Justice System Archive

The Death Penalty: Avenue of Vengeance or Deterrent to Crime? In the last decades, it appears at least, that the rate of violent crimes is on the rise. In most cases criminals who commit violent …

Mental retardation is an often misunderstood disability. Perhaps this can be attributed to the different levels of retardation. According to the American Association on Mental Retardation, this disability is characterized by sub-average functioning coinciding with …

Are those who pass the death penalty murderers? Well, as Martin W Schwartz put in his article, murder is indeed the “Unlawful intentional killing of another human being.” That would make the death penalty a …

Presumably so, more black people commit robbery, more white people commit heinous crimes, more Middle Eastern people commit terrorist acts, more Latino people commit assaults, more Asian people commit white collar crimes; however, logically all …

Criminals and Crime in Our Justice System are Weights Thrown on Scales Untarred Conviction requires a balancing system, or scales so to speak.Criminals we convict on non-violent crimes should not be put in jail pending …

While yes would seem the logical answer, I must say “No,” with some qualifications. First of all, why are some minor children criminals? They might have wonderful, God-fearing, law abiding, caring and compassionate parents who …

Taking into consideration the high number of children who are sexually abused, it is highly likely that most people have, unbeknown to them, encountered a sex offender at some stage of their lives. Unfortunately sex …

For some time governments have deemed certan crimes punishbale by death. The death penalty is considered by many to be the ultimate form of punishment for those who have committed society’s most heinous crimes, including …

Capital punishment is a form of human sacrifice. There seems to be a belief that the state, ritual killing of someone found guilty of a crime will salve the stress of those offended against and …

Let’s all think about what non-violent means first. Non-violent crimes means that the crimes committed were not physically harming, or in any way, violent. However, this does not mean the crimes would not INDIRECTLY cause …

Capital punishment functions as an ultimate deterrent against homicide to the extent that a convicted offender who has been executed cannot repeat his or her crime.  Whether or not the existence of a death penalty …

For the same reason that a murderer has no right to take away the life of another, I have no right to take away their life; nor does anyone else. Taking the life of another …

Certainly, anyone who is guilty of a crime should be punished for it. In particular, those who abuse, sexually or otherwise, innocent children are the lowest of the low and I do not have much …

In the United States’ criminal justice system, we follow a general rule that people are only punished for past wrongful acts that were intentionally performed. The distinction between the actus reus and mens rea goes …

I am of two minds about the death penalty in general. I think for certain crimes, like murders, the death penalty is obviously a good way to punish the perpetrators. If they have the heart, …

The year 2014 could be one of the biggest ever in bringing terrorists to justice. Beginning March 3, Manhattan’s federal court was the scene of the first of many trials scheduled for the upcoming year. …

By definition, criminal behavior is a specific kind of behavior and has legal ramifications.  The word responsible has a precise meaning as well and has both legal connotations and parental fitness implications.  In making a …

It is because we are game playing and that we all fear being seen as politically incorrect that we do not admit out loud that some form of profiling will at times potentially save the …

Lethal injection was to be a more humane way of execution but, ironically, it backfired.  However, what can be more inhumane executing a person with a room full, watching?  I realize this is for the …

Racial tensions are sadly embedded in the history of the United States. It was prevalent back in the time of the Civil War, where slavery in the South divided a nation. It had not disappeared …

In taking into account what exactly a school’s responsibility is in dealing with a “loner” in a scholastic and social environment, there are many factors you have to consider. The first one, and main one, …

Non-violent crimes should be punished in non-violent retribution. Studies back up the reasons why. 1. Recidivism Non-violent criminals have a recidivism rate of only 3% according to the Department of Justice. Once caught, these criminals …

To answer the question of whether prostitution should be legalized, all one need do is ask the question of why it is illegal in the first place. So, why is prostitution illegal? Because it’s gross? …

Being a parent you have certain moral and legal responsibilities towards you child. As a member of society you also have certain responsibilities in my opinion.In the United Kingdom Parents are held responsible for there …

There are people on this planet that commit unspeakable crimes against other people. People that murder, rape and torture others for no other reason than they felt like doing it. If these people don’t deserve …

In order to understand the core of the issue of racial profiling, we must understand the issue of mandatory versus voluntary discrimination. Although the word discrimination has taken on negative connotations, voluntary discrimination is something …

According to the Death Penalty Information Center in the United States, “More than 118 people have been exonerated from death row since 1972, including 21 from the state of Florida and 18 from the state …

On 13 Aug., 1969, the death penalty (or capital punishment) came to an end in England. For the first time ever, no one would be sentenced to death anymore on English Shores for committing the …

Parents should not be held any more responsible for the crimes of their children, than children should be held responsible for the crimes of their parents. It simply makes no sense to punish one for …

It cannot be denied that attorneys, the judge, and jury were all quite aware of race in the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case. However, the question arises; did race play a role in the outcome of …