Core values come from our belief systems and our belief systems come from our experiences.It is the experiences of our lives that make up who and what we are. Most believe core values are developed in early childhood and if…
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How people become criminals is a matter of speculation and theory. There is no one explanation on why a person partakes in criminal activity and no tests that can conclude which people will eventually develop into criminals. However, many of…
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History can change criminals to heroes. George Washington is a hero in the United States. In 1776 however, his rulers considered him a rebel and a political criminal. General Washington and his co-conspirators took good care to explain, in the…
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It is so easy to drift into other worlds of thinking despite our best efforts to listen to another person. It is not so easy sometimes to verbalize what it is that we want to say. It is often quite a…
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Have you ever been so angry that you felt like you could breathe fire? Anger is one of our most primitive emotions. Feeling angry creates an adrenaline rush in our bodies and our brains. This feeling overcomes you and you…
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Differential association theory is one of the Chicago School criminological theories that embraced a sociological approach to analyzing criminality. The theory was finalized by University of Chicago sociologist Edwin Sutherland in 1947 as one of the first to take a…
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Planned communities were designed to be examples of ideal living conditions, a utopia of neat homes, clean streets, manicured lawns, and safe environments. They are the brain child of architects who visualize what a perfect life should look like. They…
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Social work is one of the most chaotic and complicated matters in the sciences, especially when it comes to measuring success of a program or venture that involves changing human nature, opportunity, resources and decision making. These days, corporate and political entities are engaging…
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Being hip is a state of being that requires intelligence, creativity, an imagination, curiousity and action. Hipness is, far too often, confused with having the money and access to the latest in “hip” uniforms and structured activity. That is just spending…
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The history of the suburbs in America dates back to the post WW II era. Soldiers returned from war, married, and wanted to buy a home. What they didn’t want was a home in the inner city. In a time…
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