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Compared are police, newspaper, TV, & public images of crime trends for the 7 US Federal Bureau of Investigation index crimes (homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, & motor vehicle theft) during a 3-month period in 1978, the relative occurrence f of these offenses, & characteristics of persons committing them. Media presentations of crime trends are found generally unrelated to trends in police statistics. Newspaper presentation of the relative distribution of crimes approximates police figures more closely than does TV presentation. Public views of the relative distribution of crimes but not of crime trends more closely approximate media presentations than police presentations. Possible reasons for these findings & their implications for crime news reporting are discussed. 3 Tables. Modified HA.

Explores the legal gravity of hate, critiquing the argument for hate crime laws. The Matthew Shepard & James Byrd prosecutions are discussed before providing a brief historical overview of hate crime laws in the US. Legal responses to hate violence that do not look to regulate opinion are next looked at. It is argued that supporters of hate crime laws tend to expand the concept of conspiracy in a dangerous manner. Other problems related to intent, state of mind, & belief are touched on. The prospect that hate crime laws might lead to hate speech laws is addressed, & it is concluded that actual crimes should be punished rather than the motivating beliefs of offenders. Adapted from the source document.

I propose a dual conceptualization of violent crime. Since violent crime is both violence and crime, theories of aggression and deviance are required to understand it. I argue that both harm-doing and rule breaking are instrumental behaviors and that a bounded rational choice approach can account for both behaviors. However, while some of the causes of harm-doing and deviance (and violent and nonviolent crime) are the same, some are different. Theories of crime and deviance cannot explain why one only observes individual and group differences in violent crime and theories of aggression and violence cannot explain why one observes differences in all types of crimes. Such theories are "barking up the wrong tree.". Adapted from the source document.

Intro -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 The Late 19th Century -- Law Courts: Court of General Sessions BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Outrageous Rape BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE -- Interesting from Kansas BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Descent Upon the "Park Cruisers" -- Thirty-Eight Arrested BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Burglary and Heavy Robbery in New London BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Heavy Sentences for Murder, Manslaughter and Assault BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Childhood and Crime BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Hardships Suffered by Unionists BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- A Negro Outbreak BY THE NEW-ORLEANS BEE -- The Confession of Constance Kent BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- The Ring Again -- Another Batch of Indictments Against Tweed & Co. BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Applicants Ruled by Politics BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- A Remedy for Many Ills. The Great Demand Springing Up for Cocaine. BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- CHAPTER 2 The Early 20th Century -- Becker Wore Women's Clothes and Whiskers BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Gangsters Again Engaged in a Murderous War BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Bootleggers Seize Agent as Hijacker BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Liquor Still Flows into Boston BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Quintet Raids Drake Hotel BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Association Aids Crusade on Crime BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Anti-Crime Body to Organize Today BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Poverty and Crime. THE NEW YORK TIMES -- 30 Taken in Bronx Raid BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Champagne Seized in Hoboken Dry Raid BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Final Action at Capital -- Proclaims the End of the Prohibition Law BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- CHAPTER 3 The Mid-20th Century -- Prison Population Seen Up After War BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Crime Increasing in Little Spain BY ALBERT J. GORDON -- 23 More Undesirables Are Seized in Times Square as Round-Up Spreads BY THE NEW YORK TIMES -- 'Hot Summer' Race Riots in North BY THE NEW YORK TIMES.

What causes crime? -- How should crime be punished? -- How can crime be reduced?

Examines difficulties in trying war criminals in the former Yugoslavia, Cambodia, and Iraq, and possibility of the creation of a permanent war crimes tribunal; 6 articles and an interview. With reference to the Nuremberg Trials.

Crimes and criminals of yesteryear are an absorbing way to attract readers to learning about history. Pirates seeking treasure, gunslingers of the Wild West, and clever criminal masterminds are the focus of this high-interest volume. Readers will love learning who was clapped in irons, thrown into dungeons, and sentenced to the gallows. Captivating artwork and photographs complement the accessible narrative, which transports young historians back in time.

Let's not make this easy. Early in the morning of March 3, 1992, after a long discussion of their racial resentments, John Ayers and Sean Riley set out from their suburban neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland, looking for black people to attack. They came upon two black women walking along Georgia Avenue; realizing they were being followed, the women began to run, and split up. Riley chased Myrtle Guillory, and Ayers chased Johnnie Mae McCrae. Guillory testified at trial that Riley yelled repeatedly, "I'm going to kill you, you black bitch." Guillory escaped when she ran to the home of a friend, who protected her. McCrae found no refuge. Ayers dragged her to a nearby woods, where he savagely beat her and told her that he was going to kill her.

This book positions script analysis as a useful and pragmatic tool, which can guide the selection and implementation of preventive measures in business environments. It illustrates how the concept aligns with the crime-specific orientation found in environmental criminology, and particularly explores the theoretical foundations of situational crime prevention, the approach to which it is deemed most relevant and supportive. The volume provides clear guidance on how to apply script analysis in daily practice, covering its main building blocks and key features. These are illustrated by a series of case studies into various crime types. Moving beyond the use of script analysis with the intent to disrupt the crime-commission process, the author further explores the wider benefits of the approach to both academics and practitioners. He identifies what is needed most if we want to embrace the full potential of script analysis for preventive purposes.