because they entail residual approach to the social protection and strengthen social exclusion, focusing exclusively on a narrow segment Continue reading...

Specific Aim

The study aims to explore the dynamics of nurse-patient relationship in the context of obesity management. The specific aim is to understand the effect of nurse’s own knowledge, beliefs and attitudes towards obese individuals, on the treatment of obesity. It will also assess nurse’s awareness and perceptions regarding use of BMI as an obesity monitoring tool.
The purpose of this study is to assess whether subjective biases and perceptions of care providers are a barrier for obesity prevention and treatment interventions. It will explore how nurse’s attitudes and beliefs towards obese individuals may impact the quality Continue reading...

Abortion is the termination of pregnancy by removal of fetus or embryo from the womb before it can survive outside of the womb on its own. Naturally occurring abortion is generally referred to as miscarriage or spontaneous abortion and is the unintentional expulsion of the embryo from the womb within 24 weeks of pregnancy. After about 24 weeks, the embryo is able to live outside of the womb albeit with some assistance. About eighty percent of the spontaneous abortions happen during the first trimester of pregnancy. Further, most of the miscarriages which happen during first trimester go unnoticed by Continue reading...

Introduction

Transnational crimes can be defined as crimes that cross the boundaries of more than one nation and have potential harmful impact across many nations. Transnational crimes are also defined as crimes that violate the fundamental values of the international community (CFR, 2014). Transnational crimes may seem like a new phenomenon in this age of globalization, but actually it is not a new thing to happen in the world. Its roots can be traced back to thousands of years ago when transnational slave trade was a norm between Persia and East Africa. Transnational crimes that continued for ages have taken Continue reading...

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There has been much discussion over the issue of abortion for the past decades. There are many questions that still remain without answer. For instance, should women have right to decide the fate of their unborn babies? Is abortion a murder or the right thing to do? Anyway, according to Lyons (2003), "Whether we like abortion or not, we argue it is morally wrong to kill unborn human beings". I personally give hearty support to this point of view as there is nothing being as abnormal and horrible as a murder.
American feminist writer Valenti, a Continue reading...

Introduction

Organizational culture refers to the values and beliefs of the members of the organization. It influences the work and productivity of an organization. Many organizations establish their own culture on how members relate to each other and to control discrimination in the work place. A lot of work has been done in the previous decades to prevent discrimination in organizations. This has involved actions like activism, legislation, and human resource programs that counter and promote diversity appreciation (Burkard, Boticki, & Madson, 2002). Despite all this, prejudice and discrimination still exists in in modern organizations.
Prejudice is known as prejudgment and Continue reading...

Terrorism has got a new identification-Islamophobia. The world is reeling under the wrath of terror. The usual norms of terrorism have undergone total change in recent times. The Obama administration’s cacophonous ‘War on Terror’ isn’t limited to Al-Qaeda; now, it has the biggest challenge of overthrowing the Islamic State from the Middle East and Boko Haram from the African countries. The brutal assaults committed by these terror groups in the name of religion are the most heinous crimes committed in the world history. Terrorism can never be justified; but, the threat is now deeper than terrorism. It Continue reading...

Authors’ Note

It cannot be discounted that in the advancement of the rights for the members of the lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community leaped to a higher level when gay marriage began to be legalized. On the other hand, the full recognition of and respect for gay couples is still a battle ground even within the families of LGBTQ. Despite the legalization of gay marriage, the fight for the full recognition of LGBTQ rights is still a long way to go.

Patriarchal definition of marriage

The patriarchy that strictly identifies male and female romantic relationships is still the standard of society – even Continue reading...

Corruption undermines economic growth, encourages poverty and impacts nations in an adverse way. The concept of corruption refers to the perversion of integrity in carrying out public duties by bribery or favor . Corruption generally associates with public officials; however, it has also expanded to the private organizations in the recent decades. The various sources of corruption include campaign finance, procurement and poor rules in the sector of financial management. Various companies indulge in corrupt practices in order to obtain government practices. Corruption destroys development in a nation by lowering the efficiency of both national as well as domestic investments. Continue reading...

Discrimination refers to the inappropriate treatment of people based on stereotypes or prejudices based on race, culture, religion, gender, nationality, ethnicity, and other attributes. Discrimination involves the inept treatment or denial of social involvement to people based on their social or cultural associations or other individual characteristics. Discrimination stems from the preconceived notions or prejudices against specific individuals or group of people based on their appearance, interaction, and behavior. Discrimination comprises the unequal treatment or denial of social inclusion to members of the society based on their gender, sexual orientation, race, and religion. Discrimination negatively affects the society and Continue reading...

Majority of the organizations today place considerable focus on facilitating and encouraging diversity and equality. While in a lot of cases the terms diversity and equality are utilized to signify varying philosophical positions on the nature of organizations and individuals, in other situations, both terminologies are employed interchangeably.
The concepts of equal opportunity and non-discrimination have for many years been part of the major principles of the global community. Protected in a number of international instruments, such as the International Labor Organization, these ideas are rooted in principles of fundamental freedoms, equality, and human rights. At present, companies that Continue reading...

Introduction

Children have in fact been victims of crime since time immemorial. Physical violence appears to be the oldest form of crime against children whereby for instance in the olden days; infants were murdered as a method of birth control. Children were also killed, for example, to avoid bringing dishonor to an individual after siring a child illegitimately and also as a means of disposing deformed or retarded children. During the industrial ages, another type of crime emerged, and this was child labor. Children as young as ten years worked for long hours in factories often working with dangerous machines Continue reading...

Poverty is everywhere. Poverty is a cycle. Poverty affects a person, a state, or a country. The United States of America is part of the poverty cycle. Every individual in the United States needs to understand poverty. An individual can not understand poverty unless he sees it or he belongs to the poverty line. The government and public or private agencies seek to educate and to promote remedies to stop poverty. Poverty does not hit equally in all demographics. A study shows that socioeconomic status or SES and health are associated with poverty. The complexity of race, ethnicity, immigration, Continue reading...

I. Introduction
a. Definition of a revolution
The word revolution pertains to radical, transformative change. As a historical process, it refers to a movement, usually a violent one, to overthrow an old ruler or regime and impact a total change in the basic structures of society. Most revolutions are motivated by the people and group’s drive to bring about much needed change.
The political revolution aptly termed as “Arab Spring” is a political phenomenon in the Middle East. Originally, the term came from Marc Lynch, an American, political journalist from Foreign Policy who haphazardly used this term in Continue reading...

There are several hypotheses and theories that suggest that the occurrence of maternal obesity has adverse outcomes for the offspring’s health in the later life. Human and animal studies have shown evidence that indicate that obesity in mothers increases the offspring’s risk of developing obesity. With the varied evidence, it is necessary for maternal obesity is curbed in the bud to lower the risk of offspring becoming obese in their later lives.
Maternal obesity or excessive maternal nutrition may lead to obesity and obesity-related disease in offspring later in life. Overweight or obesity is an accumulation of Continue reading...

According to Transparency International, corruption is abusing entrusted power for selfish gain. The definition captures the elements of corruption. One, that corruption mostly occurs in the private and public sectors, which involves the abuse of power held in a state institution or private organization. Secondly, that there are a bribe givers and bribe takers and the bribe giver always gains some advantage. Corruption is described as grand or petty. Grand corruption usually takes place at the senior management levels in business and the top levels of the public sphere. It often involves large amounts of money. Petty corruption is Continue reading...

Introduction

Terrorist attacks have become one of the most pressing global issues of our time. Humanity no longer feels completely safe. Recent cases of terrorist attacks have demonstrated the society’s inability to confront this global problem. As a result, government authorities in different countries were forced to undertake the development of national security documents, strategies and tactics against terrorism. The issue of terrorism exists both within separate countries and on the international stage. The object of the research is the laws and regulations on terrorism combating. The subject of the research is the activities of the international anti-terrorist organizations Continue reading...

I. Introduction
It is but a sad thought that racism is still evident in the society today. Despite the growing advancements in science and the environment, it seems that the people has not moved on from the racial issues that our ancestors have had in the past. In an article written by Forrest-Bank and Jenson, racial discrimination has endured being a frustrating problem in the United States (142). Although this is the case, the effort of reducing racial discrimination tolerances has been also a continuing combat bot in the social and legal realms of society during the past years. Continue reading...

The issue of same-sex marriage in the United States has highlighted the battle between the secular and Christian ideologies. For most of the nation’s history, same-sex marriage has not been recognized by the state. Starting in 2004, states began to legalize it mainly due to federal and state judges ruling that banning this practice was unconstitutional. Today there are currently 36 states that have legalized same-sex marriage, and the Supreme Court is expected to rule on this issue soon. This could provide the foundation for its legalization throughout the entire nation. The process to achieve this has been Continue reading...

Introduction

The social attitude of a nation is directly linked to both reduce and increase certain types of criminal activity. The society’s acceptance of a certain behavior often sparks opposition in the pockets of minority or lower economical communities. These splinters of opposition consolidate into a response against the society; often resulting in a crime. However, even positive reception to social attitude can sometimes cause a group within society to lose their balance and embrace crime.
In this paper, we are going to look at the various social attitudes that shaped the path of this nation during the 1980s Continue reading...

It is important for the criminal justice system to determine why certain crimes are prevalent more than others. With the Uniform Crime Reports, the criminal justice system has been able to achieve its goals of knowing the most prevalent crimes and in which areas. The Uniform Crime Reporting is the official collection of data of crimes published by the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) in the United States. The program is run by the federal government and it provides data that is used to estimate crime rates and occurrences. The UCR program is known to report offenses such as Continue reading...

Attempted or executed; every criminal sets out with the intention of perpetrating a misdeed whether it is robbery, murder, assault or any other. What separates the two from one another is the one succeeds in accomplishing its motive while the other fails due to one or more reasons. At this point, there arises a demand to answer why if both criminals set out with evil intent does one get more severe punishment than the other.

Introduction

Let’s investigate what the normal practice calls for. There was a time when tried crime did not reserve any punishment under the English Continue reading...

Authors: Burt, C. H., Simons, R. L., & Gibbons, F. X

Summary
This sociological review tries to analyze the role that the racial discrimination plays in various criminal activities that diverse races across America are involved. The study further links the personal experiences of different individuals with the crime level that has continuously been witnessed with races that have been discriminated against due to the rank that they have been given in the society. Racism is a key factor in this review that is seen to contribute to a number of crimes that have been recorded. This study tries to Continue reading...

Introduction

Racism remains one of the biggest social issues despite the many decades of civil rights talks and policies. Mainstream media still air a significant number of reports on racial attacks and slurs, hate groups, and many other examples that we witness in our day-to-day lives. Racism is defined as the ideology that is demonstrated through perceived superiority of one group of people over another through cultural heritage, ethnicity, color, or race. Usually, the ideology is manifested at an institutional, group, or individual level and tends to be a part of cultural inheritance (Lawrence, 2005). Social workers have since the Continue reading...

Introduction

American politics have been divided on a number of major issues for generations, and social welfare is no exception. Generally, there are two schools of thought. Liberals, most commonly associated with the Democratic Party, are in favor of a collective responsibility for the welfare of the poor. Generally, they believe that all American’s have a responsibility to provide for the welfare of the less fortunate, and to ensure that even strangers are provided with the basics for their well-being. Conversely, conservatives, most often associated with the Republican Party, are dedicated to the idea of Individual Responsibility, which demands Continue reading...

Abstract

The threat of terrorism is one that cannot be underestimated. It poses the single largest concern for security in our country now. Terrorism though is not only a United States concern, but also a worldwide problem. The growing incidences and changing face of this threat continue to pose a unique problem. This has necessitated changing responses, all aimed at evolving to combat this threat. However, before an attempt is made to look at these responses, we must first understand what terrorism is and its origin (O'Kane, 2007).The word terror is derived from the Latin word or phrase,” terrere” Continue reading...

Terrorism is a phenomenon that has continued to affect the global community dating far back to the first century. Terrorism can be defined as a political strategy and tactic or a dignified reaction to inexcusable oppression to bring about political or social change and some see it as a crime, this all depends on the point of view. Terrorism has mostly been identified as a criminal act in countries all over the world due to their heinous acts of violence which are mostly targeted at the weak and innocent (LaFree 2004). The effectiveness of acts of terrorism such as Continue reading...