Yearly Archives: 2022

“It was, above all, issues other than the question of slavery that motivated northerners and southerners to fight the Civil War.”  

Mandatory minimums: Georgia’s *7 Deadly Sins" requires a mandatory sentence of at least 10 years for murder, rape, aggravated child molestation, voluntary manslaughter, aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, and armed robbery committed with a firearm. A second "deadly sin" conviction results in a mandatory life sentence without parole. Minors between the ages of 13 and […]

Anti-bullying campaigns: A link between bullying and violence has been established – bullies and victims are more likely to carry weapons at school. Bullying results in negative consequences for the victim, such as social isolation/exclusion, experiencing negative mental health symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety, suicidality), a greater likelihood of dropping out of school, etc. Anti-bullying campaigns […]

The Interrupters: Former gang members patrol the streets of Chicago’s South Side and intervene during incidents of violence or conflict. Interrupters focus on at-risk youth and inform them of the potential consequences of their actions (e.g., imprisonment, death). Interrupters assist in finding alternative, non-violent methods for expressing anger.  

PROPERTY CRIME 1. Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Most juveniles commit minor, non-violent offenses. Big Brothers Big Sisters is one of the nation’s oldest and largest youth mentoring programs. Big Brothers Big Sisters aims to help children realize their potential and build positive futures by assigning a positive mentor. These mentoring relationships involve one-on-one […]

The Death Penalty has been a topic of hot debate for decades now, and within the last 15 years the Supreme Court has issues opinions on whether the death penalty is a viable punishment for juvenile offenders [juvenile killers]. While the Supreme Court’s decisions are not controlling on the answer to this question, I want […]

Doris wabts to set up a charitable trust, the contributions to which will not be subject to gift tax. However, she does not want to go through the hassle of getting IRS approval for the trust. What can she do?   

Sensormatic Electronics: Security tags attached to items that will set off alarms if the item is taken from the store without the tag having been removed by a salesperson. The best criminological theory that fits this   

Neighborhood watch programs: Invested residents patrol their neighborhoods and communities in an effort to detect and prevent crime. Creating and advertising neighborhood watch groups alerts individuals who may be causing problems that residents plan to address problems impacting their neighborhood. Many neighborhoods have implementing the NextDoor app, a social networking platform, to inform residents of […]

Application of the SARA model problem-solving approach to a critical issue concerning the patterns or practices of the Minneapolis Police Department, in Minneapolis, Minnesota; B) Identification and analysis of the three most significant challenges facing law enforcement agencies in the United States today; and C) Proposal for sustainable solutions in response to each identified challenge. […]