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Criminal Sanction and its Importance

The other operative role of criminal sanctions in the enforcement of these laws is that; these sanctions are used as the basis on which criminal prosecutions regarding the violation of these laws are lodged.
  • Subjects: Criminal Law
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 689

Crimes Against the State: Terrorist Attacks and Death Penalty

This essay is a critical analysis of the controversial provisions of the Anti-Terrorism and Death Penalty Act of 1996. The first controversial provision of the Anti-Terrorism and Death Penalty Act is title I and its [...]
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 613

Criminal Justice System: Halloween Party Accident

But from the general point of view of the criminal justice system the main culprits were Tom Randell and Kelly Greene and it is obvious that they should be charged and prosecuted in the eyes [...]
  • Subjects: Criminal Law
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 855

Girls and the Juvenile Justice System

The report shows that in the last few years the number of offences which are committed by the girls have continued to rise, more so to those between the age of 10-17 years.
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1204

Crime Rates in UK: Quantitative Methods

The purposes of the report are thus to analyze the statistical data by the UK Home Office, to compare rates dynamics regarding various crime types, and make respective conclusions that would help in either confirming [...]
  • Subjects: Crime Theories
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1102

Importance of Expanding FBI’s Forensic DNA Laboratory

In addition, acceptance of DNA analysis results as evidence in the Court of law has entrenched DNA analysis in forensic investigations. These have increased the number of samples for DNA analysis in FBI forensic laboratories.
  • Subjects: Criminal Investigation
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 618

Criminal Psychological Profiling

By analysing these characteristics, investigators can construct offender's psychological portrait with the high degree of accuracy: "The degree of organization or disorganization can provide tremendous insights into the level of sophistication of the offender, including [...]
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1442

The Death Penalty: Importance and Benefit

Many of the people who are not in favor of such an act believe that hanging a person till death is not the only solution, so I say question them "what could be the other [...]
  • Subjects: Crime Theories
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1047

Criminal Victimisation of the Elderly

There are thirteen victim classifications; the female, the young, the old, the tormentor, the depressed, the lonesome and heartbroken, the wanton, the minorities, the mentally defective, the immigrant, the dull normal, and the blocked, exempted [...]
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 12
  • Words: 3254

Ban Smoking in Cars

Out of this need, several regulations have been put in place to ensure children's safety in vehicles is guaranteed; thus, protection from second-hand smoke is an obvious measure that is directed towards the overall safety [...]
  • Subjects: Transportation Law
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 803

Yahoo: Justin Ellsworth Case

Yahoo's refusal to grant email access to the family on account of their policy cannot be a welfare enhancing policy due to the emotional pain it caused the family and as such, it is morally [...]
  • Subjects: Law Ethics
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1040

Jails, Prisons and the US Correctional System

This essay outlines the main differences between jails and prisons and the connected related components of the correctional system in the United States.
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 602

Pornography or Obscenity and the First Amendment

Amendment 1 of the US Constitution states that the "Congress will make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, [...]
  • Subjects: Common Law
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 542

The History of San Quentin State Prison

In this paper, we will focus on San Quentin State prison, based in California, USA, where we will discuss factors such as current conditions of the prison, proposals, and approaches to help protect the public, [...]
  • Subjects: Judicial Process on Criminals
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2494

Should Psychologists Aid Interrogation?

Therefore, it is the bounden duty of every citizen of the country to provide for services, when required especially in times of war or when the very survival of the country is at stake. Psychologists [...]
  • Subjects: Law Ethics
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1461

Torture: The Pros and Cons of the Issue

Thus under any law of natural justice, of self-defense, and anticipatory self-defense, extreme measures such as torture are justifiable for the defense of the country and its people.
  • Subjects: Criminal Law
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 858

Social Program for Management of Crimes Against Women

It is ironic that for some women, the assumed safety of the home is non-existent, as the home is the setting where she is at her most vulnerable point, and where she is most in [...]
  • Subjects: Criminal Law
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2566

Justice in America: Constitution, Laws and Reality

The metaphysical essence of notions of justice, freedom and intellectual excellence in this country, directly derives out of European mentality and out of European sense of religiosity; therefore, these notions can hardly be thought of [...]
  • Subjects: Constitutional Law
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 628

Providing Justice for Victims, Offenders and Community

Understanding the causes and nature of crime also helps the parties involved in a restorative justice process to assess the impact of the crime on both the victim and the offender, and in such way [...]
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1726

Expanding Theories: Criminology Revisited

The theory, also known as the Sociobiology or Psychobiology is the focus of this essay which also dwells on some recommended responses for the Criminal Justice System in dealing with criminal behavior.
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1379

Noise Pollution: Best Practicable Means

Magistrates' Court identified Statutory Nuisance in the case and forwarded an abatement order against respondents along with a huge fine for their misconduct that led to noise pollution.
  • Subjects: Environmental Law
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1532

Legislative Process in Changing a Bill

The US Constitution and each of the Constitution of the member-states govern the procedure in the passage of the bill into law.
  • Subjects: Common Law
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 842

The Fourth Amendment: Origin and Guarding Peoples Rights

The following is a text from the amendment: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, will not be violated, and no warrants [...]
  • Subjects: Constitutional Law
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 934

Criminal Justice System in Australia

There have been fears that the criminal justice system in Australia is not as strong as it should be considering there have been lapses when dealing with gender, social class, and even racial matters.
  • Subjects: Criminal Law
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1485

Parental Rights Terminating: Reasons and Procedures

The problem is supported by the intrusion of the society and some social policies in the cases, when the parents are unable to cope with the child because of some health problems and the case [...]
  • Subjects: Family Law
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2502

Evaluating Evidence: Paperwork and Photographs

The paperwork evidence is one of the main evidence, as it is the prejudicial evidence of the witness, who walked the cemetery and saw the act of vandalism of the tomb.
  • Subjects: Criminal Law
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 564

Organized Crime in the United States

Maranzano, the winner of the war, came up with a new structure of the mafia that is still there to the present, which had bosses and those below bosses for all the cities in New [...]
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1260

Over-Policing in Australian Aboriginals

The practice of discretion by the police, prosecutors, or judges is a natural feature of judicial autonomy under the principle of the isolation or separation of authority/powers.
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2700

Britain’s Unwritten Constitution

The issue of democracy in many states has led to a lot of criticism of the unwritten constitution in Britain because the disadvantages accompanying it are viewed to make it look bad.
  • Subjects: Constitutional Law
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 857

Maltreated Children’s and Court Involvement

In this study, independent variables included the age of the children involved in the proceedings, the gender of the children, duration of time that the child has been involved in the proceedings and the in [...]
  • Subjects: Common Law
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1036

John Stuart Mill on Freedom in Today’s Perspective

The basic concept behind this rose because it was frustrating in many cases in the context of the penal system and legislation and it was viewed that anything less than a capital punishment would not [...]
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1186

Contractual Agreements Nuances and How It Works

In order to explain the decision of the judge we should discuss the objective theory of contracts. According to this principle, the agreement is real only if a third party believes that the terms are [...]
  • Subjects: Administrative Law
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 581

Criminal Investigations: Homicide and Sex Offense Cases

Homicide cases usually take a longer time in the court for them to be completed due to insufficient evidence and the need for advanced investigation to find out the situations that led to the case [...]
  • Subjects: Criminal Investigation
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 2032

Sports Event: Value of Exclusive Broadcast Rights

The broadcasting component in Sports laws should act as a mediator in resolving disputes which are likely to arise between agents involved in broadcasting events and the owners of the sports events.
  • Subjects: Intellectual Property
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 3090

Administrative Evil and the “Lucifer Effect”

With realization and effort, the "Lucifer Effect" can be employed to use the same forces which help to mask administrative evil while further catering to it in order to understand, remove, and seek the positive [...]
  • Subjects: Administrative Law
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1759

Vandalism in St. Louise Cemetery

The witness, Jim Dupuis, says that he was touring the cemetery with his friends and saw a man painting XXXs on the tomb of Marie Laveau.
  • Subjects: Criminal Law
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 393

Public Relations Law in Australia

Defamation cases in Australia are said to be too expensive in terms of time, reputation and money. Defamation cases in Australia are said to be too expensive in terms of time, reputation and money.
  • Subjects: Administrative Law
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 2116

The Qualitative Study of Juvenile Offenders

For this research question to be actionable at all, it must be shown that former inmates of the Connecticut JJI in question: Can discern whether the current combination of sports, education and counseling has been [...]
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1113

The Importance of the Law Accord Mark VI

Secondly, pilots had the option to resign in order to guarantee the safety of their family assets, and according to Takver, this is the alternative they took.
  • Subjects: Common Law
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 561

Arbitration or Litigation: Discussion

For a customer of the law office, the goal is to return money for ball bearings and to diminish rumors of the opponent in defects having to be a reason for the trial.
  • Subjects: Business & Corporate Law
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

Criminal Justice Ethics Definition

Criminal justice ethics involves all the codes as well as standards that apply to all the concerned parties in the criminal justice system for example attorneys, prosecutors, and the other entire professionals in the criminal [...]
  • Subjects: Law Ethics
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 958

Review of Student Rights Legal Cases

Lopez concerned the rights of the students for hearing in case they had to be suspended from the studies. Des Moines Independent Community School District case shows that students had hardly any rights in the [...]
  • Subjects: Common Law
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 910

Criminal Tracking Device Technologies and Effectiveness

For example, in most cases, the success of tracing stolen vehicle and the criminals will depend on the installed criminal tracking device, since the police and other criminal authorities are able to obtain crucial links [...]
  • Subjects: Homeland Security
  • Pages: 17
  • Words: 4951

Efficacy of the Taxes Act 2003

This paper critically examines the efficacy of the Taxes Act 2003, passed by former President Bush by cutting personal taxes and depreciation rates, in order to create more incomes and thus increase consumer spending, leading [...]
  • Subjects: Taxation Law
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 709

Importance of Ethics in Homicide Investigation

This means that ethics of homicide investigation are a set of values and standards that the investigators must put in consideration in order to facilitate the process of investigation.
  • Subjects: Law Ethics
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 743

Appropriate Sentence for Violent Youth

Youth justice law needs more attention and participation of the government to prevent the rates of juvenile delinquency within the society.
  • Subjects: Juvenile Justice
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 533

Criminal Procedure: Arrest

In addition, the arrest can be made without a warrant if, a person commits the offense in the presence of a law enforcement officer.
  • Subjects: Criminal Law
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 851

Probing Crime Based on Conduct Report

The summary of the analyzed data from the investigation is presented in a court of law for legal action. The court operates solely on evidence and the examiner has to prove the case beyond the [...]
  • Subjects: Criminal Law
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1541

Individual and Group Perspective in Gangs

There is a relationship between street gangs and prison gangs as well as the behavior of individuals and the gangs. And in this way the gangs are able to recruit the unsuspecting kids.
  • Subjects: Crime Theories
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 962

Problem Analysis in the Criminal Justice System

The first one is sham prosecutors, overconfident eyewitnesses, lying informants from jailhouses and the inept lawyers and overzealous prosecutors who jeopardize the chances of the accused for fair trials and conviction of the accused prior [...]
  • Subjects: Judicial Process on Criminals
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1093

Witnesses’ Role in the Court Trial

In conclusion, eyewitnesses' evidences are very important during the court procedure, but judges should be very careful with these evidences and to check them carefully.
  • Subjects: Judicial Process on Criminals
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 560

US Constitution in the E-Commerce Context

If we are speaking about E-commerce, one of the most stressful issues is the problem of privacy and confidentiality, because many people who prefer to operate in Web environment, try to make sure that their [...]
  • Subjects: Constitutional Law
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 822

Role of Evidence Collectors at a Fire Scene Investigation

The evidence collector has the duty of exploring, determining, and documenting the cause and the origin of the fire, establishing any human action that was responsible for it, and in some instances present testimony in [...]
  • Subjects: Criminal Investigation
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 658

Copyright Law in the United States

What they purport is that Fairey's use of the photo only falls under the fair use of exceptions of the copyright law.
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  • Subjects: Intellectual Property
  • Pages: 13
  • Words: 4028

Major Theories of Crime Causation

The conflict theory differs from the biological theory in the sense that it does not locate the criminals in the society but instead, it identifies the major cause of criminal and deviant behavior in the [...]
  • Subjects: Crime Theories
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1186

Public Interest Immunity in Court Process

Before attempt to evaluate the current operation of the law of public interest immunity in civil trials it is necessary to discuss the definition of public interest immunity, current situation and the judgement of few [...]
  • Subjects: Constitutional Law
  • Pages: 15
  • Words: 4036

Legal Environment of Business Operation

X has the right of possession upon return, Y, the bailee voluntary accepts the offer of bailment, needs to take good care of the goods and have it returned to X upon completion of bailment.
  • Subjects: Business & Corporate Law
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1970

Research on Punishment in America

This is determined by the gravity and the certainty of the punishment which is normally directly proportional to the crime committed.
  • Subjects: Criminal Law
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1480

The University of Michigan Cases: Grutter v. Bollinger

In the case of Grutter, the Court considered the admissions policy for the University of Michigan Law School, and in the case of Gratz; the Supreme Court struck down the undergraduate affirmative action program at [...]
  • Subjects: Common Law
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1013

International Environmental Law: Precautionary Principle

And finally, the look to the role of precautionary principle in the domestic environmental law will be regarded, answering the question of the status of this principle in the national and international levels.
  • Subjects: Common Law
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2638

Criminal Justice: Term Definition

So in this case the law enforcement makes the various laws which are supposed to be followed by the citizens of that country and incase anyone deviates from the law, the accused is processed by [...]
  • Subjects: Criminal Law
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 2169

Punishment Against Rehabilitation: Discussion

Growing fear on the part of the public, the unsuccessfulness of the liberal programs of the previous two decades, and the conservative swing in political mood have produced a dramatic departure from a policy of [...]
  • Subjects: Criminal Law
  • Pages: 10
  • Words: 3074

Situational Inducement in Criminology

It is analogous to an attempt to extinguish the flames of a fire fed by an open gas jet: the flames are the major problem, but the cause is the gas. The degree of acceptability [...]
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 595

Hate Crime as a Core Subject of Criminology

Following these, the understanding of hate crime is promoted by a definition that admits the ways in which this selected category of violence contributes to the relative scheme of identities, in the context of a [...]
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 836

Paternity Test from Legal Viewpoint

The main method of paternity testing is performed through is DNA testing. In the testing process the identification of the mother is not necessary, as the child has come from the mother.
  • Subjects: Family Law
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1680

Taxation Law and Practice in Australia

The companies that are taxed according to profits of the company and usually submit their returns annually to the Income Tax Authorities since it's a legal requirement to submit their taxes to the Income Tax [...]
  • Subjects: Taxation Law
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 3166

Tax Law in Accounting

Thus, it is not surprising to see that the higher the income of the individual the higher would be share in taxes. Similarly, difference in net income between financial accounting and tax accounting could be [...]
  • Subjects: Taxation Law
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1181

The Lawsuit Against the Hazelwood East School

One of the articles described the pregnancy experiences of three of the school's students, while the second one touched upon the impact of divorces in the families of the school students and the impact of [...]
  • Subjects: Criminal Investigation
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 585

The Theory of Criminalization

Thus it is anchored on the notion that criminal law exists for the purpose of deterring public wrongs in doing so the theory is emphatic that criminal conviction stands as long as the defendant has [...]
  • Subjects: Crime Theories
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 534

Youth Crime and Punishment

If the law enforcers have voted it in and made sure it is in action the why is the crime rates among the youth taking its toll in the society.
  • Subjects: Juvenile Justice
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 656

Amicus Curiae: Defending the Rights of the Homeless

Laws by the government that the poor should not be homeless and that those who are homeless should not be permitted to sit or roam around the sidewalks of the US cities are not fair.
  • Subjects: Common Law
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2798

Privacy Intrusion in the UK

This will entail a balance between the right to privacy and the right to information from the point of view of security.
  • Subjects: Constitutional Law
  • Pages: 17
  • Words: 5707

DNA in Criminal Investigations

In fact, it is possible to speak about the advent of a new field of criminalistics, DNA profiling. RFLP analysis is very discriminative, though, it is worth mentioning, that the samples have to be undamaged, [...]
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 565

Guns Should Be Banned in the Workplace

In conclusion, if the employers are unable to keep guns out of the workplace, then the situation can worsen having seen the trend and incidences of homicides at the workplace as a result of gun [...]
  • Subjects: Common Law
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 880

Identity Theft as a Problem of Future

The next will extrapolate on several measures that should be undertaken at both individuals and institutional level to ensure that personal information is always safe and out of reach from criminals.
  • Subjects: Crime Theories
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1459

Email as Legal Evidence Analysis

In addition, a disclaimer may foresee the cases of the accidental reception of the email message. The accessibility and ease in the transmission of an email message also means that this message can be sent [...]
  • Subjects: Criminal Law
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1792

The US Patriot Act Defends Liberty

Since the PATRIOT Act was enacted in October of 2001, it has been an essential instrument in ensuring the safety of American citizens in the ongoing 'War on Terror.' The more conducive sharing of information [...]
  • Subjects: Homeland Security
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 928

Paternalistic Laws: Term Definition

An individual paternalism refers to the intention of the paternalist is to benefit an individual. A social paternalism refers to the benefit focused on either a class of individuals or a group.
  • Subjects: Common Law
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 2474

Left Realism Theory Analysis

In the same year they wrote the book 'What is to be Done About Law and Order?' They said that criminology errs in assuming crime is not connected to social and economic problems in a [...]
  • Subjects: Criminal Law
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 604

Academic Learning in Law: James and Percy Case

The statement made by the car salesman at the time of transaction therefore was a misrepresentation as he said that the car was in an excellent condition but this turned out to be untrue.
  • Subjects: Business & Corporate Law
  • Pages: 9
  • Words: 2717

Criminal Behavior: Role of Environment and Genetics

In the Information age where a person has access to more knowledge about the folly of being involved in criminal activities and the negative impact of having a prison record, it is a mystery why [...]
  • Subjects: Crime Theories
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 2089

The NSTAR Strike of 2005: Reasons Analysis

This was one of the classic cases of union power in which the largest union of NSTAR, Local 269, revolted against the management and demanded that their work contracts be remedied so as to grant [...]
  • Subjects: Labor Law
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2535

Prison Overcrowding and Costs in Nevada

It is being pushed on the advice that Nevada prison populations are going to mushroom in the future and the facilities cannot deal with it.
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1135

Risk Management in Justice and Security Organizations

In criminal justice, the pace of advancement, drives continual change and development, Risk management should capitalize on the most important external opportunities and internal strengths, The main activities of risk mitigation are related to the [...]
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 900

“The Turnaround”: The Book Analysis

The book The Turnaround depicts experience of William Bratton, the police officer, and policies aimed to improve police system and reduce crime rates in Boston and New York.
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 636

Regulating Online Film and Music Piracy in China

To understand the present situation of the current practice of film and music piracy in China, there is a need to look at the past and trace its historical development.
  • Subjects: Administrative Law
  • Pages: 18
  • Words: 4046

Washington County Court Services

The former held notion about unaccepted restorative justice and the victim offender mediation has been reviewed and now the aim of this Court is to restore the relationship between the offenders and the victims and [...]
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 834

Illegal Download: Information Processing and Technology

Another solution will be the increase in the tax of the hardware devices that are able to download illegal files directly or reduce their numbers in the market by regulating their inflow.this will make it [...]
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 591

Lionel Tate vs. The King’s Brothers: Criminal Cases

Tate's lawyer Rosenbaum contended that Tate's competency to the murder was in doubt since he had rejected the Attorney's plea and again he seemed uninterested in the trial proceedings and that he spent much of [...]
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 571

Ethical and Legal Responsibilities

The significance of values in a business is highlighted by the growing importance of corporate governance. Some ethical issues too arise in the health care in rural areas, and these problems influence the delivery of [...]
  • Subjects: Law Ethics
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 937

Rape: The Misunderstood Crime

The cases of rape are on the rise and if not put in check, people will continue to live in fear.
  • Subjects: Criminology
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 704

Kelo vs. the City of New England

The City of New England has been in economic despair for a long time the unemployment rate of the city in 1998 was double the unemployment rate of the state.
  • Subjects: Constitutional Law
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 631

Top Court Rules Against Police in Search Case

In the case in point, there are several issues which must be considered: in cases of domestic disturbance, who has the right to grant entrance to police; if police enter to protect one occupant, can [...]
  • Subjects: Law Practice Management
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1664

Effects of Technology in Criminal Justice Systems

In the United States, a policy was made in 1967 about the Law Enforcement and Justice Administration by the president's commission, and the aim of the policy was to stop crimes in society.
  • Subjects: Criminal Investigation
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1155