Victimology Argumentative Essays Samples For Students

Ever since the term 'War on Terror' was first used by then US President George W. Bush, in September of 2001, interrogation techniques to elicit information from captured militants or terrorists has been one of the most hotly discussed topics. It goes without saying that extracting information from captured militants is very useful. However, there is a school of thought that believes countries and their intelligence agencies should only go to certain lengths to extract this information. Perhaps one of the most powerful, and controversial, investigation cum torture techniques to extract information is 'water boarding'. Waterboarding involves pouring water over ...

Many people believe that the death penalty is a violation of human rights and an inhumane and cruel act. Capital punishment is an inhumane when the person put to death is a guiltless. However, when you give capital punishment to a criminal who ripped and tortured the lives of many others, then the least he/she deserved is to get death penalty. The victims of rape would never feel the sense of safety unless they know that their assaulter had acquired what he/she deserved and executed from earth. If a person leak out any secret of his/her country to the enemy of his/her country, ...

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Overview of the Bullying Problem
Over the last few decades, there has been a momentous change in the way educationalists observe inter-personal associations between pupils in schools. Children have been caught up in mocking, taunting, humiliating, bullying, pulling each others’ legs since times unknown. They do so “sometimes in fun, sometimes in deadly earnest, to the amusement, horror or indifference of others, whether they be parents, teachers or other children” (Rigby 11). Even though bullying is a usual practice across all cultures, ages, and societies, it displays more prominence in school environments (Tarshis 67). A lot ...

One out of every four girls is sexually abused during her childhood. This is a surprising statistic in itself but what most people don’t know is that one out of every six boys is also sexually abused before the age of eighteen. The median age for this abuse is only nine years old. At that age many children have no idea what sex is and in some cases don’t know what is being done to them at first. The trauma of sexual abuse will often haunt that person for the rest of his or life. Those who suffer ...

INTRODUCTION

The death penalty is termed as the biggest and most gross form of punishment in the world. It is normally given by a state or country when an offender commits a huge or heinous offence. It has been in the world for the longest time. In fact, it can be traced to several centuries ago for instance in the eighteenth century B. C King Hammurabi of Babylon put together a group of crimes which called for death. In modern times, it got influenced by great Britain as it colonized the world. The first death penalty execution witnessed in the United States was ...

Introduction

The emergence of cases of bullying among youngsters aged eight to sixteen has never been more prevalent than it is already today. It has been reported that an average of 47% of students going to public schools experiences either or both forms of bullying today. It seemed as if in the past, some cases of bullying have not been reported, nevertheless, this is not enough to say that times have already changed and somehow such changes have actually created a massive adjustment on how the concept of bullying is realized and understood as a major problem in the society (Patterson, 2005). ...

“All punishment is mischief; all punishment is itself evil”. This is a famous quote by Jeremy Bentham, famous British jurist and philosopher. Bentham died in 19th century. So is it expediency to think so nowadays when it is already 21st century, when material and spiritual values have changed? Things that used to be immoral back in 19th century are common today in our modern world, so can this quote be considered practical?
One will say that crime should not be punished as they do not separate such things as “punishment” and “crime”. These two words are equal to such ...

The assigned readings offer a good material for analyzing and criticizing the points made by the authors. The Empire of Innocence is an article written by Patricia Nelson Limerick, a leading American historian of the American West. The second text is written by Richard Rodrigues, an American writer of Spanish origin, who offers a story of his intellectual development and following it increasing conflict with his parents. In this essay I will critically approach both texts and point out the main issues raised there. My writing choice of critical essay is influenced by the texts given for the assignment but it is ...

Abstract

The research paper deals with the problem of Benghazi attack of September 11th 2012 as well as the reaction of official authorities and mass media on the tragedy. According to official sources it cost the lives of 4 American citizens, including that of the US ambassador. The opinion of state officials, such as the US president, the chief of the CIA, senators and American leading journalist are provided to address the main problem raised.
Key words: Benghazi scandal, president, administration, journalist, senator
It is on a daily basis thatthe entire world witnesses the events of international magnitude and ...

Criminal justice system issues are studied nowadays and will be studied until humankind exists. The point is that such issues are rather controversial. Some people state that we are only humans and we are not allowed to judge others. On the other hand, there are those who are always unsatisfied with verdicts and state that sentences should be stricter. This essay is devoted to the issue of death penalty in the United States of America. In this essay I will claim that death penalty should be canceled in the United States of America, explaining that through the consequentialism theory.
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Introduction

Cyberbullying is an increasingly serious issue in today’s society. The internet has given bullies a new, arguably more effective avenue to unleash terror and intimidation on their victims. Youth are the most vulnerable demographic group affected by cyber bullies, understandably because they comprise the biggest population of social media users. Owing to the seriousness of the issue, it is imperative that stakeholders try to devise measures to minimize cyberbullying with a view to protecting the victims who are almost always the young, unsuspecting internet users. This essay argues that although some analysts state that parents are to blame for increased ...

Women are objectified in patriarchy. They have to use their sexuality in order to live a decent life and get what they want, because their position in the world doesn't allow them to achieve that kind of success alone. At least that was the case in 1953 when "Niagara" and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" were filmed. In the fifties, emancipation of women was not at its peak. Women are victims in a male dominated world and their only chance is to marry preferably a rich man, who will support them. Lorelei and Dorothy sing: "Find a gentleman who is shy or bold; Or short ...

When any individual is asked which weapon is the most lethal of all, then most people would automatically say the gun is the most lethal. The gun indeed is one of the most lethal weapons around. A single bullet aimed at any lethal organ may lead to severe damages to the victim. In some cases this bullet may even lead to death. This implies that it comes with a lot of pain (Gregg, 2012).
The sight of an individual carrying a gun is thus more horrific than it is pleasurable. It is common for state defense personnel, for instance the ...

What is cybercrime? What are the effects of cybercrime? What is pornography? Is viewing pornography on the internet reduces or increases sexual assault? What is sexual assault? These questions are commonly asked by individuals, either young or adults.
Cybercrime is a computer crime or an attempted crime on the Web. Cybercrime is an illegal activity that is growing so fast in the United Sates and other countries as well. Internet links individuals together like never happened before and it provides unending opportunities to those criminals who seek exploitation to those who are vulnerable. There are several types of computer ...

With the increasing number of mass murders occurring across the nation, gun control has again become staple topic for discussion everywhere. From Virginia Tech to Cleveland's Success Tech Academy to Nickel Mines in Pennsylvania to Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut, debates are going on regarding the stance on gun ownership and gun control. The issue has always generated a buzz on the political and social arena regarding the availability and restriction of guns in the country. It has caused a great divide among people as one sector of society believes and endorses the use of firearms, while another division pushes for ...

Introduction

Owning a gun and protection from crime are issues that bring a lot of controversy in the elite world of thought. It is correct and at the same time wrong to conclude that, the growth of the number of citizens possessing firearms is instrumental to the reduction of crime rates in the nation. This is an idea that has been in debate for many years without the possibility to having the right colors on the topic. The rates of criminal record a reduced amount of crime as the people with the ideas of crime fear the encounter of a permitted gun holder who ...

In the early 2000s a new movement began, against a lower form of crime which has been rampant through centuries, has been reported and recorded over many years but no concrete solution has been reached so far. Innumerable individuals each year, face emotional, psychological, physical and mental trauma due to this low level crime that gets triggered due to innumerable reasons. Students in particular face this problem of offense in the form of insinuation and intimidation. The horrifying truth however is that criminals and tormentors who commit this crime go unpunished and free, adding to the misery of victims. What is ...

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Arguments raised against the efficiency of the Truth-In-Sentencing (TIS) in reducing crimes are essentially relevant. It is apparent that the procedure is costly, and it often fails to realize constructive results. Besides, the significance of TIS concept in reducing crimes should not be disapproved under simple grounds. Evaluating the actual implication of this concept is essential. It is common knowledge that every approach has its strengths and weakness. In this context, the paper promotes a position that besides the TIS weaknesses, the strategy is essentially effective in reducing crimes.
Initially, it is indisputable that TIS is an effective policy ...

Psychology

What is the significance of a detainee's biography in the forensic psychological assessment of mentally ill offenders?
A forensic psychological assessment seeks to provide information to attorneys and courts for the purpose of making legal determination. The psychologist seeks to discern the relationship between the detainee’s mental disorder (if any) and the offence they are charged for (if proven). Biographical investigation is one method of performing a forensic psychological evaluation. The detainee’s biography provides background information as a source of knowledge to form the basis of a biographical investigation. A biography gives a unique and personalized narrative of an individual devoid ...

Sexual offenders are required to register their contact details with the authorities. This assists to keep track of their residence and activity promptly in order to avoid recidivism. Registration of contact details and email addresses notify the sexual offender that they are under constant scrutiny. Therefore, they will desist from such activity or rather become more prudent in executing their deviant behaviors. More often than not, sexual offenders are known to go back to the vice even after imprisonment. The reasons underlying this argument are lack of follow-ups by the authorities and poor monitoring and assessment methods. In this ...

I intend to discuss the use of the death penalty as a deterrent and the moral and societal implications that may have. Is the death penalty a deterrent and if so what can be learned from death?
Socrates was famously executed by the state for corrupting the youth and although he had the opportunity to escape his fate he chose to stay because he felt that he owed his life to his government.
He may have felt that way because in those times the Grecian government basically fed and clothed you, so it stands to reason you might owe a ...

Asymmetric warfare involves a manner of thinking, organizing, and acting that is different from the opponent (Patterson 2002). This enables one to maximize their own advantages or exploit the weaknesses of their enemies. It involves the use of new capabilities that are not perceived or understood by the enemies. They enable one to counter or exceed the enemies’ capabilities or consist of capabilities that involve entirely new methods of defense or attack. According to Carter (2012), asymmetric warfare is a “war between combatants whose relative power differs significantly or whose strategies or tactics differ significantly” (Carter 2012, second paragraph).
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Arguably, there are many controversial issues in the world today. As a matter of fact, the death penalty is among the issue in a society that is always debatable. In every society, many crimes exist that should be punished. One of the forms of punishment is the death penalty; this refers to the lawful infliction of death as a way of administering punishment and justice. Proponents of the death penalty believe it is the best way to punish and eliminate criminal activities in the community. In the 21st century, the society is full of criminal activities, whose punishment is believed to be ...

Gun control has been a controversial topic of discussion in the United States ever since it was initially introduced in the 1920s. The recent mass shooting in Arizona of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and eighteen others has highlighted the relevancy of the issue of gun control. There have been many incidents like these in recent years, such as the shooting at Virginia Tech, Columbine High School and the theater in Aurora, Colorado. The wide and easy availability of guns, even to mentally deranged persons, is responsible for this type of violence and they need to be regulated more stringently to prevent ...

Arguably, the rate of crime activities carried out by teens is tremendously increasing. As a matter of fact, the question should juvenile criminals be tried as adults has become a controversial issue in the world today. Nearly everyone from politicians, lawyers to judges express their opinions on the issue, and because everyone is controversially concerned there is no realistic conclusion that has been reached. The court systems in the global arena are left with the hard task in making decisions. For many years, children have committed heinous crimes just like adults, and how they will be stopped has become another significant ...

One of the most frequent forms of violence in the present day society is domestic violence. Analyze and assess reasons why it ought to be tougher?

Introduction

Domestic violence has been on rise and this calls for tougher measures aimed at downscaling the vice. The rationale of punishing a criminal may either be for deterrent purposes, retribution or punitive. But regard must be had on the current practices when it comes to punishing the offenders and what the legal regime has realized. Regard must also be had on the overall effect of the punishment meted on the offenders and the greatest ...

Crime and Drugs are Partners

Not all crimes are committed under the influence of drugs, however, the need to obtain drugs for recreational use and the need to use drugs for monetary gain are paramount incitements for the commission of crimes,

There are different types of drugs and the top ten are as follow: heroin; cocaine; methamphetamine, crack cocaine, LSD, ecstasy, opium, marijuana, marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms, and PCP. The cost for these drugs gets higher as it moves to the top of the list and like the cost so is their potency. Each of these drugs react differently on different people, nonetheless, trying these ...

When Worlds Collided: The Fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine Order

The conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by the Ottoman Turks brought the final curtain down on the Roman epoch, of which the Byzantine Empire was the final, glorious manifestation. When Constantine the Great established the city of Constantinople in 330 A.D., he re-constituted the old Roman order along a new East/West axis. Henceforth, the beleaguered empire would be administered from two capitals, but few could foresee that this arrangement would create a religious and political schism that would make rivals of the two great cities. Gradually, the Byzantines eclipsed Rome by virtue of Constantinople’s mighty walls and the city’s ...

Recidivism is where a person repeats or continues to commit a crime or seems unable to stop even after being punished. The word is also used to refer to number of released prisoners who have been rearrested. In 2002, over 600,000 people were released from prison, however, within three years seven out of ten had been rearrested for breaching the conditions of their discharge or for committing a fresh offense or for repeating the same crimes. This is a clear indication that a person’s transition from prison back to the community is difficult. With a cost of 19,830.45 dollars per prisoner, recidivism ...

I chose my essay to be ‘an argument for making the death penalty mandatory for murders’ because it has been a dilemma in the society. There have been sections advocating for its abolishment and those for its reinforcement. However, statistics show that murder rates are increasing and break outs in prison increase due to advanced technology, hence there have been calls to make the death penalty for murder mandatory so as to rid offenders from the society and prevent the crime reoccurring.
To make my essay stronger for the portfolio, I did revisions in the four sections of the ...

In the 21st century, criminal offenses have become the order of the day. In order to counter crime, United States of America has implemented various forms of execution. These forms of execution range from hanging, gas chamber, beheading, electrocution, as well as firing squad. Perhaps, most of these have raised a lot of concern on how inhumane, brutal, cruel, and unusual among people. Most activists term this forms inhuman; therefore, in 1977 the United States government adopted lethal injection to be an alternative method of execution as it was seen to be human.
New York practitioners advocated the course ...

WHO defines violence as “the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation. 1” The concept and existence of violence is not new and has been found from the time immemorial. There are countless examples illustrating the fact that Violence has been used by the people to manipulate things in their favor and as a way to employ own plans. The books of history are full with the use of violence ...

Pearl harbour attacks

The attacks on pearl harbour on 7th December 1941 by Japan are one of the most remembered scenarios in American history. Americans on this part of Hawaii were woken up by more than 300 Japanese warplanes. This surprise attack is remembered by most Americans because it was unimaginable. What America lost on this day cannot be forgotten. However, this is just a small issue compared to the fact that it was rumoured that the American government of the time knew that Japan would attack pearl harbour. Whether the American government and president Roosevelt knew that Japan would ...

Subsequent to the entrance in into World War I by the Ottoman Empire, the then first Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Winston Churchill constructed a plan for raiding the Dardanelles (Gallipoli). Employing the Royal Navy ships, Churchill considered, partly owing to faulty intelligence, that the channels could be forced through, creating the way for an on spot attack on Constantinople. This arrangement was endorsed and many Royal Navy's battleships were reassigned to the Mediterranean. Actions against the Dardanelles started on February 19, 1915, Admiral Sir Sackville Carden British ships bombing Turkish resistances with small result (Gillam 56).
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Should the death penalty be mandatory for people that kill other people?

The saying goes do unto others what you would have them do unto you. Therefore, the price for taking away life should cost the offender his or her life. Different kinds of punishment have been used to discourage criminals from unlawful actions, and the greater the criminal act the greater should be the punishment. The death penalty is a controversial issue and people base their arguments for or against death penalty on practical, emotional, religious or practical grounds. People in favor of the capital punishment argue that it improves peace in the society by ensuring that such people do not ...

Introduction

Determining the factors that contribute to the domestic violence and child abuse can be a start in reducing the high rates of domestic violence around the country. The factors will be examined based on the psychosocial assessment. The mother has a history of domestic abuse and this history will probably continue on with the children. She came to the agency for the financial assistance. The family stayed in the abusive partnership for around 10 years have severe effects on the two children that have problems in school and also left the consequences to the mother the victim. Since she ...

In the age of globalization and technical advancement, social media is one of the omniscient things in the world. Social media platforms facilitate the communication process by neutralizing the effects of time gap and space. The entire world comes within the reach of a social media user. However, in spite of the vast range of facilities that are provided by the internet and social media, the cons of using such platforms also need to be taken into account by the users. A close introspection about the matter would bring the limelight on the issue with all the intricacies and impediments. ...

Bullying refers to aggression characterized by repetitive intentional psychological or physical oppression involving abuse of power in relationships to control or cause distress (Carr-Cregg). In this respect, bullying may include physical violence and destruction of property, extreme criticism, and other verbal abuses. In some instances, bullying may be hard to distinguish from friendly jokes among children (“Bullying and mental health,” 6). Bullying in schools needs to stop because it has adverse effects on both the bully and the victim.
Moreover, the bullied student may develop headaches and may fear visiting lavatories or travel by school buses were if the ...

The use of social media has become a gift and a curse to the society. It has become a gift to the society because; it is an easy way of communication with people and friends around the globe. People communicate easily through messages and posting through social networks such as Twitter, Whatsapp, Facebook, MySpace, just to mention but a few (Baran, 2012). Most teens use the social media to communicate and use it others for fun. On the other hand, it has become a curse because, many people are suffering from social media bullying. Social networks have made it easier for many people, especially ...

Aviation terrorism is the act of unleashing violence on airliners with the aim to harm or intimidate the victims. The occurrence of terrorism has increased with the rise of aviation as a mode of transport. The first known incident of air terrorism was carried out in 1930 by Peruvian insurgents who hijacked an airplane to scatter propaganda leaflets. This practice subsided in the subsequent two decades due to the effect of global factors such as world war two. Modern terrorism started in 1968 when three Palestinian gunmen hijacked a passenger airline of the Israeli Airline El Al on a ...

The Hare Psychopathy Checklists-Revised refers to a test that uses twenty question to assess and identify whether the offender is psychopathic or not. The checklist has twenty question with each possessing a maximum of two pointscore (0, 1, 2), totalling up to forty points. An individual is assessed according the score he or she attained. This method has been increasingly used globally to by various judges and courts to test whether prisoners the extent of his or her mental illness before releasedor given a court judgement. The scores varies that an individual offender can obtain to be sentenced a death penalty varies from ...

World War II is up to today considered the largest and the worst war to ever happen in history. It started in 1939 from Europe and ended in 1945, spreading to almost all parts of the world and leaving about 70 million people dead. The figure included men, women, soldiers, children and civilians who died mainly due to illnesses, starvation and bomb attacks. The WW2 involved two opposing military alliances, the Axis and the Allies, formed from great nations that participated in the war. Axis was the alliance between Germany, Japan and Italy where as Allies alliance was between ...

Introduction

In spite of the literal connotation that seems to occurrences that take place at home or domestically, domestic violence does not always remain at home. Alternatively, domestic violence follows its subjects to work, and this often results in disastrous consequences. Homicide is ranked second among the leading causes of death of women at the workplace and that around 15% of these deaths are attributable to current and former lovers (Dougan and Wells, 2007). Every day, many employees are reporting incidences of workplace violence and most of these incidences are related to domestic violence. Dometic violence not only poses a threat ...

Abstract

The death penalty is the oldest form of punishment that humankind has known. It has been changed over the years by advanced societies to lose its barbaric outlook and bear resemblance towards a civilized approach to deter violent crimes. Yet in recent times, studies have indicated that this form of punishment cannot provide valid justification for its existence within the criminal justice system for want of purpose. Our nation has witnessed several wrongful death sentences and some of these unfortunate people were exonerated posthumously. This nation’s laws were founded based on the natural law and did not copy those ...

- Cellphones nowadays are considered an essential item that must not be far from a person’s reach. It could be used for media applications, surfing the net, text and calls; and even a parent’s tool to track their children given the new technologies attached to these devices such as specialized apps and GPS systems.
- Thesis Statement: While it may be the case that cellphones can be used as distractions to students in their studies and a minor key to eliminating abductions, the technology in cellphones nowadays not only secure students from crimes, but also present substantial alternatives for ...

Introduction

Effective parenting is essential to the moral development of a child. In fact, lack thereof compromises the ethical beliefs maintained by the child, and this could result in the indulgence in unacceptable behaviors. According to the Journal of Family Violence, females are more vulnerable to the effects of distant parenthood than the male gender (Bowles, Dana and Jennifer 681). As a result, witnessing traumatizing events in their early developmental stages could negatively affect their social abilities and integration with other people. With this in mind, it is worth appreciating the fact that most of the female inmates had instances ...

Drugs such as marijuana and cocaine and amphetamines and heroin together with drug-addiction are correlated to crime in a number of ways. Being a criminal offence to use, to be in possession, to produce, or to dispense these drugs, they are categorized as prohibited. The upshots of usage of drugs, including aggression, including robbery to obtain funds to acquire drugs, including aggression against competitor traffickers, affect the society every day and are criminal effects. A number of treatment alternatives are on hand to tackle inmates' requirements and conditions in the correctional system. Drug treatment programs in correctional centres most often than ...

Wall’s View of Sexual Harassment

Despite the massive publicity concerning the challenges of sexual harassment in the workplace, few firms have yet to take the necessary steps to eliminate the vice. Although the enterprises know it exists, they are unsure of how to manage the peril. Various definitions of the concept have been accorded by philosophical, legal, and managerial disciplines. However, Wall’s says that the meanings omit the interpersonal elements of sexual harassment. This article entails a comparison of the frameworks provided by Feary and Wall concerning sexual harassment.
According to Wall, the mental status of the victim and the perpetrator should be ...

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Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were brutally murdered between 10:15 p.m. and 10:35 p.m. on Sunday June 12, 1994 in the front of Nicole Brown Simpson’s Brentwood condominium located in Los Angeles, California. O.J. Simpson committed these murders. The witness testimony and the evidence at the crime scene of the murders of Brown Simpson and Goldman clearly indicate that O.J. Simpson committed the crimes. However, the incompetence of the Los Angeles Police Department during the investigation of the murders allowed the defense to create reasonable doubt in the minds of the jurors so that a non-guilty verdict ...

When an adult breaks the law and is sentenced not much is thought about the matter other than what did they do, why did they do it, and is the punishment fair. When juveniles are convicted and brought to trial however it becomes a very different matter. Why this is seen as so different is largely due to the fact that adults are considered mature enough to make their own decisions and therefore accept the consequences, while juveniles, though still in control of their actions, are less able to control their impulses due to lack of proper education and life ...

The legal systems around the world define the Death penalty as the sentencing of a convicted criminal to death. The crimes that are punishable by death in the United States include first-degree murder, Civil rights offense, Espionage, Treason, and Genocide. We often use the word ‘Capital punishment’ interchangeably with the death penalty. Both mean the same thing but with the exception to a minor difference. Capital punishment is defined as the act of executing the punishment of death by administering a lethal injection, electrocution, by use of a gas chamber, death by hanging or shooting of a person by a firing squad, after the person ...

The term “Black Death” finds its origins in 1823 whilst referring to a disease characterized by “the black blotches caused by subcutaneous hemorrhages that appeared on the skin of victims.” Otherwise known as the bubonic plague, historians believe the Black Death found its way into Europe from China through trade routes. However, it is not until 1348 that the first signs of the infection appear in England’s society and by 1350; England’s records show a rapid decline in the number of its population. Consequently, between 1348 and 1350, much of medieval Europe saw a division in the elites of its ...

The U.S. Patriot Act
Americans faced one of the most horrifying episodes in their history of the United States. Many individuals watched with horror as the historical landmarks collapsed simultaneously at the hands of terrorists. Who could forget the shock as the terrorist planes embraced the Twin Towers as the terrorist snuffed the lights of many innocent victims? As a result of this horror, the American Congress waited for only forty-five days before passing the USA Patriot Act in response to that fateful date of September 11, 2001. A number of delusion individuals convinced themselves that they reserved the ...

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Introduction
Death, as a form of punishment, is being practiced even in the earliest days of human civilization. The people of ancient Mesopotamia, during the time of Hammurabi, have been observed to perform death sentences on certain transgressions and immoral acts, as determined by their codes . Similarly, the Hebrews has also been using death as a capital punishment for several transgressions under their law. The traditional Law of Moses, which can also be read in the Christian bible, is, in fact, a relic of the age old tradition of exacting death penalty that has been practiced for ...

Guns are one of the weapons that have been considered to be very dangerous over the years but with the advancements in technology, other weapons that are more dangerous have been invented. Several decades have passed since the invention of guns as weapons and as time has been passing, there has been advancement of guns in terms of make, size, and weight among others. Initially, the guns that were made were long and bulky and as such carrying them was difficult. Advancements in technology has seen the invention of hand held guns whose portability is not a factor of ...

Introduction

Drunk driving is still a major problem in several parts of the world. Even though most of the countries penalize offenders by having their car license suspended, the accident rate is not decreasing significantly (Wald, 2006). This is because even if a person’s license is suspended, he can still be able to drive a car as long as he will not be apprehended by the authorities. Because of the ineffectiveness of such regulation, authorities nowadays have been finding new ways to reduce the occurrence of drunk driving, and consequently, reduce the number of related accidents. One potential solution ...

Introduction

Nazi experimentations involved numerous medical experiments carried on prisoners without their consents. The experiments were carried out to all individuals including Jews, Roma, disabled non-Jews, and Soviet POWs. World War II prisoners in concentration camps were used as the in the experiments in order to enhance and advance science. Most of the experiments were aimed at improving military personnel’s efficiency during the war. After the World War II, leading experiment doctors faced justice when they were tried in the Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. An approximate twenty leading doctors were charged with various crimes against humanity. It was during ...

Since as far back as society dates, the death penalty has been used as a means to punish severe crimes. Many societies have determined that taking a life unjustly of another should lead to the forfeit of one’s own life. In the 18th century BC, The Code of King Hammurabi of Babylon employed the death penalty for the punishment of twenty-five crimes. The first death sentence recorded was in 16th century BC Egypt. Christian Old Testament law, based of an “eye for an eye” based law required one committing a crime to make amends. Under that, murder could only be made ...

Should Prostitution Be Legalized

Introduction
Prostitution refers to the act of having sexual intercourse or other sexual acts for monetary compensation. For Prostitution is one of the oldest profession with records showing that it began in the ancient Samaria (now Iraq) where maidens made sexual favors in the temples as offerings to gratify the gods. It was later transformed from a sacrament to business in the ancient Greece and this gave women an opportunity to gain status and power. Currently, prostitution takes two forms; prostitution in the streets and prostitution in the brothels. The legalization of prostitution is a controversial subject that creates a great ...

Introduction

People usually have prejudices against each other. They will even engage in hateful behavior. It is not all times that hateful behavior leads to hate crimes. “People engage in hateful behavior…still, no one really believes a Columbia lecturer is about to be lynched” The statement is not however conclusive or true, due to hate, a Columbian lecturer may be killed. Hateful behavior may lead to crime. Hate crime is different than other crimes and therefore necessitates to be treated differently. There are several reasons why the penalties should be high for these crimes. It is a highly personal crime since an ...