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4 Results for Criminology

1. A Citizen Should Have the Right to Have a Gun

... , ) This is a transcript of The World Today broadcast at 1200 AEST on local radio. ELEANOR HALL: Now to some good news on crime in our community. The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a new study, which shows the rate of gun-related murders and robberies has fallen sharply since 1996, and it appears to be due to the Government's massive buy ... but criminologists say it's saved many lives and appears to have ended a spate of murderous shooting sprees. The research is being presented at the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology conference in Brisbane. http://www...

  • Word Count: 557
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Grade Level: High School

2. Death Penalty Views

... of gut feelings. In the following research project, Michael L. Radelet and Ronald L. Akers sent out questionnaires to seventy former presidents from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, American Society of Criminology, and the Law and Society Association. The presidents were asked to answer some general questions on the basis of your knowledge of the literature and research in ... criminology.The questions asked were relating to deterrence issues. When asked if they believe or feel that the death penalty acts as a deterrent to murder or that it lowers the murder ... ...

  • Word Count: 1635
  • Approx Pages: 7

3. gun control

... -defense does not occur often enough to warrant owning guns for that person. This may seem to be a reasonable argument, until you look at the facts. In John Conklins book, Criminology it shows a nationwide survey "that citizens use firearms in self-defense against crime 2.1 to 2.5 million times each year, and they use handguns in 1.5 to 1.9 million of those cases." "In comparison ... ...

  • Word Count: 3071
  • Approx Pages: 12
  • Grade Level: High School

4. Gun Control

... -defense does not occur often enough to warrant owning guns for that person. This may seem to be a reasonable argument, until you look at the facts. In John Conklins book, Criminology it shows a nationwide survey "that citizens use firearms in self-defense against crime 2.1 to 2.5 million times each year, and they use handguns in 1.5 to 1.9 million of those cases." "In comparison ... ...

  • Word Count: 2982
  • Approx Pages: 12
  • Grade Level: High School
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