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Motivations for Robbery, 2006.
An examination of the motives behind robbery with an emphasis on the social factors that might lead a person to rob someone.
2,743 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 82.95
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This paper examines a number of studies on the motivations for robbery, explaining that most studies found that the primary motive for robbing someone was the desire to acquire cash instantly. The paper also explains that adults' motives for robbery and juvenile motives for robbery are similar, and that gang membership is not a major motivation in robbery crimes. Furthermore, the paper explains that while a great number of robberies were committed so that the perpetrator could get cash for alcohol and drugs, many juvenile robberies were also committed because of social factors such as the desire for peer acceptance or because they thought it was "cool".
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"Robbery is the taking of a person's possession in his presence, with an accompanying threat or actual act of violence. It is different from burglary, wherein the victim need not be present. It also different from larceny such that there is no violence involved. Robbery is also different from extortion since in the latter, the threat of violence will happen in the future and not the present. Robbery is a felony or major crime. It is punishable by imprisonment and can be aggravated if the offender is armed or resorts to actual violence in committing the crime."
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Armed Robbery Laws, 2006.
An analysis of the suggestion to increase sentencing for the offense of armed robbery.
1,256 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This paper examines if the recommendation toward altering sentencing laws for the offense of armed robbery is valid. It explains that this recommendation is viewed as a means of providing a stronger deterrence to the crime of armed robbery, as well as providing the possibility of sending a message to offenders that this type of crime will not be tolerated throughout society. The writer notes that doubling the base sentence at this time would then set up a situation in which the final punishment is significantly greater than the crime. The writer believes that the intent to alter the basic sentence for armed robbery be halted at this time. The writer further suggests that changes in the basic sentencing for armed robbery may prove to be unconstitutional in relation to excessive sentencing, allowing the guilty to be released and the purpose of any type of legislation in regard to this issue to fail to meet its objectives.
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"Armed robbery is considered a serious offense because of the various factors that can be present during the process of the criminal act, to include loss of life due to the presence of a weapon. While there may be changes requested to the sentencing in relation to certain crimes, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines provide the basis by which judges may impose sentence, and until recently this document has served as a mandatory issue in the sentencing in relation to all criminal acts."
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"The Great Train Robbery", 2003.
An analysis of the innovative film techniques of the silent film "The Great Train Robbery"
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper analyzes the innovative silent film, "The Great Train Robbery" that bases its review on the primitive mode of representation. It discusses the movie's simple plot but innovative film techniques such as parallel editing, ellipses, jump and cross-shots.
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"The primitive mode of representation is a term used by Burch to describe the nascent stages of film before it developed into the institutional mode of representation the standard set of film conventions ..."
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Juveniles in the Criminal Court System, 2008.
An examination of the existing laws and statutes of armed robbery, what is defined as armed robbery, and how it pertains to juveniles when they commit armed robbery.
1,295 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper examines the existing statutes for armed robbery, defines armed robbery and suggests proper retribution for juveniles who participate in this specific crime. The paper discusses a scenario of a 17-year old male committing a robbery in a department store with an unloaded weapon and focuses on whether or not the suspect is guilty of armed robbery and what is an acceptable punishment in light of the fact that the suspect is a minor. The writer advocates that it does not matter anymore who commits serious felonies, even juveniles can and will be held accountable for their actions and with the number of increased violent crimes committed by juveniles, the criminal justice system will change also. The writer believes that in the scenario mentioned above, the 17-year old made a grave mistake and will have to deal with the consequences.
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"The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has stated that the gist of the offense of armed robbery is the commission of an offense while armed and it is not necessary to show the use of the dangerous weapon in proving the offense. All that need to be shown is that the defendant carried a weapon on his person while committing the robbery (Moenssens, Bacigal, Ashdown and Hench, 2003, p.850).
Based on our scenario it is unknown as to what state this armed robbery occurred in, and there is not any evidence as to how the store employee felt at the time of the crime. Much is left to be interpreted, however, the statements made by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts is an example of how different states define armed robbery."
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American Justice on Trial, 2006.
This paper discusses issues of American justice and looks at the Braintree Robbery and the case of Mumia Abu Jamal.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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In this essay the writer notes that there are very few criminal justice trials which have been as remarked upon as the 1920s Braintree Robbery involving co-defendants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, and the much later trial of Mumia Abu Jamal. The writer points out that these trials, because of the dubious verdicts reached in each instance, put American justice on trial and called into question the underlying assumptions which could bring the full wrath of the state down upon unpopular but not necessarily guilty defendants, despite a dearth of compelling evidence against them. With this in mind, the following paper examines both cases and discusses the issues of fairness, evidence and celebrity-hood which lie at the respective heart of each.
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"Seductions of Crime" ( Jack Katz ), 1999.
Critical review of work arguing that robbery is a crime of dominance rather than economics.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 47.95
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"In Seductions of Crime, author Jack Katz contends that violent crime, particularly robbery, is an offense motivated primarily by the perpetrator's desire to demonstrate dominance. This argument lacks sufficient merit. People who commit robbery are pushed by social background forces rather than enticed by psychological foreground factors. Robbery is first and foremost an economic crime.
Katz focuses on African-American males in his discussion of robbery. The author presents data that clearly show black males disproportionately represented in arrest rates for this crime. Katz contends that "doing stickup" is a byproduct of the ethnic subculture of the streets: "For some urban, black ghetto-located young men, the stickup is particularly attractive as a distinctive way of being black" (Katz, 1988, p. 239). Here, the.."
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Criminal Procedure, 2006.
Analyzes the identification by three eyewitnesses of a bank robbery.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper analyzes the identification by three eyewitnesses of a bank robber from his photo shown on television and in the newspaper. It discusses the possibility of a motion to suppress the evidence of the three eyewitnesses at trial.
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"Photo exposure can make a face seem familiar even when it is not criminal. It can be particularly suggestive when combined with a story implicating a suspect in a crime and a witness to the crime may be swayed into believing the picture was actually ..."
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Crime and the Convenience Store, 2005.
Examines how to reduce the incidence of convenience store robberies in the U.S.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper finishes a story about a clerk in a convenience store during a robbery and then offers research into the incidence of such crimes and recommendations from OSHA as to how to reduce the incidence of such crimes and so save lives The paper also notes how the convenience store industry has fought against any regulations and has refused to make many of the changes suggested.
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" "I love this place," you think as you begin your evening shift at the 8-12 convenience store near your apartment building. "What a lucky break to get this job while I'm getting the world's best education at Emily Enigma Flying College!" "Ok, I'll take over now," you say to the young Pakistani lady, who had barely escaped a wild horde of fundamentalist Pakistani Muslims, who had wanted to decapitate her for asserting that god's a woman. She considered herself extremely lucky for getting to this country, where religious fundamentalists only shoot physicians now and then. "
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Gun Control Laws, 1990.
This paper discusses gun control laws: Firearms, accessibility by the general public, the rising rate of armed robberies, aggravated assault and homicides, gun control solutions and pro and con.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, $ 63.95
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""A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security o a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." -- Second Amendment to the Constitution
The words of the Second Amendment, written two centuries ago, lie close to the heart of one of the most divisive issues in contemporary American public life: gun control. On the one hand, gunfire claims a constant, daily toll of American lives, from suicide and accidents even more than from violent crime. Every year or so, a mass murderer, often armed with one or more semiautomatic military-type assault weapons, mows down a dozen or so victims. On the other hand, gun ownership is a core value to millions of Americans, and perhaps a majority of all American ... "
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Dissecting the Case of Sacco and Vanzetti, 2006.
An analysis of the Sacco and Vanzetti case of 1920.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the case of Sacco and Vanzetti, who in 1920, were convicted for the murders of a paymaster and his guard during a robbery. On the surface, the trial seems to be straightforward. However, many believe that it represents a major miscarriage of justice in the American judicial system. The paper examines the case, showing that the verdict was unduly affected by the Red Scare, represented a clash between social radicals and conservative reactionaries, and helped lay the foundation for modern ethnic racism in the United States. On April 15, 1920 the paymaster for a shoe factory and his guard were murdered during a robbery of the factory payroll. Three weeks later Sacco--a shoe factory worker--and Vanzetti--a fish peddler--were arrested for the crime. Both were Italian immigrants and anarchists.
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"Brodie the Broadsword", 2005.
This paper reviews and analyzes the comedic play "Brodie the Broadsword" written by Scottish playwright Alan Richardson.
1,888 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper opens with a brief biographical profile of author and playwright Alan Richardson who is well known for his numerous publications on a wide variety of topics including: Gender issues and issues of race, colonialism as well as topics related to children. This paper examines the plot and characters in "Brodie the Broadsword" while discussing the author's unique style of writing. Richardson's play is set in an average Scottish community during the 16th century amid old castles and forts. This paper details the personality of the title character Brodie who, for the most part, has been wasting his life engaging in the trivial pursuits of looting and robbery. This paper cites the various scenes in the play which pay homage to Richardson's creative writing and comedic sense.
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"The characters in 'Brodie the Broadsword' are all interesting and full of beans. Some of them are: Sir Archibald Brodie, who has been nicknamed 'the Broadsword', Sir Henry Milburn, the illustrious neighbor of Brodie Broadsword, Lady Kate, or rather, lady Catherine, the wife of Brodie, Ina, Lady Catherine's servant, Clarty Sim, the an-of arms of Brodie, Young Effie, another servant, Alison, the daughter of Brodie and Lady Catherine, Stephen Milburn, Sir Henry Milburn's son, and Kirsty Boyd, who is from the nearest village. As the play is set during the early sixteenth century, and close to the English border, which is where Brodie's castle is located, the language and the dress of the characters would be suited to the setting and the period. When Lady Kate starts off with making a very insightful comment about Brodie's deeds and misdeeds, by saying, "A fine mess Brodie's in this time", the audience gets a glimpse of the comedy that is yet to come during the course of the play."
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The Singaporean Paradox, 2005.
This paper discusses the Singaporean paradox: The co-existence of Singapore as a model of Western culture and achievement with Draconian laws, which limit political opposition, freedom of speech and expression and even relatively innocuous acts.
2,910 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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This paper explains that the Draconian laws of Singapore, which would hardly be tolerated in Europe and North America, have gone without much criticism from other democracies. Singapore still enjoys a reputation of being a successful example of democracy in a region that has suffered much political instability. The author points out that, although Singapore is a parliamentary republic, the People's Action Party (PAP) has had a politic monopoly ever since the United Kingdom granted Singapore its independence. Opposition parties do exist and contest elections, but the PAP holds 80 of 83 elected parliamentary seats (1 is vacant) and all the ministerial positions. The paper relates that the penal code permits caning, in addition to imprisonment, as punishment for some 30 offenses involving the use of violence or threat of violence against a person, such as rape and robbery and for such non-violent offenses as vandalism, drug trafficking and violation of immigration laws.
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"But do Singapore's ends justify the country's means? Although Singaporeans go to the polls once every five years and many people thus are under the impression that Singapore is a democracy, the country's leader are not at all shy about their hostility to Western-style liberal democracy. Following January 2000's general election, won by the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) in a landslide, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said the result showed Singaporeans had "rejected Western-style liberal democracy and freedoms." Education Minister Teo Chee Hean has said that "a two party system would put us on the dangerous road to contention when we should play as one team", while Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew recently told Hong Kong people not to "waste time talking about democracy. There never was any democracy in Hong Kong in the first place."
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Workplace Crime, 2002.
Discusses workplace crime within the context of labor safety.
1,396 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper examines several issues that pertain to the subject of labor safety, focusing on crimes and violence that take place in the fast-food industry. The paper discusses robbery, homicide, and steps taken by the fast-food industry to prevent these crimes.
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"Workplace violence costs employers $36 billion annually, results in three deaths daily and causes thousands of injuries each year (Occupational Hazards, pg1).With the large amount of reported incidents related to crime in the industry it is time that the major fast food chains took a responsible stance and showed their employees and communities that not only do they care about the increase in crimes and robbery-related deaths, but that they are willing to make changes to ensure that innocent people are not murdered for less than $10,000 of cash usually kept in restaurants."
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Workplace Violence, 2002.
An examination of the escalation of various kinds of violence in the workplace.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 7 sources, $ 71.95
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Examines escalation of various kinds of violence in the workplace. Robbery, client violence, co-worker violence. Use of criminal & sociological theories to explain violent behaviors. Duty of employers to provide a safe, healthy workplace. Profiling violent perpetrators, particularly of co-worker violence. Importance of developing security systems & social bonds. Statistics.
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"Workplace violence has escalated considerably during the last two decades and security firms are increasingly forced to take these behaviors into account as part of their mission with various kinds of companies. There are three basic categories of workplace violence, based on type of perpetrator: actions performed by outsiders; actions performed by clients; and co-worker violence. The first category--which includes, for instance, those who try to rob a place of business--has always been a security concern and the design of any system of protection takes this into account. But both client violence--which constitutes a significant percentage of incidents of workplace violence especially in service settings such as hospitals, public agencies, and nursing homes--and co-worker-perpetuated violence--which includes everything from simple aggressive behavior to homicide--present different kinds of challenges and are the..."
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Prosecutor of Case, 2008.
An analysis of a case from the point of view of the prosecuting attorney.
2,030 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 64.95
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This paper examines a case of armed robbery where the actual perpetrator escaped and only the secondary suspect was arrested. The author presents the challenges facing the prosecution and discusses the best way to prosecute the arrested suspect.
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"In order to be found guilty under accomplice liability theory, it must be proved that the accomplice had given aid, counsel or encouragement with the intent to aid or encourage the principal in the commission of the crime charged. Most courts hold that mere knowledge that a crime would result from the aid provided is insufficient for accomplice liability purposes. If proven, an accomplice may be held responsible for the crimes he or she did or counseled and for any other crimes committed in the course of committing the crime contemplated, so long as the other crimes were probable or foreseeable."
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