Investigating a Recent Criminal Activity: Murder of Valerie Reyes

Running head: SOCIOLOGY
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Introduction:
Over the decade the incidents of criminal activity have increased exponentially. The
purpose of the paper is to investigate a criminal activity for gaining an understanding of the
criminological is taking place in the United States. This paper will argue about one such criminal
activity, the relevant criminological theory, and the reaction of the event in the following
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Discussion:
Description of event:
Valerie Reyes, a 24 years women were murdered brutally and her body was a body was
found bound in a suitcase in Connecticut suburban on 5th February 2019 at morning 8:15. Her
mother reported her disappearance to the New Rochelle police department. The Greenwich
police suggested that she was last seen on January 29 and the missing report was submitted on
30th January. The investigators saw her ATM card was still under on 29th January and after
that, she went missing. She was bound at feet’s and knees and her hands were bound behind her
back with her back. Her ex-boyfriend was arrested and charged with one count of kidnapping
and murder. This news is related to the class of criminal justice because it is identified as one of
the recent criminological issues which raise awareness against the criminal justice required to
reduce the criminal activities. This issue catches the attention because of the murder pattern of