6 proven policies for reducing crime and violence without gun control (1992). The events are not wrong. The police believed that the suspect was high on the street drug known as bath salts. This horrific case definitely leaves the image in the publics mind about the relationship between violence and drug use. Rehabilitation remained the goal of our correctional system until the early 1970s, when the efficacy of rehabilitation was questioned. We look for evidence to confirm or reject our beliefs and stop when a small amount of evidence is present; we jump to conclusions. 8 Lombroso-Ferrero, Gina. This research expanded our knowledge beyond the impact of singular factors on sentencing to expose the interaction effects of several variables (race, gender, and age). however, calling it an armenian genocide is rubbish. Before choosing to commit a crime, the reasoning criminal evaluates the risk of apprehension, the seriousness of the expected punishment, the value of the criminal enterprise, and his or her immediate need for criminal gain (Erwin, 2003). The press release from Oregon State University is titled Beer Compound Shows Potent Promise in Prostate Cancer Battle. The press release leads to several newspaper articles throughout the country written on the preventative nature of drinking beer on prostate cancer development with titles such as Beer Protects Your Prostate and Beer May Help Men Ward Off Prostate Cancer. By the titles alone, this sounds great; one of the main ingredients in beer appears to thwart prostate cancer. Some additional myths about crime that research does not support include: Crime statistics accurately show what crimes are being committed and what crimes are most harmful.22, Most criminalsespecially the dangerous onesare mentally ill.23, White-collar crime is only about financial loss and does not hurt anyone.24, Serial murderers are middle-aged, white males.25, Criminals are significantly different from noncriminals.26, People are more likely to be a victim of violent crime committed by a stranger than by someone they know.27, Older adults are more likely to be victimized than people in any other age group.28, Sex offender registration protects the public from sexual predators.29, Juvenile crime rates are significantly increasing.30, Only the most violent juveniles are tried as adults.31. Those who conduct scientific research employ much more rigorous methods to gather the information/knowledge they are seeking. Four general errors in every day reasoning: 1. (2006). It is important to note that just because someone uses a logical fallacy, their claim may not necessarily be wrong, it simply means that the arguer has not provided either enough, or the right kind, of . This book is designed to remedy this problem. We are more likely to notice pieces of evidence that reinforce and support our ideology.