Justice System Archive

It is high time that the use of juries is re-evaluated as the way evidence is presented in court is in need of a radical overhaul. Any logically-thinking human being would assume that if twelve …

The Innocence Project was founded in 1992 at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University in New York. The Innocence Project was developed by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld with the …

The U.S. Congress has passed several laws that require states to implement sex offender and crimes against children registries: the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, the Pam Lychner Sexual …

In light of recent events this just gets added to the list of school shootings that have taken place over the last 5+ years and what seems to be motive is identical the perpetrators are …

On Sept. 5, people all across America will be celebrating Jury Rights Day. This day is to commemorate the protection the jury provides us from oppressive government. In 1670, William Penn, an active Quaker, was …

Martyrdom as the result of death in some religions is well known, be it for being a convicted felon or not, so the death penalty is not an effective crime deterrent to that particular religion, …

Racial Profiling belongs on the trash heap of bad policy along with the Nazi racial theory it resembles.  Despite its ineffectiveness and cost, there are bureaucratic advantages: it requires a great deal of time and …

I was called to serve on a jury back in 1999.  It was odd that there were so many there for jury duty that day, hundreds in our room, and that we filled out a questionnaire instead …

Economic recession has great psychological and social effects. Everyone is talking about further decline and is clinging to newspapers or televisions to hear good news. Recession brings a lot of other major issues along with …

The death penalty is one of the most polarizing debates in our society. Some people believe that it is an absolutely necessary punishment (mainly because they believe it is effective as a deterrent and as …

INTRODUCTION In all western societies, child pornography is synonymous with child sexual abuse. The topic cuts across the field of rational debate and emotionally cripples men of reason. Not much is certain about it except …

Trying children as adults in criminal court, like anything, has supporters and opponents. Legislation in a number of states has made it easier to try adolescent offenders as adults recently. Supporters believe that punishment should …

No one could have guessed that May 5th, 1993 would be anything other than a typical day in West Memphis, Arkansas. Not until 8 p.m., when John Mark Byers phoned the West Memphis Police to …

The Black Dahlia murder case shocked the nation on January 15, 1947. The Black Dahlia’s body, whose name is actually Elizabeth Short, was discovered in a vacant lot in central Los Angeles by a housewife …

Three Strikes and You’re O-utrageously and U-njustly T-erminated “There’s a new rule around here,” the coach bellowed to his baseball team, “When any of you gets an accumulation of three-strikes, you’re not only out, you’re …

Judges spend a fair bit of time thinking about the mistakes of others. They listen attentively while people who’ve made bad decisions try to explain their actions or ask for forgiveness. And then, if the …

Racial profiling, like torture, is an illegal and reprehensible practice that needs to be stamped out with gusto. Any Homeland Security officials who engage in racial profiling should be investigated with the possible consequence of …

God gave us a commandment saying “Thou shalt not kill”. What is not understood about this is that the correct interpretation is “Though shalt not commit murder”. There is a difference between killing and murdering. …

Jury duty is something that most Americans will have to go through at some point in their life. However, it doesn’t need to be dreaded. In fact, there’s a good chance that you might not …

Charles “Tex” Watson A tall, square-jawed, athletic minister of the gospel and prison chaplin, Charles “Tex” Watson still wears the label of monster just not as well as his former associate Charles Manson did. The …

MAGNA CARTA: THE BASIS FOR THE AMERICAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM The Magna Carta and Policraticus are two historical documents, which eternally changed the face of the legal and judicial systems around the world for centuries to …

Recidivism is the notion of one returning to his criminal roots upon his release from prison. Politicians and those who look after the rights of criminals always talk about reducing the recidivism rates. They look …

Well going to my opinion, I don’t think that an 18 year old school student should be criminally charged for having a relationship with a younger school classmate. You can’t just sue any school student …

Is this country moving towards abolishing the death penalty or not? The United States is not moving toward abolishing the death penalty nor is it moving toward a mandatory use involving all states. Retribution, coupled …

Paris Hilton, Zsa Zsa Gabore, O.J! Celebrities teach the public to disrespect the law. What have we learned? We as a society have learned that if you are famous and have money, you will never …

Many concepts and ideas have been developed on why there seems to be such a quantitative difference between male and female juvenile delinquency rates. Originally, experts discounted female offenders as not important to the theories …

Racial profiling, is terrorism. Most notably, when the practice is used to oppress law-abiding citizens who factually absorbed horrid experiences via racial profiling. Therefore racial profiling can not ever become a viable option, for homeland …

I am against the legalization of prostitution, not because I take moral issue with the sexual activity itself, but because of the danger presented to the parties involved as well as the community. First, while …

Making the world a safer place is a priority for everyone, and especially for parents. Becoming a father has made me more aware of the dangerous world in which we live. I recently moved to …

Fortunately, in a 2005 decision, the death penalty for people under the age of 18 was abolished by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Case of Roper v. Simmons. In today’s America, where knee-jerk reactions …