2013) Police often blame the victim of police brutality when accused of being too brutal with their use of force. With this as a common issue, police departments across the United States have decided to fight against that statistic. Many times, when a police officer is accused of police brutality, they are immediately put on suspension. Within the terms of their suspension, either an outside agency or internal affairs department does an investigation determining what may have happened. This would typically include interviewing potential witnesses, determining what happened, and putting the pieces together.
“Many states have passed a Habitual violator law, which provide felony penalties for three Dui convictions. These offenders may lose many of their rights like being able to vote or own a weapon, as well as their drivers’ license permanently or for many, many years” These laws are not acceptable in my opinion and need to be changed especially being a repeat or habitual
Adults who provide kids with guns used in violent crimes should be held accountable. • Statistically, the black juvenile offenders are more likely to be transferred to adult courts than their white peers who have committed comparable crimes. On the other side of the fence, these were the reasons why kids should be treated as adults: • The end result of a heinous crime remains the same, no matter who commits it. • Harsh sentencing acts as a deterrent to kids who are considering committing crimes. • Kids understand the implications of violence and how to use violent
Discuss the view that some people turn to crime because of their upbringing. Turning to crime by upbringing can be explained by the social, developmental and behaviourist approaches. It can be explained by developmental in Farringtons study of Disrupted Families. Farrington documented the start, duration and end of offending behaviour from childhood to adulthood in families of 411 boys aged 8 and 9. From Farringtons study they concluded that the most important risk factors are criminality in the family and poor child-rearing.
However, no matter how they start using, it all leads to the same outcome, without help, they all come out addicted. The relationship between convicted felons and substance abuse has been well established. Convicted felons have a multitude of issues that are hidden by substance abuse; with the proper treatment, they can become law abiding citizens. Historically Convicted felons haven’t been treated the best in the prison systems. There have been a lot of inmates beaten by prison administration, guards, and other inmates.
Learning Team “B” Biological Criminal Behavior CJA/ 314 Ever wonder why someone commits a crime? Do you get bothered when you hear that a lawyer is trying to get a reduced sentence because the suspect has a mental disorder? Is there any truth to that? Or is it just a plea to make it appear that the crime committed was not as bad as it seems. Possibly there is some truth to what some of them claim.
Making the effort to ensure that a higher level of education is attainable for all citizens would be considered a step in the right direction towards educating youth. Education should also be made available to prisoners. By making education available to prisoners, they could be given the opportunity towards becoming successful in society when they are released. Treating the drug crisis could help reduce the amount of repeat offenders here in North Carolina. Drug intervention programs and rehabilitation centers help to keep people from using and aid in helping addicts “kick the habit”.
The social learning theory(slt) believes that all behavior is learnt form experience(nurture) but we also learn through observation. The offenders in this case may have observed domestic violence among their parents and saw this as a normal or acceptable behavior. This is the cycle of abuse which passes down from generation to generation. In most cases where children observe violence among their parents they are most likely to imitate this behavior when they get a partner as they see it as an acceptable
There have been several sociological and criminological theories that stress that most violent criminals are impulsive and have a lack of empathy for others. Within Psychological there are several sub theories such as Behavioral Theories, Personality Theories, and Cognitive Theories just to name a few. In Volume 5, Chapter 2 of Review of the Roots of Youth Violence, it states that Sigmund Freud “thought that human behavior, including violent behavior, was the product of “unconscious” forces operating within a person’s mind. Freud also felt that early childhood experiences had a profound impact on adolescent and adult behavior” A lot of Freud’s research is what a lot of the ideas and theories we know today are based off of. Behavioral Theories Behaviorist John Watson once said "Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might
Many people believe that crimes are committed because people have mental issues, however that is not the case. Based on the research done by criminologists there are numerous theories as to why crimes happen, such as, biological, sociological and psychological. (Michaelson, Peter, January 10, 2012) The idea that there is a biological connection with crime is fairly recent. This idea started getting more attention back in the 19th century. Before, that individuals were believed to have control over their moods and directional approaches.