Essays on Robbery

(1.) While the streets, courthouses and jails are the areas and locations that are commonly associated with the workings of the criminal justice system; two less recognized but equally relevant locations are the labs, examination rooms and computers of the criminalist and the criminologist. A criminalist, more popularly known as the forensic scientist, is a person that employs science, technology and expertise to identify, examine, and analyze criminal evidence and present their findings to a range of information consumers (Kaci, 1998). For example, a criminalist’s analysis of evidence at a crime scene can assist police officers in determining ...

INTRODUCTION

A man approached a gay couple screaming “I hate faggots”, and placed the knife to the neck of one of the men. An attacker approached a lesbian, called her a “dyke” and punched her in the face. A transgender woman was raped and strangled. A gay man was attacked, beaten, impaled with a stick and left nude by multiple assailants. A trans woman was shot to death by a group of individuals who followed and taunted him. A gay man was attacked at his place of employment. A transgender woman was beaten, raped and killed. These types are reported ...

The Supreme Court case Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. 541 (1966) raised a number of important issues regarding the treatment of juveniles in the criminal justice system. The facts are as follows. The defendant, Morris A. Kent, Jr. was arrested for breaking into a woman’s apartment, stealing her wallet, and raping her (Kent v. United States, 1966, p. 543). He was 16 years old at the time he committed these offenses and, because of his age, was subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the juvenile court (Kent v. United States, 1966, p. 543). Kent was subsequently taken ...

Victim facilitation, victim precipitation, and victim provocation are terms used to describe the impact a victim has on a situation which labels him/her as a victim. Victim facilitation describes a situation where the negligent behavior of the victim makes it easier for the offender to commit a crime. The victim is partly to blame for a crime in a situation of victim facilitation. For instance; if a person leaves his house unlocked while he is away this may be classified as an instance of victim facilitation. Victim precipitation and provocation have a similar definition. In situations where the victim ...

#1 - The agencies that are included in the National Intelligence are Air force Intelligence, Department of State, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (Office of the Director of National Intelligence, n.d.). The purpose of USAF is to provide intelligence derived from space, airborne, and cyberspace sensors, while the Department of State is the one that handles the collected reports, to which it acts as the focal point within the intelligence community. On the other hand, the FBI is accountable for understanding various threats against the national security. #2 - The changing demographic trends that affect the policing are jurisdiction, ...

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Children in Prison

In the definition given by the General Medical Council (2016), the term “children” refers to “younger minors who do not have the maturity or understanding to make important decisions for themselves.” In the same report, the term “young people” is used for individuals who are “older or more experienced children and are more likely to be able to make decisions for themselves.” The law holds that when an individual reaches the age of 16, adolescents have the ability to render decisions regarding their respective welfare and status, though there are differences with regards to legal investigations ...

REFLECTION ESSAY ON HUMAN SERVICE

John and his siblings have been orphaned for close to three years now. Before their death, their parents were deep in debt and all their property was claimed by the creditors to settle their debts. With no connection to their immediate family, they were left with no one to look after. Their necessities such as food, clothes and shelter are rarely met because they have no one they can depend on. They are constantly begging on the streets and sleep on boxes under bridges. One day, they met Adam, well-wisher who works as a social worker and runs a ...

The film “City of God” by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund represents the issues concerning the urban planning and life in the suburbs of the big cities. The film demonstrates a chain of influence of the historic and natural processes on migration, unemployment, dangerous conditions of living in the suburb area, urban crimes, and the personal space of each person in the neighborhood. As depicted in the film, poverty and absence of security provided by authorities can be closely related in terms of development of crimes and robbery in the area. This essay will discuss the global planning issues ...

The provision of case management services is done within correctional and community environmental in aiding individuals improve their criminal behaviors and conditions. In the current world, criminal activities have become rampant with the increased cases of robbery, murder, and drug abuse. The community perceives violent crime as the most perilous crime as a result of its integral effect on the public. Therefore, the government has initiated measures and mechanisms through which violent crimes can be combated. For instance, community and correctional setting facilities have facilitated in improving the security situation within the country.

Correctional setting involves a coordinated approach of ...

INTRODUCTION

- Gun control issue is a matter of concern in the U.S as well as the other parts of the world. The relationship between gun control policies and the security of our people makes it a matter of crucial concern and interest in our country. - The dangers associated with the irresponsible handling of small firearms makes it an issue of concern and consideration in our country. The issue of gun control in our country has also attracted many reactions from most of the states in the U.S. - The citizens have taken the issue into consideration due to ...

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Experts define graffiti as ‘writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place.’ (Uschan, 2011) These drawings can be seen in most major towns all over the world. There is no threshold as to how big or small a drawing in the street can be in order to be classified as graffiti. More often than not, such drawings are intended to communicate good information or address challenges in the community. Graffiti is often made using spray paints available in cans. Despite this, other paints and materials can be used to make graffiti.

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Terrorism is one of the biggest Global threats. Terrorists are born out of communal discord, financial instability, oppressive governments etc. The Jehadi Terrorists are communal terrorists who fight for their own interpretation of Islam. The ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is a Sunni extremist group, formerly known by the name of Al-Qaeda, renowned for its terrorist activities all over the globe.

The ISIS practices and propagates Jihad, a form or religious war against other religious and cultural states and uses extreme interpretations of the Qur’an as ...

Following the American Psychologists Association’s Guidelines

The case in question, that of the Carr Brothers, involved two siblings Reginald and Jonathan, with a long history of criminal activities having killed and sexually abused five young men and women. A sixth woman, who survived a gunshot wound to her head, and walked a mile in the snow to seek help. She succumbed to her wound later, and before death gave her evidence against the brothers.

The Wichita Court sentenced them to death. According to the sixth amendment to the US Constitution, there must be -“ In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public ...

Criminal law

Abstract

The main task of the police officers is to enforce the law in all aspects of our dynamic, everyday life together with peoples’ rights and properties. They perform their duties according to the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics which states that “A police officer acts as an official representative of the government, he is requested and trusted to work within the law” (Law Enforcement Code of Ethics). The majority of the police officers estimably fulfill their arduous duties, securing the tranquility of peoples’ lives and inviolability of their property. Unfortunately sometimes we witness cases of police misconduct ...

Crime scene documentation should start the moment the Centervale Police Officer; Michael James arrives at the crime scene. This process should continue until the case is closed. According to Forbes (2008), the main purpose of crime scene documentation is to preserve the location where the crime occurred, record hoe the crime occurred as well as determining the relationship between the evidence present and the perpetrators of the crime. In this case, the evidences that are readily available to the investigators include the robber’s fingerprints, the bullet hole and an account by the witnesses present when the robbery ...

Rakas v. Illinois is a criminal procedure case wherein the petitioners raised their rights to avail of the Constitutional protection provided in the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution that provides “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized,” (Galiano, 2011).

The facts of the case involves a robbery incident that was ...

Facts: This case was filed by Ernesto Miranda and his 3 other co-defendants for failure of the investigating officers to warn them of their rights before conducting the custodial investigation. The defendants were charged for the crimes of rape, kidnapping and robbery. During the interrogation, the investigating officers failed to inform the Miranda of the legal consequences of the oral admissions made in the presence of the police officers (Burgan 25). Miranda claimed that the officers promised that they will drop the robbery charges if he will confess to the crime of rape. Miranda admitted that he had raped ...

Analyses of Gang Laws Impact Gangs' Membership in Los Angeles

Problem analysis

Just like any other major city, Los Angeles has had a very high level of gang related activities over the years. Unfortunately, the numbers of gang related activities suggest that Los Angeles’s gang problem is significantly higher than most cities in the United States. Notably, researchers argue that it is due to the high numbers of illegal Mexican immigrants who seek shelters in the cities. In addition, activist activities by black idealist also acted a foundation to some of the major gangs that contribute to the numbers in Los Angeles. The streets of downtown Los Angeles are home ...

The investigative plan is aimed to decrease the level of robbery by enforcement of criminal policies carried out by local government by combining both the prevention and conservative programs and deterrence programs. The main objective is to create a plan that will address the frequency of daytime robbery attacks in the area for failure to strictly implement the law and reinforce the defined goals of the community.

As an initial step, the technical methods that will be included in the investigative plan will be composed of the planning, programming and budgeting systems (PPBS) and the cost benefit analysis to assess ...

Washington Post (WP) of 4th may 2012 contained an article by Mike Duggan on youth alcoholism in the US state of Michigan in the particular district of Detroit. Duggan is an accomplished article writer with experience spanning two decades, and has earned accolades the world over and in all the United States. He has done articles on several subjects that matter to the American citizens ranging from economic issues, social issues and political analyses.

On this particular date, he delves into a social matter that remains one of the most discussed issues in the United States of American society, youth ...

Introduction

This assignment is based on a scenario that involves a police officer named Officer Jones, a victim who approaches the officer seeking his help, and a subject that is pursued by Officer Jones in the belief that the subject may have committed a crime against the victim. The following crimes and civil actions could result from the facts presented in the assignment.

The first crime in the scenario is a false report. An example of a false report statute is Texas Penal Code § 37.08 (False Report to Peace Officer Or Law Enforcement Employee). The offense is committed if “a person, with intent to deceive, knowingly ...

Using New York State Penal Law definitions, define and explain the differences between burglary and robbery

Robbery according to the New York law is defined as being equivalent to larceny which is the unlawful taking or the forcible stealing of property. Any crime committed when a person in the course of committing a larceny uses or threatens the direct use of physical force on another person with the intent to compel the owner of the property to at in a way that aids the commission of the larceny, to overcome any resistance to retain the property after taking it, to prevent resistance when taking the property or to compel the owner of the property to deliver it. According ...

Violent crimes involve the use of threats and aggressive force on the victim. Such crimes entail violence as the main idea such as in murder and where it is the goal such as in robbery. When using weapons, such crimes are termed as violent, where in most cases except rape, male are the most venerable victims of violent crimes. Classification of violent crimes in criminology is not a well agreed concept as different legal terms and constitutions are used to define various crimes differently. In United States, there are over 53 jurisdictions into violent crimes and murder (Carey, 2001).

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The first harmful crimes are the extortion and robbery. In extortion, the defendant takes property from victim through force and threats. Robberies alter from extortion since the property taken against the victim consents and will, while in the extortion victims are unwillingly to submit their property or money. The nature of the threat for robberies distinguish with that of extortion is by limitation of the immediate physical harm to the victim while extortion, on the other hand, includes great range of threats. In robbery, these threats put the victim in fear of what about to happen unlike the extortion. ...

Questions on Racism in Law Enforcement

INTRODUCTION Human beings are incredibly unique and individualized beings. No two people are the same, even identical twins. That diversity is expressed in our genders, socioeconomic status, style, politics, philosophies, and, of course, ethnicity and race. That latter is as aspect that continues to be at the center of ethical and equality debates. The average American generally prefers to believe that with the exception of hate organizations, like the Ku Klux Klan, racism is predominately something of the past and not something that is an active part of our modern societal paradigm. Unfortunately, that is simply not true. ...

Based on the definition of corporate social responsibility (CSR), what is the responsibility of the bank? What should it do?

In a manner corresponding to corporate social responsibility (CSR), the Manhattan Bank has the responsibility for its impact on society. The responsibility mandates the Bank to integrate or combine both social and environmental concerns in the business interactions and operations with its stakeholders. It is necessary to achieve a distribution of economic, social and environmental imperatives. The bank’s responsibility is also to protect its property, employee’s lives as well as the community it serves. According to the movie, it seems that there was no experienced security that could trace the robbers and get the information since the movie shows ...

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Abstract The habit of addiction to drugs and alcohol among the youth affect their future career. Drug addiction also leads to spreading deadly infectious diseases as well since drug addicts are more likely to use same needles to administer drugs to feel a quicker and intensive high. Since youngsters around the world are more susceptible to drug addiction, nations are threatened with huge loss in human capital and productivity. A person’s Physical appearance and behavior patterns reveal to others his addiction. Addiction is a serious social problem since an addicted person, through his crimes and other actions, in fact, ...

Discussion and Responses

Question: Discuss the similarities and differences between male and female robbers (weapon of choice, approach, targets, etc.). In the crime of robbery, male and female offending show some similarities and dissimilarities. For both sexes the goal and motivation to commit robbery is the same – acquisition of a targeted valuable item or items. It is the strategy or the manner of committing the crime that differentiates male and female robbery. For male robbers, physical confrontation with their victims comes with the territory, which manifests the masculine culture prevalent on the streets. Women robbers, however, use different strategies in committing robbery. ...

Gangs are considered the sources of violence and danger being treated as the cause of instability and threat to the state. The history of American gangs have a lot of peculiarities distinguishing street gangs of the US from the rest of the world due to uncommon social, ethnical and race background. Howell (2012) being a prominent expert in youth and traditional gangs in America examines the gang phenomena in several major US regions: West, South, Northeast and Midwest. In order to understand the specificity of gangs' activity we need to focus on cultural and migration peculiarities of the gangs. Population ...

INTRODUCTION

GOAL STATEMENT: To determine the profile of robbers arrested in the state of Massachusetts. INDEPENDENT VARIABLE: a. Gender b. Ethnicity c. Age d. Employment e. Educational Background

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

What gender is more often arrested for robbery in the state of Massachusetts? What ethnicity is arrested for robbery in Massachusetts? What age category is arrested for robbery in the state of Massachusetts? What occupational status is arrested for robbery in the state of Massachusetts? What educational background is arrested for robbery in the state of Massachusetts? HYPOTHESES AND THEORIES H1: ...

Torio S. James

Saint Leo University The Problem The last two decades left the United States of America’s detention centers flooded with juvenile offenders. The rate at which juveniles get themselves in detention facilities for rehabilitation is at its peak demanding attention from the justice system of the country. Statistics show that the young people are perpetrators of violent crimes inclusive of murder, rape, armed robbery and several other crimes more than ever before. Further studies accentuate that the greater percentage of inmates in jails currently throughout the US comprises inmates in the age bracket of 17 and 21 ...

Abstract

Hitler came to power in the post-war Germany bent under the load of contributions. By means of propaganda and well-defined plan to restructure the economy and direct all resources towards military state economy, Hitler was able to quickly and efficiently restore the living conditions to the level that preceded the Great Depression decline. The following work discusses in detail the reforms and changes that took place under the Nazis and argues that the “economic wonder”, as some commentators call the rapid improvement, was only a byproduct of the aggression plans fueled by Hitler’s theory of national supremacy and made ...

Introduction

Central Intelligence Agency is an Agency that was established by the government so as to override on the matters that are pertinent to security. It started operating in the United States of America more that seventy years ago. In essence, the agency has manifested its relevance in the society because, all security matters have been at its most regarded discretion. In as far as events are concerned; the central Intelligence Agency has been conducting searches for people who engage in activities such as drug trafficking and other criminal activities. In most instances, our historical line has been marked by ...

Summary of the three papers

Orlando police department is a department in Florida that was endorsed in the year 1993. It was accredited under the regulatory Florida statute 943.125. It was formed when the Florida Sheriff Association and Florida Police Chiefs Association came up with an independent legislation that was focused on the accreditation program developed. First the department was accredited to become a police agency. It is after this that the department was certified by the commission responsible for Florida Law Enforcement accreditation in the year 1997. For the police agency to receive accreditation, it was required by the commission to comply with some standards. ...

Introduction

Parenting is an aspect of supporting a person to develop socially, emotionally, education wise and physically from a child to an adult. Parenting usually exists in an individual biologically related to the infant in question, but in some instances, biological relationship is not a big deal in child bearing. Raising a child to be a responsible adult in the society involves the whole society as other family members, neighbors and the governments besides the biological parents take part. Parental skills are vital because they shape the behavioral appearance of the child in the society, and parental skills could be good or bad depending on ...

The Role of Stereotypes, as Portrayed in the Mass Media and the Impact on Youth Behavior

The society plays a significant role in shaping and building attitudes and behaviors of individuals who form part of it. Individuals are bombarded with information and ideas from all corners of the universe that influence their way of thinking, and also play a domineering role in shaping attitudes, and beliefs. In the past, these influences came from sources such as family, community, and schools. On the contrary, today, the aforementioned institutional influence has declined as the society transforms into a more advanced technological and information age. The development of mass media in the society has caused an imperative change in individuals' lifestyle, ...

Introduction

Relationship between drug and crime Drug abuse occurs as a result of maladaptive habits of drug use. It is manifested by recurrent and significant impact associated with repeated intake of the drugs. These problems occur repeatedly during the period of 12 months. The criteria include; harmful impacts of repeated use rather than tolerance and pattern of compulsive use. Drug abuse leads to addiction and drug dependency. The dependency raises the maladaptive pattern of substance abuse, resulting to cluster of behavioral and psychological phenomenon that develops after several drugs intakes. Drug dependency includes a strong urge to take the drug; difficulties in ...

Film Essay Assignment: “Four Days in September”

The film “Four Days in September” is a movie based on the book of Rio de Janiero journalist, Fernando Gabeira, “O Que E Isso, Companheiro?” It is about a group of young middle-class Brazilian revolutionaries who wanted to overthrow the brutal military dictatorship of Brazil in 1969. Gabeira joins this young terrorist group, known as the MR8. Their initial move is the robbery of a bank. Although the heist was a success, one of their members, Cesar was captured. Since they did not gain much media mileage from the robbery, the group decides to kidnap the United States Ambassador to Brazil Charles Burke ...

Individuals with high social status are the associated with white-collar crimes, and this occurs especially in the context of their jobs. The legislature is reluctant in taking actions against these crimes since they least prosecute and investigate these crimes. The legislature seems to neglect the cases as the public gets less concerned with these types of crime. Due to ignorance in prosecution, the U.S congress formulated laws and statutes in the 1980s. The legislature has a challenge when it comes to dealing with corruption, frauds and corruption on the officials (Dorpat, 2007). The crimes against persons involve murder, rape, ...

According to sociological and criminological studies, social problems, namely poverty, race, and punishment are interconnected. Different scholars have developed five core arguments regarding the interconnection of these problems. The first is that criminal victimization and sanctions perpetuate stratification and poverty. The understanding of this argument requires an exploration of the current trends in criminal punishment by poverty status and ethnicity. It also demands an examination of how victimization patterns vary across races and how sanctions affect future chances at life. Criminal sanctions are usually inflicted by a state; however, the determination of the severity of the sanctions needs justification (Pager, ...

Introduction

Music disparity is the literal difference in music based on various grounds such as social and geographical background of the music, its producer and listeners, the genre of the music, age factor and the social class associated with the music industry. Music serves many purposes in the society today, and it is because of these disparities that people tend to classify music according to the suit to its fans and lovers. Equally, different genres of music have risen today in the music industry that tends to identify and create its own group of followers. Everyone likes music but one ...

In this presentation, I will be making a presentation to the court seeking an arrest warrant against one Damien Jones following the murder of Paul “Shorty” Alcorn. I have sufficient evidence to enable me to present a prima facie case against the said accused person. That evidence ranges from police reports regarding the homicide, police reports regarding the robbery with violence; we have forensic reports and also the analysis of the forensic reports. In the analysis of the forensic reports, we will be looking at the various pieces of evidence including documentary evidence. We also have the various property records of ...

Introduction

Islamic criminal justice system is unique compared to other criminal justice systems of the world, for example, the British criminal justice system or even the American criminal justice systems. Whereas the essence of penology in an American justice system would be aimed at imposing stiff punishment to heavy or complex crimes, Islamic criminal justice system is aimed at imposing the stiffest penalty to simple crimes so that more complex crimes are not committed in future. The penalty is thus deterrent in a special way. Furthermore, this justice system practiced by Muslims is ordained by God, implemented by the Prophet and, ...

Criminal Law

This is the first paper that I will be completing for Orlando Police Department. This police department was accredited in 1993, under the Florida Statute 943.125. It was during this time that the joint forces of Florida Police Chiefs Association and Florida Sheriff Association established an independent law enforcement accreditation program. It is through accreditation that establishes the system in order to keep a soaring level of professionalism. The department was certified by the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation in 1997 after becoming an accredited police agency. Before its accreditation, the agency was asked to comply with several standards ...

U.S. v. Waldon

The decision in this case is an affirmation of the United States Court of Appeals of the decision rendered by an inferior court concerning the death sentence of the appellant. The defendant sought the reversal of the death penalty passed on him by relying on some irregularities committed by the grand jury. The appellant claimed the trial judge acted contrary to the language used in the Federal Death Penalty Act (FDPA).

Facts of the Case

Waldon was the deputy sheriff at Jacksonville’s Sheriff Office (JSO). Between 1994 and1997 he served on the SWAT team. In April 1197, Waldon was ...

Although the crime statistics for 2013 have yet to be released, there are several crime trends that can be identified from the Jackson State University's Annual Safety Report, which outlines reportable crimes from 2009-2012. Overall, reported crime rates have been low over the past three years. No manslaughters have been identified by campus security since 2009, which is a strong sign of campus safety. During the reporting period, one sexual assault incident was reported and took place in 2012 in an on-campus residence hall. Robbery and aggravated assault are the sub-sections included in the annual safety report with the highest number ...

Introduction

Emile Durkheim shared a number of views on what he considered being the nature of humans and its overall effect in the society. The purpose of this essay is to bring out the ethical issues that arise from the character of humans and how they eventually affect the society as a whole. In order to identify this I will first identify the nature of humans according to Durkheim. I will then show the effect they have on the society and eventually analyze the contribution of his work in general. Durkheim gave a number of views about human nature such as them having ...

U. S. Supreme Court case The United States Supreme Court was established according to Article III of the Constitution of the United States in 1789. It is the highest federal court in the United States and has the final, decisive decision along with its appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts. The Supreme Court of the United States is invoked to observe the U. S. Constitution and the Amendments to it. A flamboyant example and a landmark about the role of the U. S. Supreme Court (Supreme Court) is Miranda v. Arizona (384 U. S. 436 (1966) ...

Introduction

The number of youths engaging in criminal activities in United Kingdom and across the world is alarming. For long, such youths were sentenced in juvenile courts and subsequently detained in respective juvenile prisons. However, as time passed, the government was concerned that detaining and sentencing the youths through the courts was an ineffective method of guiding the youth to acceptable behavior. Many programs, designed to guide the youth to up to standard behavior were introduced. Most of these methods do not use the courts; instead, they use community programs, strict parenting, warnings, surveillance, and punishment. According to Muncie and ...

Abstract

The paper delineates and evaluates Eric Garner and Michael Brown Cases as well as unwarranted and excessive use of force. Garner was killed due to selling untaxed cigarettes while Michael Brown was a suspected robber. In both cases, the targeted were unarmed, and I think a re-evaluation of the use by the police force. Two different viewpoints persist in each of the cases. In the Garner case, he had been unable to breathe and choked to death. I think that the officers had no right to punish him with death because a man drinking and driving has no intention to kill others, ...

Introduction

People around the globe are distinguishable because of tradition, culture, appearance, and color. Hundreds or thousands of years ago, people are divided with these distinguishes. However, exploration leads to discovery and many people from different parts of the world started to travel from one place to another. This then leads to mixing from one race to another but people often have different distinctions that gave them difficulties in mingling to another group. Pilgrimage made a nation so powerful like the United States of America but it also gave grief and pain to those subjects of slavery back then. Amendments after ...

Central America citizens have recorded the highest rate of crossing an international border in history by sneaking into the United States of America in their thousands over the years. With a financial crisis and hope of recovery in most of the Central American nations such as Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico, the immigrants make the deadly decision to illegally relocate to America. The immigrants can no longer rely on their national governments for providing them with employment opportunities and security to manage their families comfortably. It is therefore, not the citizens' responsibility to improve their respective nation's economy but to provide ...

Victim Presipitation

Insitution Victims of Crimes in the United States

Victims of crime are those persons who have directly been on the receiving end of criminal acts. Such act include but are not limited to rape and other sexual assaults, robbery, burglary, property theft, homicide, aggravated assault, simple assault and motor vehicle theft. Acts of violence like domestic violence and violent victimization where weapons are involved are also included. Victims classification also depend on the state where a crime is committed; some states only classify one as a victim in case of a violent crime. A victim of crime should not be ...

The Sixth Amendment

Based on the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, it reads, “in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation, to be confronted with the witnesses against him, to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense” . Notice that in that summary of the ...

1) Did each of the agents freely commit the acts? In case 1, Caleb had the free will throughout. He had the freedom to decide the amount of liquor that he would drink. If he did not want his girlsfriend to drive, he should have taken the responsibility to stay sober to be able to drive safely. However, since the act is not drinking but driving the car into the river, Caleb cannot be blamed. It was circumstantial and Caleb had instead tried very hard to save themselves from drowning. In case 2, however, Ellen completely had ...

Criminal law

Robbery Scenario After a night out with your significant other you are walking back to your vehicle when a man jumps out of a dark alley and demands your purse. He says if you do not give it to him now he will kill you. Before you know it he rips the purse from your arm and runs off. This is a robbery and includes both the mens rea which is the thought the man had that you would be a good target and he was going to rob you, and the actus reas or actual physical act of the crime.

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1. From 1962 with 1.43 for every 100,000 population, Canada’s homicide rate rose to 3.03 for every 100,000 population in 1975 (Statistics Canada Table 253-0001 2013). 2. The year 1982 registered the highest rate of robbery (Cansim D9506 2014). 3. Ontario registered its highest rate of robbery in 1991 at 9,823 (Cansim D9638). 4. Percent change of cocaine offences in Ontario: Possession: 20.52%; Trafficking, Production & Distribution: 16.28% (CANSIM 252-077 2014) 5. As can be seen from Fig.1, these years start from 1973 to about 1994 (Cansim D9501 2014). 7. ...

Introduction

Over the past decade, drug crimes and drug abuse have garnered a lot of attention. It is estimated that every year about $110 billion is cost to the country through drug related accidental injuries and deaths, health care, criminal behaviors, dependency treatment and so on. Both the state and federal laws prohibit the manufacturing, possession, and the sale of certain controlled substances such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, and ecstasy. Drug's relation to crimes is through the effects drugs make on the user's behavior by influencing him to commit violence and other illegal action connected to drug trafficking. In 2004, ...

Audience: This paper is written so as a wide variety of people could understand it and make use of it, as it contains useful information on solution to a problem that can be found almost everywhere. In particular, it can be perfectly applied in my neighborhood, which is Metairie, Louisiana. People of different age, education and background can understand it, as it is specially written in the simple and easy-to-understand language with examples and explanations. Life does not stand still, and crime, unfortunately too. Burglary has been an important problem in my neighborhood, as well as in many other ones. ...

Laws are enacted to maintain social order and status quo in the society. Various arms of the government, especially the judiciary are bestowed with the responsibility of ensuring that citizens obey the laws to promote social order, harmony and social justice in the country. In most countries, the judiciary has the discretion to pronounce any form of punishment on a criminal; based on the gravity of crime an offender has committed. In most countries including America, criminals who are convicted for committing capital crimes such as murder, robbery with violence, rape and treason are punished through death penalty. The move ...