... a friend whose partying on the weekends but soon after ditching school to do drugs and commit a crime. It is then when the deadly duo is complete and they are a gang member", states Rolf, Farrington and Stouthamer. Drugs as a replacement for church seem to be the final piece of ... a deadly triangle, a triangle in which family, education and religion have been replaced with the gang, the streets and the drugs. Hispanic and African American gangs ... people of society. The streets have Los Angeles have become a war zone, in which, children are unable to play without fear of being caught ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... most important and most frequently called upon that recent history can think of. Since the age of the Civil War, the weapons that we have produced have become increasingly more deadly. We as citizens of this country are watching our children and friends at the hands of these vicious tools of destruction. As responsible Americans, we have let our freedom and ... bullets, automatic rifles and Uzi's. Unfortunately, we tend to interpret the Constitution to broadly. Obviously, in the late 1700's, there were no deadly weapons to contend with. They had muskets, which could hardly be used in a ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... have fallen victim to the misuse of zero tolerance policies and the disproportionate enforcement of harsh penalties. In Palm Beach, Florida school police charged a student with "throwing a deadly missile," - the deadly missile referred to in this case was an egg that the student had thrown on Halloween. What many would consider a common act of minor mischief was in this case ... ...

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... by Alexander's attorney to grant her the "Stand Your Ground " law. According to the judge, her life was not in danger for her to bring out a deadly weapon. Marissa Alexander was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Alexander's case fell under Florida's "10-20-life " law which was in enacted in 1992. This law means a 20 year sentence for a person who ... ...

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... eleven presumptions for trying a juvenile as an adult. Any of the following will send minors to adult court: 1) Murder 2) Arson of an inhabited building 3) Robbery while armed with a dangerous or deadly weapon 4) Rape with force or violence or threat of great bodily harm 5) Kidnapping for ransom 6) Kidnapping with bodily harm 7) Kidnapping for purpose of robbery 8) Assault with intent or attempted murder ... Eighth Amendment, which states that it is wrong to give out any form of cruel or unusual punishment (Vasudevan 114-120). The fact is, if you commit a very serious and deadly crime, ...

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... the playground, or the pushing and shoving in the lunch line, but given the right set of circumstances what might have been prevented with some supervision instead turns into something deadly. There are many psychologists and clinical psychiatrists who along with independent researchers compile extensive lists and do studies on what may be the cause of school violence. The only common ... ...

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... soccer team. When the officer approached the vehicle he was shot and it turns out the perpetrator had stolen the car and was anxious to escape police detainment. Police face deadly risks everyday and it is important not to make quick judgments based on a person's car or their appearance. An officer should always follow procedures to their best ability. Police constantly ... ...

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... author to disturbing conclusions with regards to whether we will ever know the true explanation behind these people; or if we even really want to know how such horrible and deadly people are created. It is the personal opinion of this author that truly understanding the social phenomenon known as serial homicide cannot be done through simple generalizations and interpretations of ... ...

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... socially, and legal and social controls against violence in such areas tend to be ineffective. The proliferation of lethal weapons in recent years has also likely made drug violence more deadly then before (Bush, 919). It is very clear that drug use is closely related to crime. As stated above, drugs initiate many problems for not just the user but the ... ...

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... be delinquent and the delinquent acts charged in the petition would be similar to an adult committing a Class A felony, a felony resulting in serious physical injury, or a felony involving physical force, a deadly weapon, or a dangerous instrument. A child adjudicated to be a serious juvenile offender must be committed to the Department of Youth Services for a minimum of one year. A multiple needs child is a one ... ...

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... killings committed by Herb Baumeister are interpersonal crimes. He would pick up gay men at bars and murder them for pleasure. He did this over and over again until his deadly game was discovered. What was the motive? One thing is certain: Herbert Baumeister fit the niche of the serial killer. The serial killer is typically white, male, between the ages ... ...

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... economically and socially; legal and social controls against violence in such areas tend to be ineffective. The proliferation of lethal weapons in recent years has also made drug violence more deadly. Although the number of drug-related homicides has been decreasing in recent years, drugs still remain one of the main factors leading to the total number of all homicides. According ... ...

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... also zones in which the minority communities are thought to be dangerous places. Various criminologists have used the "danger-perception theory" to explain that the use of high levels of deadly force is contingent on real or perceived danger police agents experience (Fogelson). Fear historically has made a difference in terms of how the law enforcement community interacts with different racial groups ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate