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Terrorism: Prosecuting Terrorists Under International Law

affairs; if and when this body of rules is either ignored or blatantly disregarded, such disrespect for all other countries involv...

Legal Analyses

copyright an idea itself (Methods, 2008). Copyrights are most usually found protecting theatrical works, literary works, musical s...

Objectives of the U.S. Criminal Justice System

Prosecution Myriad aspects comprise the component of prosecution, not the least of which included the interrogation process...

England's Crime and Crime and Punishment from 1800 to 1850

times when social change occurred (Emsley , 1987). In many ways the examination of the way those who are accused of committing cri...

Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, and the Impact of Technology

has developed over the past decade. Even more prevalent than in-field computer systems is the vast computer resources whi...

Criminal Profiling

Many people in the law enforcement community regard criminal profiling as a useful and accurate tool as the use of this strategy ...

Minorities and Prisons

at a full 25% above their capacity (McMurry, 1997). Though some have blamed increased recidivism rates and decreasing prison effe...

U.S. Criminal Law and the Massachusetts 'Au Pair' Trial

In twelve pages this research paper examines what can be learned by American criminal law by studying the case of the Commonwealth...

Administrative, Roman, and Common Law Applications

In eleven pages this paper examines various civil and criminal cases in this consideration of how administrative, Roman, and commo...

A Day in Edison NJ Township Municipal Court

In a ten page paper a thorough examination of all events that take place from the beginning of a municipal court session in Edison...

Law Enforcement Officials and the Problem of Biker Gangs

In twenty two pages this research paper analyzes the criminal behavior of so called 'biker gangs' in terms of history and certain ...

Law Enforcement and Photography

In five pages this paper discusses the importance of photography in law enforcement in an examination of criminal evidence gatheri...

Law Enforcement's 'Knock and Announce' Rule

that the subject is violent or inclined to use the weapons (Bulsomi). However, in the vast majority of drug cases and in cases inv...

Deception and English Criminal Law

was brought under section 15 and not section 16, where workman told a householder work needed to be undertaken when it did not, a...

Evidence, Law, the Burden of Proof, and EC's Human Rights

we can also see that there maybe some acts which we feel to be immoral or unethical, but they do not constitute criminal acts, whe...

Criminal Law and Strict Liability

the moral aspect needs to be remembered, but the case is made on the law and on the facts surrounding the case, not on moral indig...

Crime, Gangs, and Law Enforcement Strategies That are Ethnic and Race Specific

contend, is fueled by nothing but a lot of "hot air and rhetoric" (Berry, 1995, p. PG). The cycle is not difficult to comprehend:...

Failure to Act and UK Criminal Liability

different elements, conduct, consequences and circumstances. However, some crimes may be purely seen as a result of the conduct, o...

Opposition To Drunk Driving

or being victim to - an automobile accident, particularly when such a catastrophe is caused by a drunk driver. Not only does it i...

Forensic Science: Overview

presence of embalming fluid and the interaction with soil. Chapter 2 Obtaining evidence is not considered a free-for-all where f...

U.S. Presidency and Criminal Law

In six pages this paper considers the case of President Bill Clinton in the presentation of a constitutional law argument that sup...

Burglary, Common Law and Criminal Statute

law been as effective as the outcome of a criminal statute? Yes, the outcome of common law is as effective as the outcome of a cr...

Racism in the Criminal Justice System

Dies, Who Decides," 2010). It is hard to dispute this observation. Yet, the other side of the coin contends that there are more bl...

Arguing in Favor of Reallocating Funds for Programs Involving Drug Abuse and Alcohol Treatment

would be incurred if we were to rehabilitate drug and alcohol users rather than put them in the penitentiary. The view...

Minorities and Low Income Groups and Investigation of Differences III

likelihood of ... overrepresentation in the criminal justice system" (Smith in Hanson, 2000; p. 77). Hispanics Point. Stud...

Reviewing the International Criminal Court

a pivotal player in the precursors to the ICC. The Geneva Convention, signed into effect in 1864, was one of these precursors. I...

Criminal Justice System and Its Current State

ineffective as a crime deterrent. The rising rate of the prison population attests to this fact. Although the prison syste...

An Analysis of Harold J. Rothwax Critique of the Criminal Justice System

This paper analyzes Judge Rothwax's book Guilty, The Collapse of Criminal Justice. The author concludes that Rothwax's arguments a...

German Criminal Justice System

This research paper discusses aspects of Germany's criminal justice system, such as relevant history, legal traditions, relevant l...

Deontological and Teleological Ethics, Difference

This essay offers a discussion of the difference between teleological and deontological ethics, especially in regards to law and t...