Issues Related to Gun Control

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Research papers   |   03/19/2008   |   .doc   |   14 pages
Document abstract : «Did you know that Canada has more guns per house than the United States? This is actually because Canada has a lot more hunting guns than the States, but they have more hand guns and more dangerous guns then we do. Gun Control in Canada has been a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction: History of gun control in Canada. Smuggling of guns. Gun laws in Canada vs. America. Important cases and events. Conclusion. End notes....»

Applied criminology - How are we best to describe the actions of a serial killer?

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   08/13/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The definition of "serial killing" has proved problematic within the confines of narrow legal definitions of murder. Moreover, serial killing adopts multifarious forms brought on by many different states of mind (D, Wilson. 2001). Holmes attempted...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Eric Hickey's database research on the demographics of serial killing.. Describing the conduct of serial killers under applied criminological theorem. . The central theory pertaining to the conduct of serial...»

Plessy v. Ferguson: Utilizing the technique of shepardizing to see relationships among cases

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Case study   |   06/01/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «In 1890, the Louisiana State legislature passed Act 111, also known as the Separate Car Act. This required white and African American people to be given "separate but equal" accommodations on railway trains. It required that: "All railway...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The first case and violation of rights. Justice Harlan's opinion for the case. Appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Definiton of [ti]disturbing the peace[ti]. Conclusion....»

Problem definition and the Failures of U.S. Drug Policy

Economics & finance   |   Criminal law   |   Term papers   |   05/22/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : «The "war on drugs" in the United States has not been successful because drug policy has focused on defining the problem of drugs as a criminal justice concern and not as a public health issue. By defining the drug problem in this way, focus has...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The reasons for which budget allocates more money to demand reduction programs . The cocaine epidemic. President Bush's drug policy . The prohibitive framework . The public health framework . The war on drugs. National Drug Control...»

Drug related offenses

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Term papers   |   05/08/2009   |   .doc   |   14 pages
Document abstract : «In modern societies it is easy to recognize that consuming drugs is an every day reality. It is not only taking heroin or marijuana, but also smoking, taking painkillers, having a coffee, a tea or excessive intake of alcohol on Saturday as a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The addiction and the drug related offences. Drug related offences: A worldwide plague. The state of the world: Datas . The specificity of the united kingdom. Efforts to reduce drug related crimes. A worldwide fight. United kingdom's...»

Hair and fiber evidence

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Term papers   |   04/20/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Most trace evidence found at a crime undergoes forensic analysis for two main purposes: identification and comparison. Often tiny strange particles are found, and testing for identification purposes establishes exactly what the material is....»

Synopsis abstract : «Hair and fiber . Analyzing hair evidence. The value of comparing hair evidence. Collecting and preserving hair evidence. Analyzing fiber evidence. Collecting and preserving fiber evidence. References....»

Brown v Mississippi

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Case study   |   03/24/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «Friday March 30th, 1934. A sixty-year old White planter from the Giles community in Mississippi, Raymond Stewart, was found mutilated at approximately 1 o'clock that day, in his house. The police had discovered his body, and requested a physician...»

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Violence against women

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Term papers   |   03/23/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Despite the fact that women are much more likely to be killed then to kill, women charged with the murder of their violent male partners are further victimized by a legal system that has been constructed, interpreted and implemented to fit men's...»

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The defense of provocation: The implications of the House of Lords' decision in Morgan Smith [2000] 3 WLR 654

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Case study   |   03/23/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «The defense of provocation is a partial defense, pertinent only to murder. If successfully pleaded, liability is reduced to manslaughter. For the defense to succeed there are three requirements: (i) There must have been some act(s) or word(s) of...»

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Justice depends on the identification of the individuals with their community

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Term papers   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Seyla Benhabib in The Claims of Culture reported the case of a young Laotian American woman abducted from her work at Fresno State University and then raped. Her assailant, a Hmong/Laotian immigrant, argued that among his tribe this behaviour is the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Value judgment.. Justice, society and religion.. Reasoning and understanding of justice.. Rawl's interpretation.. Justification of rights.. Communitarianism tension.. Community identity.. Conclusi...»

Law of war crimes: command responsibility and the Yamashita precedent

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   01/12/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «In an interesting article from the Legal Times untitled 'From the top on down'1, two American military judges, namely J.D. Hutson and J. Cullen, lay emphasis on the need to hold Secretary of Defence D. Rumsfeld accountable for abuses on his watch...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The legal framework for Yamashita's trial in Manila.. The actual jurisdiction of the American Military Commission.. The legal basis of the charges against the General Yamashita.. Yamashita and command responsibility: A debatable...»

Are sex offenders rehabilitative and should the government impose the death penalty on them?

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   10/14/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «Recent, emerging academic debate has polarised opinion as to whether rehabilitation programs geared towards the treatment of sex offenders are in fact successful in reducing "sexual recidivism" (Marques 1999). Resolving this debate is a difficult...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Academic debates on rehabilitation programs geared towards the treatment of sex offenders.. Highlights brought forth by psychological research and theory on the complexity of sex offending.. Sexual recidivism.. Wide discrepancies in...»

Criminal Law problem question

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   08/20/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «This document provides an analysis in answer to a criminal law problem question relating to the law of murder and manslaughter. The problem is set out as follows: Alan and Betty are contestants in the Big Sister game show. They do not get on and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Alan's position.. Liability of Cathy and Derek.. Liability of Big Sister.. Conclusion.....»

Nature of aggression and the law

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   08/18/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «The nature of aggression has always been troublesome to settle as a legal concept, especially as it is "intertwined with political elements" . The concept of aggression as a criminal offence was fuelled by the International Military Tribunal at...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Definition of aggression.. Nuremberg charter and the leadership requirement.. Resolution 3314.. Jurisdiction.. Conclusion.....»

How should we punish offenders?

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   08/18/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «Criminological debate has propounded polarised theorem as to the most efficacious method to punish offenders within the criminal justice system. Whilst academics agree on the concept of "punishment" as a necessary means they "disagree on the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. A common justification for offender punishment.. Insight into the psychological aspects of offender punishment.. The utilitarian theory.. Arguments of Auld (1986) and Burr (1987).. The severity of punishment model.. The retribution...»

Tearing the tag off the mattress :Why over-criminalization is an escalating epidemic

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   08/18/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Many law scholars and experts in the area of law and society can argue and disagree on many different issues. However, many can also agree on one thing and that is that the justice system suffers because of over criminalization. With outdated...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. Introduction.. History of over criminalization.. Scale of over criminalization.. Possible solutions for over criminalization.. Recommended policy action.. Conclusion.....»

Criminal law - prison industrial complex - too complex? Criminal law - prison industrial complex - too complex? Criminal law - prison industrial complex - too complex?

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   08/08/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «A third party has entered the scene of the U.S. prison system: the private sector. A handful of for-profit Wall Street corporations are currently making millions of dollars from what some critics call "dungeons for dollars." Such corporations...»

Synopsis abstract : «Private sector and the criminal justice system.. The root causes of the new high demand for prisons.. The media in the push for harsher sentencing laws.. Corrections-officer unions and corrections corporations.. Private companies and cutting...»

A descriptive study on the people's opinions towards the legalization of death penalty

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   07/11/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The study explores the opinions of people residing in a particular community towards death penalty. The information will be gathered through self-administered test questionnaires and focus group discussions. Moreover, the test will also take into...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. Methodology.. Results.. Conclusion.....»

The issue of White collar crime

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   07/07/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «In recent years, corporate scandals such as those that occurred at Enron and WorldCom have brought a more focused spotlight on the issue of white-collar crime. Although white-collar crime has remained a pervasive part of social discourse throughout...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Statement of the Problem.. Hypothesis.. Limitations/Assumptions.. Importance of the Study.. Literature Review.. White Collar Crime Defined.. Perceptions of the White Collar Criminal.. White Collar Crime and the...»

Organized crime: social scourge or auspicious atrocity

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Case study   |   06/29/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «As Gus Tyler once pointed out in his introduction to Organized Crime in America, "Organized crime is a product and reflection of our national culture" (Maas xviii). However, when the words organized crime is mentioned in almost any situation,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Peter Maas, author of The Valachi Papers, defines organized crime.. A common negative association with organized crime.. Organized crime is illegal, laws against the actions of participating in organized crime are often create.. Another problem that...»

Exploration of the concepts of criminology and criminal justice as sciences

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   06/17/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «Throughout the course of the twentieth century notable advancements in science and technology has enabled researchers choose significantly improve their overall ability to conduct empirical research. Although the advancements have taken place have...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Criminology and Criminal Justice as Scientific Disciplines. Policy driven by ideology . Distortion by the investigator . Skepticism that research will be useful in fighting crime . Perspectives of the legal profession on criminal...»

Research on Whether Fingerprint Detection Technology Can Benefit by Use of Micro-X-Ray Fluorescence Techniques

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Research papers   |   12/19/2007   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : «Fingerprint identification is one of the most common and often used forensic tools worldwide. It has been used globally by government agencies for the past 100 years, outperforming DNA and all other systems combined to identify and catch criminals....»

Synopsis abstract : «Executive summary. Introduction. Research methods. Results. Conclusion. Glossary. Appendix. References ....»

"In sum, at night, young people seek excitement in cities, not safety": discuss the relationship between young people's leisure activities, crime and the fear of crime.

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Presentation   |   02/27/2007   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «Young people's behaviours are seen in the society as a catalyser of change, a vector for social and moral evolution. Usually our societies, often driven by a sense of cautious conservatism, are prudent or even resistant towards youth's...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Young people's experiences of crimes: The facts. Young people as offenders. Witnessing crime and the victimisation of youth. Reasons for offending: Prosecuting the leisure habit. The reaction of the society and the state to 'the...»

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