The constitution certainly created and helps to uphold a democratic nation. It outlines and set in place a particular democratic government and set of laws. The men who wrote the Constitution were not elected. Certainly there were great leaders, but there were no formal election...
The criminal justice system controls crime through the police department, prosecution, the court system, and correction. The weight of this objective, therefore, requires that its organizational structure is effective and can take on future changes that are bound to happen in this dynamic system. Leadership...
Introduction Images of police wearing masks, helmets and holding assault rifles are posted all over social media. These images represent an increase in police militarization. With the help of federal programs such at the 1033 program; it has made it accessible for police departments to...
A police officer is required to put into consideration a lot of thought in handling the scenario highlighted. Handling such situation would require critical thinking especially how to approach the two men. A number of considerations need to be made in informing how the police...
Various situations such as death have led to abandoned properties and even persons like children. Cases of abandoned babies have been reported in multiple states over the years. Cases of disputes over property ownership have left various numbers of unclaimed properties. The police take charge...
The use of polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and forensic testing in sensitive areas, such as the questioning of suspects in criminal cases, recruitment processes (e.g. by the FBI), investigation of insurance fraud and interrogation of current or potential employees raises certain ethical issues. In particular,...
America tops the world in incarceration rates and ratios per population. “As of mid-2006, approximately 2.2 million Americans were incarcerated in local jails, state and federal prisons.” In the 1970s the incarcerated ratio stood at 165 per 100,000, in the 1980s, the proportion increased to...
Al Capone Al Capone was born on January 17,1899 in Brooklyn New York Capone grew up in a rough neighborhood by the time he was eleven he was in two gangs one was the kids gang the brooklime rippers and the forty thieves juniors. Capone...
A “Blanket of Safety” For American Schoolchildren The answer to a criminal with a gun is not to take away their gun, but instead to give a good person a gun — at least according to Wayne LaPierre, the executive for the National Rifle Association....
Studies show that 2/3 of America’s juvenile inmates are suffering from a mental illness. They also show that only 15 days in solitary confinement can cause severe and irreversible psychological damage. Most teenagers that are put into solitary confinement may stay in solitary for weeks...
What Did Roman Law Reveal About Their Society? Numerous aspects of our current society can be attributed to the Romans. Ancient influences of theirs can be seen in our government, architecture, law, and our language. However, their society was flawed, like all societies. Roman laws...
Introduction Roman Law was the law that was in effect throughout the age of antiquity in the City of Rome and later in the Roman Empire. When Roman rule over Europe came to an end, Roman law was largely–though not completely–forgotten. (Ancient Rome, Compton’s 96)...
One of the most famous cases in Roman law is Case 61 in our casebook also known as “A barber cuts a slaves throat”. In this case, a barber was shaving a slaves face in an area where people were playing ball. One of the...
Aside from its legal question, the Scopes Trial was chiefly a conflict of personalities. Given that there were other factors which affected the case, but the trial was influenced by the high profile personnel involved. America’s top criminal lawyer, Clarence Darrow defended Scopes while the...
“The devil can cite scripture for his purposes” said William Shakespeare in The Merchant Of Venice. Much like the devil in this quote illustrates, the Scopes Trial was a battle for control of American society and American culture with fundamentalism as the weapon of choice....
“The modern world is the child of doubt and inquiry, as the ancient world was the child of fear and faith” (p. 72). This statement was uttered by Clarence Darrow, the counsel for the defense of John Scopes during the monkey trial that rather questionably...
The increase in sex offenders repeating the same sex crimes have prompted legislature to ratify laws in order to increase social controls on these offenders. The laws enacted requires released sex offenders to register with law enforcement agencies. They are also required to supply their...
Sex offenses, such as rape, sexual abuse, molestation of a child, and sexual exploitation of a minor, are much more common in the United States than one would care to admit. Sex crimes that are reported, which tend to be very few compared to the...
Sexual assault has been and continues to be the number one underreported crime in the United States. In fact, “only 344 out of every 1,000 sexual assaults are reported to the police, meaning about two out of three cases go unreported” (Bureau of Justice Statistics)....