problem of crime
121Histoire d'un crime — (1901) Film. Directed by Ferdinand Zecca for Pathé, Histoire d un crime is an early narrative film, probably the first crime film ever made, and one of the early realist films. The film, which runs approximately eight minutes, was a commercial …
122Histoire d'un crime — (1901) Film. Directed by Ferdinand Zecca for Pathé, Histoire d un crime is an early narrative film, probably the first crime film ever made, and one of the early realist films. The film, which runs approximately eight minutes, was a commercial …
123Reference class problem — In statistics, the reference class problem is the problem of defining a bayesian prior distribution by the method of imaginary reference sets. It follows from the elementary foundations of probability theory that there is no unique way of doing… …
124A Problem from Hell — America and the Age of Genocide is a book by Samantha Power, Professor of Human Rights Practice at Harvard s John F. Kennedy School of Government, which explores America s understanding of, response to, and inaction on genocides in the 20th cent …
125drug problem — The relatively indulgent approach of the Spanish authorities to drug taking resulted in a massively increased consumption in the 1980s. Although drug trafficking has always been illegal, public consumption was not made so until 1992, while… …
126police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… …
127Rational choice theory (criminology) — In criminology, the Rational Choice Theory adopts a Utilitarian belief that man is a reasoning actor who weighs means and ends, costs and benefits, and makes a rational choice.In democratic countries, like that of the United States or United… …
128Preventive police — is that aspect of law enforcement intended to act as a deterrent to the commission of crime. Preventive policing is considered a defining characteristic of the modern police, typically associated with Robert Peel s London Metropolitan Police,… …
