The accused had refused to give a sample because of his rights constitutional rights to privacy. Mr Fourie had said that Mr Singh would be charged with defeating or obstructing the course of justice if he continues to refuse giving a blood sample. ... Mr Fourie had said that Mr Singh resisted giving a blood sample and that he swore at the medic and tried to hit him. ... Officer Thinus Fourie while being examined in court couldn't give information on what had happened between the period of Mr Fourie telling Mr Singh to cooperate and give a sample of blood and Mr Singh actually givin...

• Word Count: 5729
• Approx Pages: 23
• Grade Level: High School

Before the 18th Century prisons were just a means for holding prisoners before trial rather than for use as 'punishment'. Sanctions for criminal behavior tended to be public events which included whipping, branding, physical torture and even execution. This was designed to shame the criminal and det...

• Word Count: 3653
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography

During the 18th century the legislations that protect children did not exist. Children were tried and sentenced for crimes they committed and were even sometimes put to death. In the 19th century people reformed for a change in the way that juveniles were treated within the criminal justice system. The reformers who wanted this change believed that children were not fully developed and could not be held accountable for many of the things they did. They believed that children had to be separated from adults within the corrections system and held in specialized facilities (Krygier, 3). ...

• Word Count: 3291
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

While I feel she is probably right about the scenario she gives, and that we cannot rightly judge the woman for abandoning the violinist (even though I would probably let the man live and help him if I could, no matter what the cost), I feel that this in no way reflects what becoming pregnant entails. ... The best support I can give is the idea of viability. ...

• Word Count: 4097
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

IV. Introduction What is this whole idea about the Death Penalty? Is it really effective? " The death penalty is commonly defined as a punishment inflicted upon a criminal for a crime that they have committed." To some it is an inhumane way of solving crime. In most cases there is "usually a bru...

• Word Count: 2542
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

This gives them the chance to stay away from the violence and with the hopes that they would not participate in anything to do with the gun violence that is around them Another approach is having a larger police presence in hot spot areas where many crimes happen. ...

• Word Count: 3749
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography

The Howard League for Penal Reform or HLPR is a national charity whose sole purpose is to lower the crime rate in the United States, they not only help those in need they give information about the prison system that most people are oblivious to. ... Many people in prison could be helped but the prison system may not always give those inmates with the sociological issues what they need in order to better themselves. ... By giving criminal the substance abuse treatment they need it would help them and many more stay out of the prison system and out of other illegal activities. ... It gives pr...

• Word Count: 2658
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography

With news outlets consistently focusing on minority offenders, they give the strong narrative that mainly minorities commit crimes (Wolfers 2014). ... Even in newspapers from other parts of the world, youths are negatively referred to as "punks" or some sort of delinquent, giving the article a skew instead of staying objective. ... The sociological answers give us qualitative data that we use to infer various patterns around our culture. ... The common thought is that playing violent video games gives people, especially youths, the propensity to commit delinquent acts of violence. ...

• Word Count: 2700
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A study by the California Judicial Council Advisory Committee on Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Courts found that the justice system gives little attention or resources to investigating crimes against minorities and that minority defendants receive harsh treatment compared to white defendants in similar circumstances. ... Our current state of affairs should focus on police brutality and to what extent their power should give them. ...

• Word Count: 3114
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Such data are limited in that they do not give us the male adolescent offender's perspective on the violent act he committed. ... Most gangs are lead by one person or a small group of people: these are the ones that give the orders. ... They may offer to give them money, clothes, jewelry or love that they feel that aren't getting elsewhere. ... Knowing that the word "gang" gives a bad image, they may try to convince the youth that they are not a gang but are a club or group. ...

• Word Count: 2668
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He argued that if a person committed a crime that deserves death, he or she should give up their right to live. ... A society cannot give up its moral duties concerning the many issues associated to the protection and development of human life. ...

• Word Count: 2712
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Tsotsi takes us on an incredible emotional journey where we witness a world filled with cruelty, violence and grave poverty. In this paper, the use of routine activities theory and general strain theory help in explaining the level of random violence. We may just look at a person or a group of indiv...

• Word Count: 2830
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography

It is difficult to give a brief discussion on the causes of crime, as the subject is both broad and technical. ... By "cause" the definition in the New Oxford Dictionary is a person or thing that gives rise to an action. ...

• Word Count: 3709
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Plea bargaining is accomplished by giving the reality of the judicial process, and how the existing practice can be modified through public policies. ... Prosecutors and judges make sure that plea bargaining, relative to trial does not give least to the public interest in punishment. Prosecutors and judges prefer to give defendants higher sentencing to lower sentencing, up to the sentencing that they believe the defendant deserves. ...

• Word Count: 2555
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography

(Stephen Moore 1996) Another way the government record crime is via official statistics which are estimates which are provided by the police, which give an official account of the volume and trends of crime, although the statistics do not comprise a complete record of criminal offences. ...

• Word Count: 2617
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Gun Control The basic premise of the constitution is to allow people to the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Someone else cannot take one's right to life. However there are times when people try. When that time comes, the victim must have a way to protect himself. A handgun carried concealed is a great way to offer that protection What gun control advocates can't perceive is that gun control laws are aimed at the legal buying and selling of guns. ...

• Word Count: 5482
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

Though the reports of piracy continued to show the moral side all through the century, such as drunkenness and swearing, because clearly those problems continue to be an issue in the colonies.14 The evidence of piracy and pirates" bad behavior has been often mentioned in newspapers throughout the colonies, but they do not give details of crimes such as murder and theft they just simply state an act of piracy was committed, but with smaller moral crime with details and explanation of what occurred. ...

• Word Count: 3774
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography

The possibility of execution would give a potential pause in the thought process of the murderer, using fear as an incentive for preventing recurrence or quite possibly the first occurrence of murder. ...

• Word Count: 4694
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: High School

1 "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."" It is one of the most known verses in the Christian Bible. For many, it is interpreted simply as revenge. If someone deliberately takes a person's life, then that person's life should be taken to create justice. But is this really how the verse was meant to be interpreted? ...

• Word Count: 2619
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

"I know that it is not a question of malice or ill will or meanness of spirit that prompts our citizens to support executions. It is quite simply that people don't know the truth about what is really going on." This passage, found in the book "Dead Man Walking", written by Sister Helen Prejean, speaks directly about the theme of this book: the morality of Capital Punishment. Sister Helen Prejean has written an insightful book condemning the killing of human beings within a government and society that allow it. She discusses the effects of poverty, race, political agendas and injustices ...

• Word Count: 2921
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography

"Broken Windows Theory" was introduced in the "Atlantic"" 1982 social science article, by James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling. Since the "Broken Window Theory"" was presented it has been an issue of great debate. The main idea of the theory was policing and maintaining order. Signs of disorderly a...

• Word Count: 3152
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography

They claim the violence and immorality of the crime gives them a right to demand that they be able to do the same thing- to take the life of the perpetrator of the alleged crime. ... Bulletin EdDesk Article Vol. 121 No. 5 by Eric Ellis The following table gives the date of abolition of capital punishment in each state in Australia. ...

• Word Count: 2841
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The term capital punishment is derived from the Latin caput, meaning "head". It originally referred to death by decapitation, but now applies generally to state authorized executions. Crimes occur in every society around the world. Historically, criminals convicted of these crimes were dealt with in different ways, some of which are sentenced to death. Capital punishment has been banned in most western countries, although, countries like the United States, despite earlier attempts to eliminate capital punishment have now had an increased amount of support from several states, in the use...

• Word Count: 3217
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"Sexual Violence- While the crimes of "rape- and "incest- have been on the statute books for hundreds of years, it was not until the 1970s that "sexual violence- was more fully explored and developed as a concept. Feminists drew attention to the fact that rape (then conceptualised as sexual intercourse without consent) was a crime committed by men against women, not only in dark back-alleys but in homes, workplaces, and in the context of intimate and family relationships (see Brownmiller 1975). Feminism responsible for debunking some of the myths about rape • women "ask for it...

• Word Count: 3415
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

(Question 1) Juvenile delinquency is a complex social problem that significantly impacts all members and processes of a social structure. Delinquency refers to a set of behaviors that are not in line with the collective practices and/or ethics of the dominant social group. Essentially, these behaviors deviate from societal norms and more specifically they violate established criminal codes and laws. Juvenile delinquency incorporates not only general criminal activity but conduct that is only unlawful for youths such as running away from home and skipping school. Current research into th...

• Word Count: 8199
• Approx Pages: 33
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate