Albemarle Tradewinds July 2017 Web Final

MICHAEL P. SANDERS, P.C.
Serving the Albemarle Region
and the Outer Banks since 1990.
Criminal and Traffic Law, Personal
Injury and Wrongful Death, General Practice.
Dear Dr. Crime
Dr. Crime is a pseudonym for a social scientist holding
a Ph.D. degree in sociology and in criminology. He
has worked in all major parts of the criminal justice
system. Drop him a note at the website www.keepkidshome.net
If you or your child is in trouble, he
may be able to help, give him a call (2523390000) or
E-mail at
reedadams@yahoo.com
1755 C City Center Boulevard
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Office (252) 331-1628
Fax (252) 331-1657
www.michaelsanderslaw.com
We are located near the
3 Amigos Mexican Restaurant and
behind the Sherwin-Williams Paint Store.
Don’s Place
(252) 335-4808
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Dear Dr. Crime: Are schools safe? I read a lot about
stuff that scares me for my kids. Concerned Dad
Dear Concerned: Much data about your question is
available through the US Bureau of Justice Statistics.
A report (i) on safety in American schools has been
released as a collaboration of highly qualifi ed research
agencies. They report that nationally 48 schools were
associated with violent deaths over one year. For adolescent
students in one year there were about 841,100
nonfatal victimizations at school and 545,100 nonfatal
victimizations away from school. In the same period
about 21 percent of adolescent students reported being
bullied at school. So is it safe? It seems to vary by
school, but the numbers are higher than I would like.
Dear Dr. Crime: Is it true that crime rates for females
is lower than the same rate for men? If that is true it is
because we women are better people than men!!!
Smart Administrator.
Dear Administrator: The National Incident-Based
Reporting System (NIBRS)ii gives data showing the differential
offending and differential selection by police of
females in offi cial arrest statistics. The probability of arrest
for females was: (1) 28 percent lower for kidnapping;
(2) 48 percent lower for forcible fondling; (3) 9 percent
lower for simple assault; and (4) 27 percent lower for
intimidation than males. The report assigns some of the
explanation to police norms about women, but it remains
a clear difference. I have made a note to research the
relative goodness of humans by gender and will report
back to you another time.
Dog Gone
Dear Dr. Crime: Is it true that crooks just don’t care
about stuff and have no feeling about their lives?
Crook’s Girl Friend
Dear Lady: No, research(iii) shows that 1 in 7 state
and federal prisoners and 1 in 4 jail inmates report psychological
problems, compared 1 in 19 of our general
population. Be watchful and take care of yourself if you
are dating a criminal.
Dear Dr. Crime: I know an old guy who gets kicked
around where he lives. Should I stick my nose in and
what do I do? Angry Old Lady
Dear Thoughtful Citizen: Right on time! June 15th was
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and in the interest
of everyone, call 911 and discuss what you know with
the police. And you can call your local county Dept. of
Social Services. Then take a look at the National Criminal
Justice Reference Service report that we will soon
be at 88 million people in that age group. About 11% of
them report abuse, but it is underreported and the cost
is awful. See https://www.ncjrs.gov/elderabuse/?utm_
source=NewsFromNCJRS&utm_medium=email&utm_
content=ElderAbSF&utm_campaign=WEAAD2017.
Dear Dr. Crime. You are a liar, people do not really
want to have intimate contact with dead people, do they?
Vincent Price fan
Dear “Ms. Price”: See “Necrophilia” in Wikipedia, the
free encyclopedia and you will learn more than you probably
want to know.
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