The Phoenix Police Department (PPD) has established a mission to ensure that everyone works together to keep the area’s people safe. When properly exploited, the strengths of the police force contribute to the delivery of professional service at the highest possible level. Ultimately, the agency’s services should reflect the agency’s principles. The agency’s executives must […]
The 2nd Amendment is obsolete in modern times and should be modified. According to McNamara (2017), the requirement for “a well-regulated militia” is incompatible with unrestricted gun access. Different interpretations regarding who the ‘people’ are and the scope of what the Amendment stands for have led to an unmitigated stream of gun-related disasters. The second […]
Testing criminological theories is a research process for establishing empirical theories applicable to the criminal justice system. There are 11 guidelines for testing criminological theories as identified and summarized in this paper. The first guide is for one to develop the necessary research skills. Since it is a thorough research activity, the researcher should be […]
The U.S. Constitution segregates the federal government into three branches to separate powers and ensure no entity or individual holds excessive authority. The legislative, executive, and judicial branches, have their corresponding authorities conferred by the American Constitution to the Congress, the President, and the Federal courts, respectively (USAGOV, 2022). However, each branch can alter the actions of the remaining branches. For […]
To: From: Cc: Date: 12/11/2022 RE: The 2019 and 2020 Australian Wildfires During the years 2019 and early 2020, Australia was affected by one of the deadliest wildfires in its history. The natural calamity in question was responsible for the loss of biodiversity in the area, which led to the deaths of several wild species. […]
The issue of pretrial detention is a section of a more significant national discussion on criminal justice reform. In recent years, several American jurisdictions have implemented initiatives to reform bail (Baughman, 2019). Cities and states have changed the criteria for evaluating bail, removed money bail, and enacted new state laws. Moreover, Koepke and Robinson (2018) assert that […]
Studies have established that people who engage in persistent antisocial behavior have characteristic differences in their brain structure (Yang et al., 2008). Most people who express antisocial behaviors do so in their adolescent lives, but a few do not reform, and the behaviors continue to adulthood. Using brain imaging techniques to assess the structural and […]
Developmental and life course theories of crime aim at exploring changes in offending and problematic behaviors over time due to changes in social arrangements. The developmental and life course perspective of criminology started in the late 1980s and has increasingly developed, gaining both empirical and theoretical attention from scholars and practitioners. The theory aimed to […]
There are different sociological approaches depending on the analysis levels. Macro-level theories focus on wide-scale issues affecting many people, like social change. In contrast, micro-level theories examine specific relationships between a small group of people, such as in conversations (Lumen Learning, 2022). Components of macro-level theories enable the observation of large-scale trends and patterns, while […]
The core moral tenet of liberalism is that the state should work to protect its citizens’ lives, freedoms, and possessions (Parekh, 1992). Therefore, liberals stress the importance of an individual’s health as a foundation for a just political system. A monarchy or dictatorship, which are political systems characterized by uncontrolled authority, are incapable of guaranteeing […]