Crime statistics are most frequently concerned with the incidence of crime (usually quoted as a rate per population), occasional statistics are concerned with prevalence (number or proportion of victims within the population) but the concentration of crime (number of crimes per victim) is rarely quoted. This paper aims to demonstrate the importance of all three indicators of crime, prevalence, ...

OBJECTIVES Adolescents do not achieve recommended levels of physical activity. Crime is believed to be a barrier to physical activity among youth, but findings are inconsistent. This study compares the spatial distribution of crime incidences and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among adolescents in Massachusetts between 2011 and 2012, and examines the correlation between crime and...

There are many reasons for crime, including biological, psychological, economic, and social. The the crime may vary according to types of crime. While some crimes mostly committed economic reasons, factors other than can be predominantly influential in committing crimes. However, it thought that practically based on most problems arising from social psychological factors. For this reason, is es...

As crimes are becoming more sophisticated and unrestricted in nature, there is a growing demand for better technology to fight crime. Technology to detect crime can be classified into „hard‟ and „soft‟ technology. This paper further explores the methods used in USA to prevent crime and whether if such methods will be adaptable in a developing country like India. India has a notorious reputation...

OBJECTIVE Current knowledge regarding psychiatric disorders and crime in youth is limited to juvenile justice and community samples. This study examined relationships between psychiatric disorders and self-reported crime involvement in a sample of youth representative of the US population. METHOD The National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement (N = 10,123; ages 13-17 years; 2001-2004) w...

A literature review on fear of crime suggests perceived crime seriousness, perceived risk of victimization, and victimization experience as the three major predictors for fear of crime. In the present study I test these factors on cyber crimes as their relationships with fear of cyber crime are generally unexplored in the literature. Precisely, four cyber crimes are chosen, including online sca...

Jamaica is a small state in the northern Caribbean with a population of approximately 2.69 million people. The state faces significant social and economic challenges with chronic unemployment and underemployment. While the formal economy remains in a stagnant state, the trade in illegal drugs, arms and ammunition has remained dynamic and achieved high levels of organization. The political envir...

Cyber attack comes in various approach and forms, either internally or externally. Access from remote machines and spyware are forms of cyber attack leaving an organization to be susceptible to vulnerability. This paper investigates of illegal activities and potential evidence of cyber attack through studying the registry on the Windows 7 and Event Log Files. The aim is to trace the registry an...