The cost of crime explained
By: Susan Overbey
The cost of crime is devastating. It demoralizes our communities by robbing us of our right to safety and well-being. It weighs heavy on every aspect of our population in both security as well as in monetary measures. You can see the cost of crime...
By: Ethel Smith
Criminal families come in all shapes and sizes. From organised crime syndicates to uneducated, poor families where children learn their trade almost at their mother's knee. Often circumstance and poverty can set the ball rolling but wealthy families can be just as bad.Organised crime...
Police behavior: A historical perspective
By: Zoltan Buday
Police StateHave you ever wondered where George Orwell's book "1984" went? Is it a relevant view of the future? Have you even read the book "1984"? Do you even know what I am talking about? Well most of you who may be reading this article...
By: Kim Remesch
Crime can certainly be the family business. It just depends on your family. Many people relate crime and the family business with some form of the Mafia which seriously oversimplifies the idea.The fact is, crime as a family business that has evolved over the...
Introduction to the theory of behaviorism
By: K. L. Hosking
The way we learn and behave throughout our lives is determined by many life experiences, the environment we live in, and an abundance of internal variables such as self-efficacy. Therefore, to raise a healthy new generation, it is beneficial for us to fully understand the...
The most influential psychologists in history
By: K. L. Hosking
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) insisted that sexuality and aggression were the driving forces behind all human motivation. He theorized three areas of the mind, namely the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious. Freud argued that the material in the unconscious mind would bring feelings of fear, emotional pain...
Corporate crime explained
By: Kim Remesch
If you're like most, corporate crime seems like a vague concept. It certainly doesn't compare with the kind of violence we see on the average city street every day: gang activity, murder and rape. At least not on the surface. If you're like most, your...
Political crime explained
By: Joseph Malek
There are many kinds of political crimes, as well as there are hundreds of so called politicians who are truly greedy and/or truly power hungry enough to violate their oath of office as they proceed to enrich themselves and those who supported those corrupt politicians...
The legacy of Abraham Maslow
By: K. L. Hosking
Although we are motivated both intrinsically and extrinsically, our desire to thrive is probably best summed up by Abraham Maslow (1908-1970). Maslow's theory was that "self-actualizing tendencies are built on more basic needs for physiological equilibrium, safety and security, belonging and love, and self-esteem. Highly...
Why it's important to stop living in the past
By: Melinda Clayton
Recession. Unemployment. Foreclosure. In the midst of the largest economic upheaval since the Great Depression, these three words are batted around on a daily basis. Not only is the current crisis global, it's also deeply personal. In our attempts to hold onto what we know...

 

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