1. People who live in poverty stricken areas are more likely to commit crime because it is an easier way to provide for their needs. In other words, a person's environment influences their decision to commit crime.
2. A clear example of this is in the auto/biography "The Other Wes Moore". The "other" Wes Moore starts breaking the law early (selling drugs, among other crimes) in order to buy nice things, such as clothing and shoes.
3. One source, stated above, is "The Other Wes Moore". Another source is an article by Michael Turner for the Cato Institute entitled "Relationship Between the Welfare State and Crime", as well as "Important Theories in Criminology: Why People Commit Crime- For Dummies", an article by Steven Briggs.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Service Learning
1. Currently, I am working at the Walnut Sheriff Station for service learning.
2. I am working with Sergeant Mark Saldecke.
3. So far, I have been doing office work such as entering. Unrest hours into the computer and organizing folders, but plan on going on a ride-a-long sometime soon. Unfortunately, I don't think working at the police station will help me with my EQ or senior project, so I will have to look for a different location. I was thinking about contacting lawyers within the area.
4. I have volunteered about 30 hours.
2. I am working with Sergeant Mark Saldecke.
3. So far, I have been doing office work such as entering. Unrest hours into the computer and organizing folders, but plan on going on a ride-a-long sometime soon. Unfortunately, I don't think working at the police station will help me with my EQ or senior project, so I will have to look for a different location. I was thinking about contacting lawyers within the area.
4. I have volunteered about 30 hours.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Third Interview Questions
EQ: WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON REASON PEOPLE COMMIT CRIMES?
1. What are some common reasons people commit crimes?
2. Which reason is the most significant to you and why?
3. How can a person's environment affect their criminal activity?
4. How can a person's genetics influence their criminal actvity?
5. How can faulty parenting affect a person's criminal activity?
6. How do brain disorders influence a person's criminal activity?
7. How can a person's race influence their criminal activity?
8. If a person is viewed in a negative light in their early years, how can this affect their criminal activity when they grow older?
9. How can past experiences influence a person to commit crime?
10. Can you think of any resources that can help me answer my EQ?
1. What are some common reasons people commit crimes?
2. Which reason is the most significant to you and why?
3. How can a person's environment affect their criminal activity?
4. How can a person's genetics influence their criminal actvity?
5. How can faulty parenting affect a person's criminal activity?
6. How do brain disorders influence a person's criminal activity?
7. How can a person's race influence their criminal activity?
8. If a person is viewed in a negative light in their early years, how can this affect their criminal activity when they grow older?
9. How can past experiences influence a person to commit crime?
10. Can you think of any resources that can help me answer my EQ?
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Edit: Science Fair Proposal
1. Hypothesis: If a person lives in a low socioeconomic bracket, then they are more likely to commit a crime.
2. Dependent: Living in a low socioeconomic bracket; Independent: Committing a crime; Control: types of crime
3. My Senior Project EQ is, "What is the most common reason people commit crime?". My science fair project will be creating a statitic out of one of the possible reasons people commit crime. I'm hoping that the statistic/hypothesis I choose will end up being the right answer to my EQ.
4. I think most of my equipment will be previous data tables and statistics from sites such as the FBI (http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/10tbl48.xls).
5. Behavioral Science
2. Dependent: Living in a low socioeconomic bracket; Independent: Committing a crime; Control: types of crime
3. My Senior Project EQ is, "What is the most common reason people commit crime?". My science fair project will be creating a statitic out of one of the possible reasons people commit crime. I'm hoping that the statistic/hypothesis I choose will end up being the right answer to my EQ.
4. I think most of my equipment will be previous data tables and statistics from sites such as the FBI (http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/tables/10tbl48.xls).
5. Behavioral Science
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