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Assignment #4

After reading a New York Times article called”Cities Try to Turn the Tide on Police Traffic Stops”, I don’t fully support the idea of completely banning traffic stops as there’s a good argument about their role in crime prevention. Regular …

Assignment #3

Strain Theory

Strain Theory, developed by Robert K. Merton, is the theory I believe is best in this context. Says that people may present deviant behavior, including crime when they feel disconnected from societal goals and lack the material means …

Assignment #2

Samuel Plimsoll

CRJ 102-0501

In my neighborhood of the East Village, the security is very similar to other areas of New York City, with police patrols and speed cameras on the stop lights that catch the occasional reckless driver. When …

Short Assignment #1

  1. 6 on the Way to a Birthday Party Are Killed After a Train Hits an S.U.V.

Five of the dead were identified as a couple and their children. The authorities said they were going to a celebration before dying in …