Crime in the world can be divided into two rough categories. On the one side is crime that is organized and ran like a business. The other half is made up of crimes committed by an individual. Each of these…
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There are two main schools of thought to explain the root cause of aggressive behaviour in human beings. Theories can be roughly divided into four types, biological theories of aggressive behaviour, psychological, environmental and sociological based theories. (Hollin, 1991) If…
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I have always seen people who put things off until last minute as being lazy. There is no good excuse why a person cannot get his or her taxes done on time, complete a term paper by the due date,…
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Processing crime scenes usually involves finding fingerprints to identify the perpetrator. There are many different types of processes used to collect latent fingerprints from evidence. The most common method is fingerprint powder which has the ability to be lifted with…
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Defining Sausure’s “The Sign” Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure, in his Course in General Linguistics (1915), presented a science that he called “semiology”. This science, more commonly known as semiotics, is the study of signs, and how they relate to,…
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There are several scientific ways to help avoid or diffuse worry. However, for an easy, effective and quick way to get rid of worry and even phobias, I would recommend Dr. Roger Callahan’s fantastic Thought Field Therapy. It works like…
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Intelligence is a relative concept. In suburban America we assume someone’s intelligent if they’re rich; if their business savvy and good with people; if they score high on their SATs. In other words, they’re smart if they’re good at the…
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During the course of any crime scene investigator’s career, there will be times when you need to photograph large scenes at night. This creates a challenge because of the nature of flash photography. Flash units are becoming more powerful as…
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One repeating issue I’ve found to be linked throughout my elementary, middle, and high school years is on the bus, in the lunchroom, in hallways, and even in the classroom in front of the teacher who doesn’t take the time…
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Change can be a good and bad thing. In todays times, things change around us rapidly. Technology is progressing faster by the day. And technological change is good. Change in medicine, look what that change has done, in only the…
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