How does crime in the United States differ from crime committed in other countries around the world? For my project, I chose to research Honduras, Russia, and Colombia
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A new report has been released by the University of Chicago, highlighting levels of public sector corruption in U.S. cities and states. It was co-authored by UIC professor and political advisor Dick Simpson and is based on an analysis of public corruption statistics from the Department of Justice. There were a grand total of 19,634 public corruption convictions across the United States over the past decade with 695 public official, federal employees and government contractors convicted in 2018 alone.
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Louisiana comes second for corruption convictions per capital with 2.62 per 10,000 inhabitants while Illinois rounds off the top-three with 1.66. Its high position is due to the high number of offences in Chicago which was once again named the most corrupt city in the country.
EXPERIENCES OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST AND THE MOST SUCCESSFUL DEMOCRACIES ,
“DEMOCRACY NEVER LASTS LONG. IT SOON WASTES, EXHAUSTS AND MURDERS ITSELF”
FAILED REASON: FAILED DEMOCRACY,
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RULE OF LAW BACKED BY COLLECTIVE REASON CAN BEST ANSWER THE DEMOCRATIC DECAY .
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IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science is a double blind peer reviewed International Journal edited by International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR).The Journal provides a common forum where all aspects of humanities and social sciences are presented. IOSR-JHSS publishes original papers, review papers, conceptual framework, analytical and simulation models, case studies, empirical research, technical notes etc.
A new report has been released by the University of Chicago, highlighting levels of public sector corruption in U.S. cities and states. It was co-authored by UIC professor and political advisor Dick Simpson and is based on an analysis of public corruption statistics from the Department of Justice. There were a grand total of 19,634 public corruption convictions across the United States over the past decade with 695 public official, federal employees and government contractors convicted in 2018 alone.
The report examined the problem across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, finding that D.C. had the highest number of public corruption offences per 10,000 inhabitants between 1976 and 2018 with 16.79. That can be attributed to several factors including a comparably low population but also because it is the center of national government and hosts the Department of Justice. That means nearly all of the country's federal agencies are housed there with large numbers of government employees who can monitor and investigate potential offences.
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“DEMOCRACY NEVER LASTS LONG. IT SOON WASTES, EXHAUSTS AND MURDERS ITSELF”
FAILED REASON: FAILED DEMOCRACY,
THE IDEA OF DEMOCRACY TOPS ALL HUMAN ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT IT AILS IF REASON FAILS .
RULE OF LAW BACKED BY COLLECTIVE REASON CAN BEST ANSWER THE DEMOCRATIC DECAY .
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Violence and Popular CultureViolence exists and has existed in a.docxdickonsondorris
Violence and Popular Culture
Violence exists and has existed in all societies. In contemporary North American society, we also see violence frequently in media--from news to films to video games. These representations have been blamed for creating a culture of fear and inspiring real violence, particularly among youth.
Media analysts argue that the question of media and violence must shift from a focus on violence in media to a focus on violence in our broader society. They argue that we need to make interconnections between class, gender, race and inequality in the debate on violence. This can be a difficult shift to make because contemporary media is rife with overt and subtle instances of violence. Violence is portrayed in the news, music videos, reality TV crime shows, films and video games.
In the wake of the tragic shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, media pundits discussed (Opens new window) whether video game consumption was producing violent people. While this is an interesting question, in this module we do not focus on whether violent images produce violent people. Nor do we examine whether media imagery has become increasingly violent. As one scholar (Opens new window)puts it,
Violence has always figured prominently in storytelling. Violent imagery has been around since hunters began scratching accounts of their exploits on the walls of caves. . . . Artifacts of Egyptian, Sumerian, Minoan, and Babylonian peoples all depict violent events, as do classical works of the ancient Greeks written 3,000 years ago. . . . The books of the Old Testament, written during the same period, are filled with accounts of genocide, war, human sacrifice, and, of course, various plagues. And as Mel Gibson so eloquently reminded moviegoers with his hugely successful film, The Passion of the Christ (2004), the biggest story of the New Testament culminates in rioting, ritual torture, and public execution. Perhaps more to the point, these grizzly stories have been repeated for centuries to children and adults alike as important works of history and religion. (Trend, The Myth of Media Violence 12-13)
This is not to deny that exposure to violent images may contribute toward violent behaviour.(Opens new window) But in a sociology course like this one, our job is to examine the role popular culture's representation of violence plays in the maintenance of cultural hegemony.
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Watch Mean World Syndrome (2010). (Opens new window)According to the documentary, what are some of the myths associated with media violence? What does George Gerbner say is the reason why violence pervades the media? How does popular culture use representations of violence to perpetuate racist myths? What is "mean world syndrome" anyway?
Law-and-order ideology
Law-and-order ideology has been chronically present in public, media, and political discourse, but it has assumed an even larger role in recent years. Particular media portrayals of criminal justice interact with ...
Possible Relationship between Crime, Race and SES.docxChantellPantoja184
Possible Relationship between Crime, Race and SES
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When people from one race are stereotyped as criminals the end result will be that this race will begin to commit more crimes in society. Racial stereotypes can lead to greater crimes from the race especially when the rest of society expects them to commit crime. This can be seen in racial profiling practices by police when African Americans are stopped more by police than other races. In America the disparities in the arrests of African Americans and whites is great. Even though African Americans only make up around 15% of the population they make up almost 40% of the entire prison population.
The graph shows that in American society African Americans commit more crimes than White Americans. The problem with the graph is it gives a false impression about the amount of crime actually committed by African Americans versus White Americans. The graphics shows African Americas are responsible for the largest amount of crime creating a link to crime and race. When graphics like this graphic are published it can give a false impression of crime by African Americans leading to the belief that white American commits fewer crimes. This is not the case.
In fact African Americans are profiled by police causing to higher contact with police. If white Americans were stopped at the same rates as the African American then there would be a much higher rate of White Americans being arrested. According to the graph African Americans would be responsible for the largest amount of crime which is very misleading. White Americans make up the largest percentage of people in the United States and are responsible for committing two thirds of all the crimes committed in the country (USDOJ, 2012). Secondly the graph only displays street crimes which completely eliminate the white collar crimes that are prevalently committed by the White Americans.
When stereotypes exist in society it can result in once race being treated unfairly by the police. Racial profiling has become such an extreme problem in society that many police stations across the nation are taking active steps to stop the behavior. Police have a duty to target people engaging in behavior that is criminal not being stopped because their skin happens to be black. When graphics such as this one are published it makes it harder for the public to change this perception. This type of statistical analysis promote racial profiling while ignoring the role white people play in committing crime.
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US Department of Justice. (2012). U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States:
2012. Crime in the United States, Arrests Bulletin.
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• Understand the concepts of “race” and “ethnicity” as social constructs.
• Analyze evidence about racial inequality and social class in relation to crime.
• Analyze evidence about racial differences in rates of victimization.
• Analyze evidence regarding racial inequality and incarceration rates.
• Explore how the War on Drugs contributes to racial discrimination in the criminal justice system.
• Examine crack cocaine and marijuana law enforcement in context of racial discrimination.
• Critically analyze the connections between race and the death penalty.
• Examine empirical evidence on the issue of racial profiling.
• Examine empirical evidence on the issue of immigration and crime rates.
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In April of 2012, law enforcement in Oklahoma arrested one of the region’s foremost drug kingpins. In the home of the alleged drug kingpin, police seized four pounds of marijuana, $276,000 in cash, and two firearms: a revolver and a semiautomatic pistol.
Police believe that the defendant is the “mastermind” (Perez, 2012, p. 1) of a drug-dealing
organization that supplies approximately 40% of the marijuana markets in Oklahoma and
three nearby states: Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas. The suspect, drug kingpin Darlene
Mayes, is a White grandmother with thinning silver hair who appears to be in her 60s or
70s. Thus she has been dubbed the “Granny Drug Kingpin” (Perez, 2012).
Studies suggest that when asked to picture a drug dealer, overwhelmingly the American
public visualizes a young man of color (Burston, Jones, & Roberson-Sanders, 1995). How-
ever, evidence from this chapter will demonstrate that drug use and drug crime spans
racial and ethnic groups and that all racial groups seem to commit drug crime in similar
rates. Whether broaching issues of drug crime, or any other type of crime, issues of per-
ception, race, and criminality are central in the study of criminology.
4.1 Race and the Criminal Justice System
The American criminal justice system disproportionately impacts people of color, and this disproportionate impact by race is often dramatic and consistent at nearly every level of the system. Research demonstrates that members of poor, disenfranchised
groups receive harsher treatment in all phases of the criminal justice system: They are
more likely to be stopped, investigated, arrested, charged, put on trial, found guilty, and
sent to prison (Tonry, 2011). The disproportionate involvement in the system is cumula-
tive. Police are more likely to arrest someone who has a prior record, prosecutors are more
likely to charge someone who has previously been arrested or spent time in jail. A judge
is more likely to convict and incarcerate a defendant rather than offer probation to some-
one who has .
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2. Overview
I have always been interested in how crime differs from country to country.
For my project, I will further explore the following countries and discuss
how crime rates and the types of crimes committed are different among
these countries:
The United States
Russia
Colombia
Honduras
3. Crime in The United States
Crime rates for the United States have
overall drastically declined over the
years
Incarceration rates, however, have
reached an all time high (The United
States has the highest incarceration
rate in the world).
4. Crime in The United States
This chart displays the violent crime rate per 100,000 people in the United States. Violent crimes, however, have seen a decrease
in the United States.
5.
6. Although the homicide rate in the United States has drastically declined
since 1992, it is still among the highest in the industrialized world.
According to the FBI’s UCR, In 2014 an estimated 1,165,383 violent crimes
occurred nationwide (a decrease of 0.2 percent from the 2013 estimate)
Any state that borders Mexico is likely involved in its own drug war at the
present time. Mexican drug cartels have become more aggressive – and
indeed, more violent – in their efforts to move product to the north. That
has left many communities in Texas and California in ruins, as the death
toll attributed to gang violence and drug addiction is at an all-time high.
7. •In 2008 alone, the DEA seized the
following amounts of drugs within the
borders of the United States:
Cocaine: 49,823.3 KGs
Heroin: 598.6 KGs
Marijuana: 660,969.2 KGs
Methamphetamines: 1,540.4 KGs
Hallucinogens: 9,199,693 individual
unit
Human trafficking is also a persisting
problem in the united states.
The United States of America is
principally a transit and destination
country for trafficking in persons. It is
estimated that 14,500 to 17,500
people, primarily women and children,
are trafficked to the U.S. annually
8. Crime in Colombia
Colombia, in common with many Latin
American nations, evolved as a highly
segregated society, split between the
traditionally rich families of Spanish
descent and the vast majority of poor
Colombians, many of whom are of
mixed race. As a result, various armed
groups emerged that have been
involved in drug-trafficking, murders,
kidnapping and other crimes.
9. Crime in Colombia
The country of Colombia has become
well known for its drug production
and trade. As I mentioned previously,
Colombia is very segregated and is
split between the extremely wealthy
Spanish decent and poor Colombians.
The combination of these factors has
led to high homicide rates (Colombia
currently has the 10th highest murder
rate in the world) as well as
kidnappings, robberies, and
aggravated assaults.
Above is a chart that displays Latin American
Homicide rates. As you can see, Colombia has had the
highest among these countries and has just recently
declined in 2007. Its currently has the 10th highest
homicide rate as of 2015.
11. Crime in Russia
A considerably high crime rate is
probably the reason why Russia is
among the world´s most dangerous
countries. The crime in Russia include
drug trafficking, money laundering,
human trafficking, extortion, murder
for hire, fraud and more. In 2011,
Russia was rated among the leaders in
homicide by the United Nations. The
homicide rate is relatively high in
Siberia and Russian Far East compared
to European Russia.
12. Crime in Russia
In previous years, the crime rates in Russia were steadily decreasing. This
year, however, the country has reversed the longstanding downward
trend. Just in the first eight months of this 2015, Russia’s crime rate has
jumped 6.7 percent.
This may possibly be linked to the jump in the number of crimes committed by
people under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.
Drug trafficking and illicit drug use have become a noteworthy problem in
Russia. Russia is one of the two major drug producers along with Morocco
and one of the five major drug trafficking entry points along
with Iran, Turkey, Italy and Spain in the Mediterranean region.
13. Russia is also involved in the human trafficking business. It is a significant
source of women trafficked to over 50 countries as well as internal
trafficking (women are trafficked from rural to urban areas for commercial
sexual exploitation
Men are also trafficked internally, mainly from central Asia, for forced labor in
the fields of construction and agriculture.
14. Crime in Honduras
As of June 2015, Honduras has the
highest crime rate over all other
countries in the world.
Violent crime is very common in
Honduras, especially drug trafficking
and murder.
Honduras is considered a major drug
route to the US
Crime here is primarily orchestrated
by gangs (Honduras is home to the
two most powerful gangs in the
country)
15. This video goes through the most dangerous city in the world, San Pedro Sula in Hondruas, and explores the gang life and crime
of the area.
