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- 1661: The Death Penalty: a Necessary Evil
- ... us. He also gives us the power to do what we wish with that life. We can keep it and guard it, or we can take it away. It follows that murder is the worst crime anyone could ever commit. It is a crime that no one can ever make right because once you take a life away you can never give it back. Penalties exacted from criminals are made to fit the crimes committed. The worst crime possible should therefore receive the worst penalty possible. That penalty is the death penalty. Take, for example, the case of a man who is caught shoplifting. He does not deserve the same punishment as ...
- 1662: Date Rape
- ... risks and to protect herself fagainst them (Date Rape: The Danger is Not From a Stranger 13). One of the biggest risks from a male to a female is date rape. Date rape is the crime in which the victim, most of them women, is forced in to having sexual intercourse by someone they are familiar with (1). 1 in 4 women will be raped in their life time. This is ... the school ignored the issue (Herald 2). The school stated that they should stay out of it because it was too hard to prove, and that it was only her word against his (2). The crime of rape should not be over- looked in such a way. Rape is looked as a crime of assult. Like other assults rape causes physical and mental injuries. It especially causes a long and painful emotional aftermath for the victim. The rapist who caused all of this for his victim has ...
- 1663: The Effects of Race on Sentencing in Capital Punishment Cases
- ... political animals, they are influenced by community outrage, which is subtly influenced by race, or is it because it is built into the system that those in the predominant race will be more concerned about crime victims of their own race, as stated by Welsh White of the University of Pittsburgh Law School (As cited in Gest, 1986, 25). Because of the immense possibility of discrimination in sentencing in capital punishment cases, each stage of prosecution must be controlled as much as possible. Although these offenders are the worst the criminal justice system has to offer, prosecutors must be encouraged to consider the crime and not the race of the victim or offender and the judge must attempt to exclude the same racial issue when deciding the punishment. I believe Justice Brennan said it best when he wrote the ... completely eliminate such a bias, the people involved in the judicial process must learn to look past the race of the offender or the value of the victim, and instead focus on circumstances of the crime. References Gest, T. (1986 Oct. 20). Black-and-White Issue? US News & World Report, 101 (16), 24-25. Gest, T. (1996 July 8). A house without a blueprint. US News & World Report, 121 (2), ...
- 1664: The Effects of Race on Sentencing in Capital Punishment Cases
- ... political animals, they are influenced by community outrage, which is subtly influenced by race," or is it because "it is built into the system that those in the predominant race will be more concerned about crime victims of their own race," as stated by Welsh White of the University of Pittsburgh Law School (As cited in Gest, 1986, 25). Because of the immense possibility of discrimination in sentencing in capital punishment cases, each stage of prosecution must be controlled as much as possible. Although these offenders are the worst the criminal justice system has to offer, prosecutors must be encouraged to consider the crime and not the race of the victim or offender and the judge must attempt to exclude the same racial issue when deciding the punishment. I believe Justice Brennan said it best when he wrote the ... completely eliminate such a bias, the people involved in the judicial process must learn to look past the race of the offender or the value of the victim, and instead focus on circumstances of the crime.
- 1665: Police Work and Related Fields
- ... is the starting stages and already it has had great reviews and great public support, as it brings the police closer to the community. Another part of this community based policing is that there are crime prevention comities that are run by various community groups that have monthly meetings with the police. A police officer starts their career with on the job training and then they move on to become a ... work as stated by officers in the field are: Advantages - A sense of good for helping others - The variety of the job in each day - Being able to help individuals who are victims of a crime or An accident. - being able to meet all kinds of different people Disadvantages - The probability of injury or death on the job - Working nights, weekends, and holidays - being on call 24 hours a day - Working ... career? B) Can I preform the to physical and mental demands of the job? C) Can I adjust to another part of the country if I am transferred? D) Can I handle going to a crime scene where there is a victim of a homicide or suicide? e) Can I preform under a great deal of stress? F) Can I preform to the social and mental demands of this job? ...
- 1666: Serial Killing: Is It An Addiction?
- ... not to have fantasized at all (Ressler, 1988). The serial killer spends an amount of time planning the murder, whether consciously or not, and this is reflected in the killer's actions and in the crime scene. Another interesting feature of the serial killer is their ability to thoroughly conceal their criminal activities. Only in rare cases are even the killer's intimates aware of his activities (Holmes and De Burger ... some claims are much higher, most authorities indicate four definite murders as his hands, and possibly five. Still, his exploits were well known, hence his survival in culture today. There have been many theories of crime posited, which by nature, also apply to the serial killer. Biological theories of crime first appeared in the 1800's, hinting at some general mental or character deficiency which led to the criminality (Holmes and De Burger, 1988). Any more advanced theories had to wait until the first ...
- 1667: Hammurabi's Laws
- ... in a trial or cannot verify your claims you can be put to death if it were a capital trial. Honesty was a very important aspect of their culture. Nowadays lying under oath is a crime and can be dealt with in many ways, most times it just results in a fine. Law number six is if a man has stolen goods, he shall be put to death, and if he ... highway robbery, then you would instantly be put to death. Nowadays such an action would just get you a fine or jail time but not put to death. You can tell how the people viewed crime and stealing in the culture. Another law, if a fire broke out in a house and you were to go and help put it out and you stole something from it and were caught for ... based on money factors. These carefully outlined and strict laws were the bases of a strong and prosperous empire. Though much stricter and harsh then those of today's law system, it worked in keeping crime and unlawfulness to a minimum. If it were to be used today, there would definitely be a decrease in the number of crimes.
- 1668: The Death Penalty: For the Common Good
- ... a lot about the death penalty and feel that the arguments against it are not at all convincing. Some people argue that capital punishment is morally wrong. They feel that killing some one for their crime is murder. In any dictionary it states that murder is the unlawful act of killing. Since capitol punishment is within the law it is not murder. Also if executions is murder then prison is kidnapping and charging taxes is extortion. There is a difference between crime and punishment. Are police officers wrong for speeding to enforce the speeding laws? No. They also say that we should value all human life. Even the most despicable. It is because we value human life ... parts instead of the whole picture. To do this is wrong. In order to form an opinion one must look into the facts themselves and form their own opinion instead of someone else's. A crime is only as severe as the punishment that follows it. As Edward Koch once said, "It is by exacting the highest penalty for the taking of human life that we affirm the highest value ...
- 1669: New Gun Control Policy is Needed
- ... scare away many criminals. Criminals take major risks when they attempt an armed attack. The also can achieve major benefits. The benefits consist of the potential economic or other gains, however conceived, from the contemplated crime; the costs include the possibility of being caught and imprisoned, of being shot at in the course of the crime, either by the police or by the victim. The likelihood of social disapproval could be a negative factor. It has been known that one half of every household has at least one gun. If you restrict a victim's options by limiting household guns, crime could rise dramatically. This new policy on gun control should help lead our nation in the right direction. The massacre at the Empire State Building was an example of how our gun legislation must ...
- 1670: The Debate Over Capital Punishment
- ... taking away their lives to function and perform in our society. At the same time, we must insure that innocent people such as Marshall and Millgard are never convicted or sentenced to death for a crime that they did not commit. Many contend that the use of capital punishment as a form of deterrence does not work, as there are no fewer murders on a per-capita basis in countries or ... in the past for the offence that he or she is planning, and that what happened to another individual who committed this offence, can also happen to me. But individuals who commit any types of crime ranging from auto theft to 1st-Degree Murder, never take into account the consequences of their actions. Deterrence to crime, is rooted in the individuals themselves. Every human has a personal set of conduct. How much they will and will not tolerate. How far they will and will not go. This personal set of ...
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