1. Ned Kelly
Murder is such an emotional, irrational, cold-blooded act that these rational conclusions we expect murderers to be able to come to regarding their own lives are completely out of reach. ... Sean was known to carry a Satanic Bible to class, drink his own blood, and using his blood, he once wrote, "I renounce God. ... Six months later, he crept into his parent's room and murdered them both in cold blood. ...
Crime is a world-wide problem, affecting nations, states, communities, and individuals across the globe. It is woven deeply into the fabric of life in the United States. Prisons, jails, and youth institutions are overflowing; violent crime has risen alarmingly and citizens feel increasingly vulner...
In Wilber Rideau's "Why Prisons Don't Work" he argues that prisons have little to no effect on crime because "it is a response after the fact, a mop-up operation." He explains that prison does not deter criminals, but instead causes them to leave or stay the same way they came in, which is uneducate...
This paper examines juvenile and criminal justice policies and practices with respect to young offenders who cross over from the juvenile to the criminal justice system. It focuses on the age period between mid-adolescence and early adulthood (roughly ages 15 to 29), with a particular focus on older...
