Social Organized Crime Perspective Shannon Santiago University of Phoenix CJA 384 Leroy Hendrix June 03, 2012 Social Organized Crime Perspective Social institutions are an important part of everyday life. Social institutions are what make up the world. Social institutions not only help to define society but also help to determine the type of person an individual will become. Social institutions help to mold an individual; teaching him or her different traits, rituals, and behaviors to possess. Social institutions are an important part of organized crime as well.
Conclusion Prosecutors, defense attorneys, criminals, and victims are placed together to deal with a given crime. Victimization concerns each position in different ways and must be individually considered. The goals of sentencing differ somewhat between each position. Alternative sanctions are often recognized when a criminal offender is sentenced. Ongoing assessments of victims' rights and the continousl improvement of such are imperative.
1. What are methods of inquiry and how are they used in criminal investigation? The methods of inquiry are divided into two different categories. These categories help make many criminal cases become more organized and simpler to solve. The first method is reconstructing the past.
While Enrique has shoes and the ability to attend school, which his mother could not have afforded to give him if she had stayed, he feels the constant loneliness for his mother’s love and is shuttled from relative to relative as he begins to act out, drops of school, and turns to glue-sniffing. His life takes a turn for the better when he gets a girlfriend who encourages him to work and stop his substance abuse, but he still thinks of his mother as the
At the age of twelve Charles’s mother took him out of school so he could work while his father was in jail for failure to pay debt. Working at a shoe-polish factory, instead of being the kid to grow up and become the intelligent young man he had dreamed of being took its toll on Charles. After a period of time Charles did go back to school. At fifteen he dropped out and resented his mother for it. (Dickens NG) Charles met Catherine Hogarth in 1834, became engaged in 1835 and
In the last story The Most Dangerous Game, A man is forced to survive in ways he didn’t know were possible. Throughout all three stories, the main characters learn a life lesson, grow as people, and change from the experience they have been put in. In the story Marigolds, the main character Lizbeth is experiencing conflict in her life. Her conflict is that she is forced to become an adult. “Each morning our mother and father trudged wearily down the dirt road and around the bend (Pg50).” The parents did everything they could to support the family.
Crime and disorder legislation The crime and disorder act was established in 1998 it focuses on an introduction of anti social behavioural orders, sex offender orders, parenting orders and also racially aggravated offences. Since, it focuses on some very serious areas it means that the local authorities all have to work together to make sure that the strategies are implemented correctly like the police authority, probation authority, health authority and other agencies. The act also gave the local authorities more responsibilities, as the strategies which it introduces have to reflect local needs and priorities. Due to this reason different areas have different focuses, for example, in Manchester their main focus would be robbery as this is the worst place for robbery crimes, in Bradford they would focus on gun crimes and in Nottingham they would focus on murder crimes as they had the highest rate of murder with 5.21 crimes for every 100,000 population. The act is ordered to develop and implement the strategies in three year cycles, such as, 1999-2002, 2002-2005, so the next one will be this year in 2008.
Identify any assumptions on which your personal perception is based and answer the following questions: How would you describe or define organized crime? How does your perception compare to the definitions presented in the readings? What are the various characteristics you would consider to be associated with organized criminal behavior? Properly cite your references or resources according to APA guidelines. Discussion Questions Describe what you think the type of person comes to mind when you read each of the subjects.
Review as many points of contact as possible; be sure to look at parcels (number of houses in an area, types of crimes committed, population density, race, class, socioeconomic , gender similarities and differences, distance, etc; 2. Please consider Social Structure Theory and its sub-theorems and their applicability to the data presented. Be sure to address elements of social disorganization, strain and cultural deviance theories; furthermore, 3. Include the applicability of crime trends and patterns and trends as presented in Chapter 2 of Siegel ’The Nature and Extent of Crime’ Part B. In addition, please address the following queries: 1.
Drawing a conclusion regarding what ethic group is targeted the most can be based on causes and correlates of racial disparity. Some of the identifiable causes of disparity within the criminal justice system are legislative decisions, high crime rates, racial bias, and inequitable access to resources. As professionals, the criminal justice system can address disparity and discrimination issues by addressing citizens of the community to influence political processing. The professionals in the criminal justice system such as law makers may choose to use discretion in regard to political or social context in an effort to reduce