Crime Creative Writings Samples For Students

Creative Writing

Part I
A young Caucasian man from Miami, Florida was sentenced to 19 years in prison for grand theft auto and violence on July 10th, 2013. The 19-year old stole a BMW M3 five days earlier in a parking lot in Miami. The culprit had evaded detection for 24 hours but was later caught up with by the police when he was driving on 18th Street. He had a young female companion with him in the car at the moment. The 18 year old brunette was later identified as his girlfriend.
It was midday when two police officers on patrol ...

Abstract

All law enforcement agencies provide a valuable public service that is intended to keep every citizens safe. Law enforcers have the noble duty of maintaining peace and order within the community and to ensure that they render services that will protect and serve for the public welfare. While the police officers are endowed with the highest duty of protecting the community, conduct arrests and seizures, fight criminals and even put their own safety and life at risk in the line of duty, very few procedural and administrative protections were provided for law enforcers. In view of the foregoing, the federal ...

Forensic evidence and testing relates to the analysis of evidence obtained from the crime scene through a vastly technical or scientific process (Buckles, 2007). Such as so, it requires a highly trained or skilled person to do the analysis; such persons for evidentiary purposes are referred to as expert witnesses. Expert witnesses are very critical in the criminal justice as without their expertise a lot of crimes would remain unresolved (Saferstein, 2011). However, due to the technical nature of the evidence, it is difficult to ascertain the authenticity and admissibility of such evidence.

Accordingly, there are basic standards set to guide the ...

A thunderous ringing noise roused the somnolent house on Maple Street, number 92, lulled in soporific breeze of the autumn night. A corpulent, pale yellow fingered hand picked up the receiver of an obsolescent, antiquated phone, the noise of which perforated the bucolically alveolated inside of the house. “Yes?” A raucous and slightly hoarse voice breathed languidly. “Detective Davidson? It’s lieutenant Kowalsky… I apologize for calling this early, but we need you over at the high school… there’s been a murder,” the voice was cacophonous and discombobulated. “I’ll be right there,” Maximilian ...

Leaning against a fashionable chair in one of the greatest hotels in the states was Mary Johnson. She had a reason to have a sense pride as a resident of a place boasting of centuries’ old architecture and an invigorating culture made up of blends of African, Spanish, French as well as several Native American aspects (Larson 27). Bourbon Street lights her mind at the coastal joint in the south east city of New Orleans, the state of Louisiana, as she waits for her husband Harry Kewell who had been out on an official appointment. Time tickles beyond their planned time and she decides ...

Best friend: (After hitting down and killing an old woman due to careless driving). You must promise not tell anyone about this incident.
Kant: A hit and run dilemma must involve an unlawful driving practice where the person liable for perpetrating or partaking in the accident declines to stop and assume accountability as required by the law. As opposed to adhering to the recommended procedure after such a misfortune or acting as recourse for any affected victim.
Hume: In your scenario, a hit and run incident arises since your colleague was accountable for the accident but decided to abscond ...

In “Are College Educated Police Safer?”, Kelli Goff uses a study by Joshua Correl, a University of Chicago psychology professor to examine the issue of alleged police bias against racial minorities:

Perhaps most surprisingly, the most recent studies have found that

racial bias does not influence whom officers shoot—at least not in
the way many of us assumed. The studiesfound that those in the
general public are substantially more likely to simulate shooting if
the unarmed suspect is black, when the game was tried by members
of law enforcement they were less likely to commit similar race based
errors. (Goff, 2014).
Research Question: In ...

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1) The article was written in the first person point of view. The narrator is the character speaking for his self.
2) In the story by Edgar Allan Poe, the tension primarily lies on how the character narrated how he killed the old man and how he was unable to hide his guilt in the end. Readers always want something good to happen in a story, and leading the story into murder and lies creates tension. It is similar in the Tell-Tale Heart. The tension began when the character confessed his plan to kill ...

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The play “Waiting for Lefty” written by Clifford Odets and the 1954 movie “On the Waterfront” revolved around social realities. The said social realities are focused on the issues faced by the workers since the 1930s to the 1950s. In the two stories, they portrayed the difficulties of forging collective actions. Waiting for Lefty for instance portrayed the internal struggles of workers in forging solidarity to wage a strike to fight for living wage and dignified working conditions. On the Waterfront on the other hand portrayed the fear-stricken workers who chose to be silent ...

The Supreme Court has set up guidelines to evaluate restrictions by the government on the use of public places. These public places are mainly used for communication hence speeches are a common element. One consideration made on the use of public places is on its connection to unlawful behavior like violence, trespass or chaotic conduct (Schofield n.p). The court allows the government to regulate the use of public places like streets by protestors on the grounds of interests like of protecting public order, accommodating compromising needs of potential users of the same location, and protecting uninterested onlookers (such as the ...

Riots that broke out in Hong Kong, set a difficult choice before the Communist Party of China. Violent suppression of protests in the 7.2-million-autonomy may deter investors from it and harm the economy, while mild reaction would encourage dissidents and separatists on the mainland with a 1.3 billion population.
The unrest in the heart of Hong Kong began on September 26. Organization that gathered demonstrators "Occupy Central with love and peace" was planning to organize a movement by the scenario that broke out in New York in September 2011 "Occupy Wall Street", which provides blocking important administrative buildings (Campbell).
This ...

PART I. Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Champion Barrow are probably the most romantic and famous gangsters’ couple who lived in 1930th in the USA. That historical period was a time of mafia’s and gangsters’ prosperity as economy was in depression. However, none can be born as a criminal (perpetrator). Crime is a personal decision and responsibility.
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker was born on October 1st, 1910 in Rowena, Texas. She grew up in the suburbs of Dallas with her mother and grandparents as Bonnie’s father died when she was four. She was very slim and pretty young lady who loved to write ...

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Majority decision
In a divided yet highly awaited decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the provision of the Obama administration’s health care law requiring that Americans either acquire health care insurance or be levied a tax. In addition, the justices maintained, with minor modifications, the mandate of the law widening the scope of the law with regards to Medicaid program for the indigent (Vicini, Stempel and Biskupic 1). With the 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on an issue that will have tremendous impact on millions of families in the United States.

Law in question

The Affordable Care Act ( ...

Human trafficking has and continues to generate varied interpretations across various settings all over the globe. According to recent researches close to twenty million people are trafficked annually across different parts of the world. As such, human trafficking has evolved into a global issue as it results in abuse and coercion of vulnerable populations inclusive but not limited to women and children. Worth noting is the fact that people who fall victim of human trafficking are transported to different nations where they are coerced to engage in inhumane activities such as prostitution (Farrell 8) .
In addition, the victims of ...

What judgment will I deliver,

When the time comes to halt this droning debate?
After the cops have adamantly argued their case,
And the masses violently validated their case,
Are police drones really stingless?
The uniformed counsel marches into my courtroom,
The military has used drones effectively and efficiently, he announces.
UAVs will take photos of crime and traffic scenes, he pronounces.
His droning accent extols the virtues of drones in fighting the crime boom.
As the mob murmurs its disapproval, I sit, clueless.
Are police drones really stingless?

The hapless fearless officer defies the monotonous noises,

Drones are crucial in search and ...

The world has of late faced serious issues that have negative impacts on all individuals. Issues relating to human trafficking and cyber crimes in the world and Germany as a country have made me feel the need to express my feelings on how they really make me worry. These issues have directly affected others and me; hence, everyone should try to find an end to these issues. This paper describes my views human trafficking and cyber crimes and how I can help to fight this.
The internet as now become a hub to enable these crimes to take place hence ...

The Massachusetts Constitution does not expressly prohibit the imposition of the death penalty. However, the state of Massachusetts as at now has no death penalty following the declaration of the same death penalty as unconstitutional by the State Supreme Court. The State Constitution as amended in the year 1982 reads in Article CXVI and XXVI of part 1 of the constitution that no provision of the constitution shall be construed as proscribing the imposition of a death penalty. It adds that the general courts may authorize the imposition of the death penalty for protection of the general welfare of the ...

On Monday, June 7 2010 during the meeting of Stewart Town Council some important issues concerning budgets of 2010, 2011 and 2012, the improvement of public services and security of citizens were discussed. Staff reports were made. Township manager Bea Holden reported about budgeting, rezoning of the Stewart Bottom District and building permits. Township solicitor George Gettums reported about important contracts.
The town’s budge increase was one of the questions on agenda. The 7% increase in the budget to 2 675 000$ was approved in spite of the opposite thought of the minority. The councilman William Hazard ...

The trial of Priscilla Van Acker

Introduction (Abstract)
As the prosecuting attorney in this case, it is imperative to reiterate the fact that my brief essentially entails ensuring that the ends of justice are met. In that breadth, I wish to submit that it is not justice if the interests of the complainant and indeed in this case the prosecution are served without due consideration of the accused’s interests. Ideally, balancing the two contrasting and conflicting interests would be the most essential in this case. That notwithstanding I wish to deliver my side of the bargain. It is my contention that indeed the ...

Introduction

Since ancient time, communities devised various mechanisms to sanction member of the community who travelled against societal norms, values, customs, and traditions. Some communities sanctioned law violators through beating, hanging, stoning, and lynching, but the type punishment imposed on the victims depended on the gravity of the offense committed. However, most communities appointed a council of elders to prosecute and punish individuals who contravened societal norms, values, and traditions with the intention to enhance cohesion, integration, and unity among the members. In essence, the council of elders acted as a local criminal justice system that had the mandate and responsibility to ...

CAREER PLAN

Inspired by the fact that I will be graduating in 2014, I endear to develop a career development plan which is in tandem with my educational backgrounds and capabilities. As time advances and I near graduation, a lot of questions race through my mind as to whether I have acquired all the essential skills and knowledge pertaining my course of study. So far I have gained a lot from the university and the lecturers. My major in criminology is on the right track and a further aspiration to study HRD for my masters will be possible after graduation thanks to Abu Dhabi Police ...

Reflection:

You can never expect a governmental body to police itself. Our government system in the United States has checks and balances in order for one body to not become to powerful. This is why they sometimes have congressional committees put in charge of oversight for the president’s office. The same goes for law enforcement in the country in their honesty in reporting statistics.
We get data on crime from three main instruments: The Uniform Crime Reports, The National Victimization Survey and Self Report Survey. The problem with all of these three tools comes down with they lean on ...

Since the inception of the juvenile justice system, there have been many segments of the society that have been incorporated into the management and running of the system to ensure its success. Each of these parties play a vital role, each with its own unique set of characteristics and responsibilities that make it most effective in accomplishing the given role. Some of these parties include the police, the courts and the department of justice. In this paper, I will seek to discuss and critically analyse the roles of these three parties within the juvenile justice system.

The Police

The police are considered ...

My Internship with the Abu Dhabi Police Department

The internship I took this year was at the Abu Dhabi Police Department, which is the most powerful law enforcement in the city of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This agency is currently under the jurisdiction of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Lieutenant General Shiekh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. As an enforcement agency, Abu Dhabi Police Department promotes respect for human rights, equality and honesty.
Dealing with different sorts of crimes and law violations on a daily basis calls for the according level of professionalism, discipline, as well as technological support. And that is what ...

Drug use and drug addiction is one of the most discussed social vices in the United States. Drug use is most common among the youth, with the threshold age for drug use dropping to an all-time low of 12 years of age. There are many reasons why drug use is very popular among the youth. What are they?
Firstly, young people from the age of 13 (teenage) are known to be at the very curious stage of life. At this age, many young people tend to experiment due to their natural curiosity. This is mainly because of peer ...

The breeze is a good feeling. The day will be a good one. Today will be a happy one. Day three in the jungle of Kenya is going to be great. All these are the thoughts going on in John’s mind. Since coming to Kenya for the summer vacation three days ago, nothing eventful had happened. What happened to the daring adventure with the lions? The marvels of great animals in the wild will be a good feeling. All he could see now was a tiring day filled with unnecessary riots along the streets of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. He could not ...

Advances in information technology can be beneficial to police and other government agencies in solving crime. Such devices such as Livescan machines and CCTV cameras are crucial in tracing the origin of crime to where it occurred. Livescan involve advanced finger print scanning machine located at main police custody sites for finger print scanning. Evidence obtained from scene of crime is scanned using this machine to reveal the identity of the perpetrator. The device uses a digital capture system to scan the suspect’s fingers and palms. Once the scanning results are obtained, it is transferred over a database that identifies ...

When one asks the question: what is crime? He or she can prepare for many answers, the truth is what was not a crime yesterday can very well be a crime today; therefore a universal answer would be anything that the authorities governing a geography location deems illegal is a crime. Crime comes in different categories from felony to misdemeanor.
Felonies are characterized as violent crimes, crimes that inflict pain to another’s body: murder and assaults, including domestic violence and assaults committed with motor vehicles; sexual violence; and mental violence. Physical crimes-crimes that inflict pain or death on another person’s body, ...

With dignity and respect your honors, I represent Mr. Wolf who has been accused falsely of attempting to murder three little pigs. I am seeking to present to you an argument and the evidence to portray the innocence of my client. My name is David Mathews. I have been an attorney for the past 12 years. I am married and have two sons. As I stated, my client is Mr. Wolf. Mr. Wolf, please stand up. Now do any of you, simply by looking at Mr. Wolf, already believe that he shouldn’t win this case? Does he remind ...

The story of the movie ‘12 Angry Men’ is about a boy who is in trial for the charge of murdering his father. After six days of prosecution, the jury is to decide the final verdict. To achieve that, twelve jurors need to arrive at a unanimous decision. If they found the convict to be guilty then the convict was supposed to be awarded the death sentence. All the jurors were of the opinion that the boy was guilty except juror #8. The movie focuses on the persuasion and analytical skill of juror #8 who through his logical and polite approach ...

In the State of Maryland, there are two main judicial selection processes; the appointment and election processes. The Maryland state judiciary consists of a court of appeal, a circuit court, a court of special appeals and a variety of court trials (Abraham, 47)
In the judicial selection process in the Maryland State, the judges are always selected through a merit selection process. This selection process involves a nominated commission which serves a one year term. The Maryland state circuit court judges are selected in non-partisan elections. The judges run non-partisan campaigns and voters chose the judges they want in an election process. This is the ...

The history of US corrections

Prisons are seen by nature as places marred violent. The first riot in prisons in the US did occur even before Independence Declaration in the prison of New gate at Connecticut in 1774. These uprisings continue even to date. One report shows that the United States institutions of correctional experienced an estimate of over 1,300 riots within 20th century. These insurgencies are attributable to a variety of causes, which include gang rivalries, racial tension, individual feuds and the general grievances aligned with prison administrators and guards.
The federal imprisonment has been in evolution ever since it was incepted. ...

Corrections serve an important role in criminal justice. They implement the punishment meted to offenders. The structure and design vary depending on the ideals and purposes a jurisdiction espouses. For instance, a jurisdiction that emphasizes rehabilitation will have a different system to a jurisdiction that emphasizes justice (Mays and Winfree, 2009). Accordingly, the history of a jurisdiction plays a role in determining the design and efficiency of corrections.
Documentation of the history of corrections in the U.S dates back to the colonial era. British colonialists imported the corrections systems that were prevalent in England. The American colonists however slightly modified the system; emphasizing more ...

Introduction

Crime scene investigations and criminalists of late have had a lot of new advancements. These include improved forensic technologies and tools, automation, miniaturization and standardization of the whole scene. Despite all these improvements, law enforcement officers are expected to carry out proper preparation as they get ready to testify in the court. The following are some of the methods that the law enforcement officers use while preparing for testifying:

Evidence

This is the initial stage of all the hearings that do happen at the court. A law enforcement officer needs to gather all the necessary evidence that will be used during ...

The aim of the investigative process is to discover who, what, where, how, why and when an event or situation took place. This paper will examine the common elements of the investigative process, also discussing the history and nature of the courts in the US.
The investigative process numerous elements; information, instrumentation and interviewing. The process is based on information. Law enforcement officers are only as good as the information they are able to gather. The investigator is tasked with finding and utilizing legitimate information sources. Instrumentation is entails the use of available tools to investigate and solve ...

Martin Luther King Jr. once said that Law and order exist for the chief resolve of instituting justice but when that fails to happen, they become like dangerously structured dams that hinder the smooth running of communal progress set up. Well that is exactly what law is, a set group of rules and regulations that should encourage social and economic progress. Thus we can conclusively say that the laws recognized act like the facilitate business activity and promote development of social and culture.
Conferring to the book Business Law by Keenan, law can be defined as the guidelines of ...

English

Questions on Meaning
- What seems to have prompted Chavez’s essay? How can you tell?
What prompted Chavez’s essay is concerning the presence of “nearly 12 million illegal immigrants.” There is also the growing fear illegal immigrants “will never fully adapt” in the US. I can tell this when Chavez 73% of the children of half of these illegal immigrant households became US citizens. The common assumption to illegal immigrants is that they will remain poor, uneducated, etc. However, Chavez pointed out that this form of stereotyping is erroneous. She cited statistics that says illegal ...

Probability sampling includes any sampling method, which uses random selection forms. In random selection, a process must be set up to give each unit in the population an equal chance or probability to be selected. Non-probability sampling, on the other hand, is a technique of sampling that gathers samples in a process where each unit in the population is not given an equal chance of selection. It does not utilize random sampling methods. Its subjects are normally selected based on the researcher’s personal judgment or their accessibility.

Examples of probability sampling methods include:

- Simple random sampling: every unit in the population has an equal chance of ...

Loosely defined, a crime laboratory is a place where forensic science is utilized to scrutinize evidence with a view of solving a crime. Forensic science in this context means that the laboratory combines various sciences and technology to better analyze evidence (Ballard, 2009). Reports or conclusions made from crime laboratories are generally conclusive and admitted as evidence in court (Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc). To such extent, crime laboratories are crucial to any justice system, especially the criminal justice system. Given this central role, it is imperative that a crime laboratory is sufficiently equipped to analyze evidence.
Though services offered by a crime ...

Types of Police Patrols

Police patrols play a key role in accomplishing the task of the police. Patrol officers handle calls and make decisions on how best to handle situations at hand. Police personnel assigned in various methods of patrol utilize patrols in order to eliminate crime, accidents and incidences. Types of policing include foot patrol, motorcycle patrol, vehicle patrol, horse, air, marine and specialized patrols among others (Ortmeier, 2006). These patrols use different patrol techniques such as directed, random and strategic patrol techniques. Some techniques combine several types of patrols.
Planned random patrol involves unexpected and the occasional appearance of the police ...

According to the constitution, a police officer may conduct a search without a search warrant on certain circumstances. However, certain conditions must be met so that such a search is legal. In the first place, the search should be done when the police have a good reason to believe that the person has engaged in crime. This means that rumors cannot make a police to conduct a search. Secondly, a search can be done when the police believe that an individual intends to engage in a criminal activity. Even though the police are allowed to conduct a search without a warrant, there should be a good reason to do search.
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In the case of the brutal death of a 20-year old girl found in her room, it was revealed that cause of her death was accomplished through strangulation based on the strap of her bra wrapped around her neck. Her face was badly beaten as well as the contusions, hemorrhages, and lacerations all over the body. The victim’s nude body was at 3:00 around p.m. inside her room. The responsibility of the first responding officer (FRO) is to process the crime scene by gathering all the information from witnesses, presence of any weapons, the blood samples and objects left ...

For preventing the clouded people of the great country of Egypt

For finding a new Egyptian Spirit
It is a melancholy object to those who sit these days in their cozy living rooms and watch the scenes on the streets of Cairo, when they see the desperate people of Egypt. A country, where the economy is growing three times faster than for example in Germany, but where still nearly 40 Million people have to live with less than two dollars a day. These people hoped to benefit from the big wave of privatization in the 1990s. They dreamed of clean hospitals, free education and a health care system that takes away their sorrows ...

Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her Peers” is a short story written in 1917 that revolves around the murder of a farmer, John Wright. Minnie Wright, John’s wife, is arrested on suspicion of murdering her husband and awaits trial. Sheriff Peters and Lewis Hale, accompanied by their wives, and George Henderson, a country attorney, travel to the crime scene, the isolated house. The women join their husbands to collect some of Minnie’s personal items. Initially, Mrs. Hale feels sympathy for Minnie and she expresses her disapproval of how the men are “snoopin’ round and criticizin’” her kitchen (200). On ...

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Predicting the future may seem farfetched, but in this case, we can risk it. In a general sense, I have a strong vision that the criminal justice system of the United States will be a pragmatic and proactive one by the time 2033 strikes. I envision a criminal justice system that espouses positive values and can adeptly handle problems through creative, forward-looking and sustainable solutions. Around this time, our criminal justice system will have already learned from the error of its ways and will do its best to keep Americans safe and protected.
In 2033, I see an empowered criminal ...

Distinguish and analyze the differences between federal, state, & local law enforcement in terms of jurisdiction & authority.

There are three main judicial and legislative jurisdictions that exist in the U. S. and they are classified as federal, state, and local. All these jurisdictions have created a broad variety of law enforcement agencies. These law enforcement agencies have little uniformity among the jurisdictions towards the authority, naming and functions of these enforcement agencies. The state, local, and federal enforcement agencies currently interact with United States homeland security via fusion centers (Holmes, 2012). There may be to some extent more than seventy fusion centers that currently operate in thirty seven states. These fusion centers may be a new concept in ...

We all know why we are here today: to mourn the passing of a son. You may say that he was only a son to me; I do not hold to that. Because of his endless zeal for life, his boundless potential, and his unstoppable energy, I daresay that he was a son to all of us. It's because of this that it is doubly important that we remember him as who he was, not as what he has done. He was more than the thing that led to his death; there was so much of him left to give that has ...

The career of being a police officer is risky yet interesting if one has the passion to pursue it for good reason. Police officers come into contact with all kinds of people, the good, criminals of all kinds such as drug dealers, thieves and murderers among others. The career of a police officer is divided into three major stages. Each career stage has distinct characteristics. The police officer behaves differently in each of the stages. The challenges and experiences the officer faces at every stage and the experience gained from the service make the officer evolve into a certain character at the ...

Over the recent years, the structure of the world has changed. Forces of globalization and the growing internationalization of key political and social economic issues have increased the interconnectivity of the world. The forces of globalization and internationalization have been made possible by the technological and communication advancements that have been realized in the past century (McLaughlin, 2010, p.22). One of the key technological advancement that has increased world connectivity has been the internet. People from various parts of the world can be able to communicate and share ideas about different subjects and fields. Though the interconnectivity of the ...

For my directing concept, I chose Martin McDonough's The Pillowman - the tale of Katurian, a horror story author who finds himself being arrested by a totalitarian police state for murders that closely follow his horrific short stories. Being put in a cell with his brother Michal, he starts to recount his stories to both him and the detectives interrogating him, figuring out exactly what happened to him in his childhood and the murders that mirror his stories. I believe this play would make a wonderful addition to any given season of Mosaic Theatre or any other participating and willing theater in the ...

Mental retardation

The image selected shows children suffering from mental retardation. The children however are all beaming and are happy despite the condition that life has dealt them. The condition of having an intelligence quotient of than 70 is clinically regarded as mental retardation. The fact us that mental retardation is not a disease in the strict sense of the word. Mental retardation is a condition that leaves the victim struggling to master their cognitive abilities. However, many individuals around the world are able to fight it to try and make themselves better. Mental retardation has been a huge challenge to society because the ...

Terry Vs. Ohio 1968 is one of the landmark judicial rulings by the United States Supreme Court that maintained the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth amendment gave the police the authority of conducting arbitrary searches and seizures on individuals if they are suspecting of committing a crime. In case an individual is suspected to have the intent or is about to commit a crime, the police has a constitutional right of searching the individual. However, for the protection of the individual’s rights, the police have the authority to perform a frisk search that includes a quick search on the outer clothing of the individual ...

Robert Merton and the functionalist and social control theorists maintain that most people obey the laws, rules and regulations of mainstream society because they have been trained and socialized to do so, while those who are more likely to become criminals and delinquents have weak social and community bonds. They are unable to obtain the money and material things that American culture values the most, so they turn to illegal methods to obtain them. Travis Hirshi wrote the classic work on social control theory, Causes of Delinquency in 1969. Numerous studies of juvenile delinquents over the last forty years ...

Truancy- big idea

Reducing the number of truant children and adolescents can be a first step to keeping these kids away from a lifetime of unemployment, crime, and incarceration. This statement holds its premise in that truancy is associated with poor grades leading to truants failing to secure college places and consequently failing to get any form of employment.
Truancy according to Huizinga and Jacob-Chien (1998) is a student being absent from school three or more days without a legitimate and reasonable excuse. This is in a five day school week. Reduced consistency of attending classes often leads to most truants getting very poor grades. The ...

The 1999 film Boys Don't Cry, directed by Kimberly Peirce, tells the story of transgendered man Brandon Teena (Hilary Swank, in an Oscar-winning performance), who was born Teena Brandon, a woman. In his attempts to ingratiate himself with his male friends and pursue a relationship with a girl named Lana (Chloe Sevigny), his anatomical differences are discovered, and he is raped and murdered by those same male friends. The film examines the concepts of homosexuality, transgender issues, and identity in a way that few major studio films typically do. However, Boys Don't Cry presents a remarkably gender-binary worldview for its subject matter, as Brandon ( ...

Questions and Answer

In order to find the connection between these three terms, first we need to define them. The rule of law, as per Zun, Nollkaemper and Peerenboom (12), denotes the legal principle that accounts for the need of a nation to be governed by law. In other words, it reflects the unlimited exercise of power through subjecting it to well-defined, as well as established laws; laws entrenched in a given constitution of the nation at hand. On the other hand, legitimacy denotes lawfulness of any given thing, and lawful here means it adheres to the laws of a given country’ ...

My name is (name) and I was charged with a crime in July of 2004. At that time I was a single parent with one child in college and another living at home. I also had my brother living with me at the time as well. It is unfortunate that it was my brother that reported me the San Diego Fraud Unit, but I was charged with living fraudulently in my mother’s home. My mother purchased this home in 1997 and transferred power of attorney to my control in an attempt to convince me to move to California. However, my ...

a. The US is led by a President, while the UK is led by a Prime Minister. How is the US President selected? How is the UK Prime Minister selected?
The primary difference between the United States and the United Kingdom system for electing their respective chief executive position is reflects how both of the systems are so different from each other. In the United States there is a direct election for the position of President of the United States, in which the two nominees of the two major parties compete to be elected. (Janda, 2012 pp.209-216) The general ...

Public Announcement to the Press

A police officer should ensure that a press announcement is concise and as short as possible. Specifically, the police officer should communicate effectively in varying intensities. They should use accurate vocabulary, and the communication should be focused on particulars to avoid unnecessary embarrassments. Furthermore, an officer should be careful in their choice of words to avoid creating ambiguity. In most instances, ambiguous words send the wrong message to the media, and may result in misinformation of the public.
Schmalleger (2012) suggests that a police officer’s facial expression should be consistent with the verbal message. The press quickly picks ...

Importance of privacy policies in a fusion center

Information is the key goal for a Fusion Center. A Fusion Center collects and analyzes data from various sources to determine the likelihood of potential threats from domestic and foreign origin against the US. The information from government and private sources contribute largely to a Fusion Center’s database (Regan and Monahan, 2013). The most potent information often originates from the general population. The case of the Lackawanna Six is a testament to that. The people who provided the anonymous tip believed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation works to safeguard the nation. The FBI, with a long history ...