Consider how many people are killed, lives are destroyed, or loved ones who are victims of domestic violence. In modern-day America, domestic violence has reached epidemic proportions. Domestic violence changes the ways that Americans live their lives, the way they act, talk, and even thinks. These ...

From the beginning of Colors the police in the story act like they hate the young men in the neighborhood-categorically. They don't have even the tiniest bit of respect for them as human beings with strengths and weaknesses, virtues and faults. It's an "us and them" mentality a...

School violence is not a new issue for the nineties. School violence has been around since the nineteen fifties, but was more an issue of juvenile delinquency. The difference between the 1950's and 1990's is that the student conflicts are more likely to be settled with the use of we...

The mission of policemen in America is to "serve and protect," but if one reviews the recent history of the police force across the country, one is forced to ask: who is doing the protecting? Africans in America are far too often the victims of police violence, and very infrequently the be...

"Forces of Deviance" The book "Forces of Deviance: Understanding the Dark Side of Policing," by Victor Kappeler, shows several incidents and examples of police deviance. I've picked three chapters to summarize that I've picked by interest and importance to help show and understand what police dev...

I think that being a policeman is the hardest job anyone can be. Police officers have to work in any conditions. Many locations, which range from towns and countrysides, to urban areas of all size, are working grounds for police officers. Working conditions vary according to location, size. Those w...

Nick BrownEnglish 1003/5/01Word count: 1,186In an Age of ViolenceSchool shootings in Moses Lake, Washington; West Paducah, Kentucky; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Littleton, Colorado spark some serious questions throughout the US today. Schools beefing up security all over the country strive to protect ...

The film, \"Colors,\" produced in 1988 by Dennis Hopper, is giving us a view of Los Angeles street gangs and how the police and community deal with them. What is ironic about the story is although there are plenty of scenes of violence and terror, the producer seems to take a more sympathetic stance...

Gun Control in 1988, handguns killed 7 people in Great Britain, 19 in Sweden, 53 in Switzerland, 25 in Israel, 13 in Australia, 8 in Canada, and 9,915 in the United States. These figures are very shocking, but no one ever comes up with idea to stop it or to reduce these numbers. We have got to...

More violent crimes are being committed by young, poor and disadvantage teens. These teenagers have developed a very observed behavior toward the real world and resort to violence and killings to settle their faults. (Barrett 17) Gang violence and the availability of guns has caused a big increase...

Viewpoints on school violence "Is violence out of our hands" Flack jackets, riot helmets and gas masks everything your child will need to go back to school this year. Is this what the future holds for our children? Democrat Carolyn McCarthy from New York thinks so, unless t...

Problem/ Solution EssayIn our society today, violence has become a problem. It is affecting people's lives and also hurting them. There is violence everywhere, from in movies to in your own neighborhood. We should cut down violence and killing in movies, offer child and adult classes, and put mor...

Introduction The United States introduced criminal justice reform with the objective of correcting errors made during criminal justice processes. The goals of the reforms are to reduce the number of incarcerated prisoners and prison sentences. In addition, the reforms aim at doing away with mandato...

Gun Control Since the days of the pioneers of the United States, firearms have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means of hunting or sport. As we near the end of the 20th century the use of guns has changed significantly. Because of fast and steady increase in crime and ...

Violence in schools is a great concern in our society. The concern is heightened by the abundance of media coverage on a number of recent school shootings. With all of the news clips, sound bites, and Internet coverage swirling around in our heads, one might conclude that children are more viol...

Gangs Gang violence, crime, and its affects on the community A street gang is a group or association of three or more persons who may have a common identifying sign, symbol or name, and who individually or collectively engage in, or have engaged in, criminal activity, or as a juvenile commits an...

Films and television programmes have sometimes been blamed for recent increases in crimes of violence. Do you think that they really influence people in this way? We are all influenced by things that happen to us. Watching films and television programes are one o...

Throughout the centuries people in law enforcement have encountered common problems. People created rules and regulations (laws) to act as guidelines on how to conduct oneself in a manner which the majority of the population considers "normal" behavior. Since the first law was written, t...

Arm Teachers to Stop School Shootings?How often do we open the newspaper or turn on the television and see there has been another school shooting? It seems as though it is happening more and more everyday. Violence in schools seems to be on the rise. And now we are faced with the possibility of weap...

VIOLENCE IN VIDEO GAMESDear Parents,For some time now many parents have attempted to blame their children's games as the underlying cause behind their child's behavior problems. If anything, it is the parent's responsibility to teach their kids right from wrong and the difference between fantasy an...

Millions of children all around the world live on the street and in poverty. Most of all these children are deprived of health care and education. "Street Children" is a term that was used by Henry Mayhew in 1851. Before these children were simply referred to as homeless of abandoned...

There are many factors in childhood that may lead youth to crime at an early age. Poverty, family unsteadiness, violence, and child abuse are some of the factors that contribute to juvenile crime. There are several reasons why juvenile crime has been on the rise as well. The most important ones are ...

Crime Rate in Juvenile Delinquency: Increasing or Decreasing? The frequency of juvenile crimes is not what it appears to be. From all the reports from the media, some would think the crime rate for juveniles is increasing, but fortunately, it is decreasing. There are a few suggestions for this amaz...

Have you ever experienced a time where your school has been in some sort of danger? Many schools nowadays have been going through difficult times having to deal with constant violence between students. While media has focused on school shootings, school violence id s broad topic, which includes a ...

"Violent films, such as "the Brigade", have been blamed for causing crime rates to rise in our country: whether or not "the Brigade" should be taken off the air" The crime rate in many cities is rising alarmingly. Some people have the idea that violent films, for examp...