Select Any Type of Crime

question 15

Essay

Select any type of crime. Discuss two reasons for each of the following:
(a) Why someone would be likely to report this type of crime to law enforcement.
(b) Why someone would NOT be likely to report this type of crime to law enforcement.
(c) Why you would report this type of crime to law enforcement.
(d) Why you would NOT report this type of crime to law enforcement?

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Definitions:

Troubles

Privately felt problems that come from events or feelings in one individual’s life.

Issues

Problems that affect large numbers of people and have their origins in the institutional arrangements and history of a society.

Societal Forces

The various external influences, such as cultural norms, laws, and population dynamics, that affect individuals and shape society.

Institutional Arrangements

The complex relationships and organization of institutions within a society that shape social, economic, and political activities.