SEARCH RESULTS

YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Issues in Criminal Evidence

Essays 1111 - 1140

Categorizing Crime

This paper distinguishes between criminologists and criminalists as well as other less than obvious points of distinction in the c...

Impact on Those Who Play Computer Games

There has been a debate about the impact of action and violent video and computer games on those who play them. This especially pe...

Homosexuality, Shifting Societal Views

This essay draws on sources to describe the shift from viewing homosexuality as a criminal offense and a mental disorder to a more...

Majoring in Criminal Science: An Overview

The college major in criminal science is the focus of this paper consisting of 4 pages with courses, choices, and career expectati...

Forensics and the CSI Effect

Forensic sciences have been employed since ancient times. In the twenty-first century, however, forensic sciences began a rapid...

Artticle Review Diversion Profiling

court that was supervised by the judge. Another group where sentences could be given that would include fines or warnings and fina...

Do Genes or Environment Determine Crime

Theories abound as to why people commit crime. One of these theories purports...

Wacquant's Prisons of Poverty

not realize that in part, the issue is attached to race, the economy, and social stratification. That is, the issue is not one per...

Phases of the Criminal Justice Systme on Television

This paper concludes that viewers do expect story lines that are less than realistic, but of course, the cases and predicaments de...

CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS AND THE VICTIM

goes all the way to appeals. One thing we have to keep in mind is that the criminal justice process varies from...

Risk Factors in Criminal Behavior Among Juveniles

Families are subject to a number of stressors that for the most part didnt exist just a few generations ago....

Predicting Adolescent Crime

external controls are social and legal. Socialization is the reason for law-abiding citizens. Hirschi later offered a social bond...

Could the Leaders of Boko Haram be Charged with Crimes Agsinst Humanity?

Boko Haram are an Islamic jihadist organization based in Nigeria who became known for the kidnapping of more than 200 Christian s...

Prison Overcrowding

This research paper pertains to overcrowding in prisons and asserts that this constitutes the most significant challenge facing th...

llegality of Assisted Suicide in Regards to the 14th Amendment

This 5 page paper provides an overview of a case where physicians were sued for assisting terminal patients with suicide and were ...

"Craziness and Criminal Responsibility" by Stephen Morse

This essay reviews and critiques "Craziness and Criminal Responsibility" by Stephen Morse, which pertains to the legal principle ...

"A Good Man Is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor

This essay pertains to the literary features of this short story, focusing on its plot and symbols as the writer describes how the...

Criminal Justice and Globalization

In a paper of nine pages, the writer looks at globalization. Criminal justice is examined for the ways in which it has been impact...

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...

Criminal Justice and Kant's Categorical Imperative

This essay discusses Kant's categorical imperative as illustrated by applications evident in criminal justice and law enforcement....

Organized Crime and Its Control

one knows what to do about it or how to control it. This paper describes the structure and relationships of organized crime, criti...

Recidivism and Sexual Offenders

was to insure that prior to being released from prison, sex criminals received psychatric evaluation to insure they would not comm...

Helping the Victims of Crime

victims of violent crime. Victim assistance is something that has been gaining more emphasisi in only the last few decades. The c...

Alcohol and Drug Use/Juvenile Crime

health and well-being (Neff and Waite, 2007). While illicit substance usage peaked in the late 1970s, recent statistics indicate t...

Voices from the Cell Block

the federal courts to mandate minimum rights for prisoners" (Platt, 1999, p. 237). But by the 1990s, prison reform had died out a...

Developing an Appropriate Leadership Approach for Public Service Department

the expectation of fairness and as such there is also likely to be a high level of applications of concepts such as employee equit...

Criminal Law, Brief Overview

the foundation for the legal system that was established during the colonial era (Lippman, 2010). Today, criminal statutes typical...

Trying Juveniles as Adult and Injustice

the juveniles who are punished through the adult court (Urbina and White, 2009, p. 122). Ostensibly, the purpose of transferring y...

Alternative Punishments in the Justice System

for three offenses, no matter how slight each one is. The idea behind the punishment is to deter criminals, but it doesnt always w...

Predicting the Future

After the American Revolution, "state legislatures standardized common-law crimes such as murder, burglary, arson and rape by putt...