Essays on Violent Crime

“A state is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory”. From 1964-1985, Brazil was under the control of a military dictatorship that significantly curbed the civil rights of its the citizens. The regime…

In the research article “The Impact of “Shall-Issue” Concealed Handgun Law son Violent Crime Rates” by Tomislav V. Kovandzic, Thomas B. Marvell, and Lynne M. Vieraitis, they conducted a study involving the impact of “shall-issue” laws on four major forms of violent crime using a…

Introduction In today’s news, police brutality andother horrendous crimes trump all other matters that could possibly elevate the nation’s mood. This is simply because bad news follows the psychological human nature of negativity bias and our tendency to stick with preexisting notions, which just so…

Midnight Basketball: Analyzing Clinton’s 1994 Crime Bill Introduction Crime has been a staple in campaigns for politicians worldwide for the last few decades, and the United States is no exception. This is due in part because, “since the late 1960s, crime has consistently been a…

It is well known that South Africa experiences high incidences of crime, sometimes violent in nature that may cause psychological and emotional effects on the victim. This study aimed to investigate attributions made about the commission of violent crime in South Africa. Data was collected…

With the most recent mass shootings, we look at guns and think “violence.” When we were young and had no knowledge of the real world, we were taught that guns were bad. This is all because no one told a child that people use guns…

Clifford Robert Olson got his first chance at publicity the day that he was born. It was on the first day of January in the year 1940 – New Year’s Day. Like other babies born in St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver on that special day,…