Police and Prisons Archive

This is a big question and the simple answer is yes, police officers should be segregated from the other prisoners should they be convicted and sentence to a prison term.  One thing that we must …

Let’s fill the presidents email with thousands of copies of this letter. There is power in numbers. Something just might be done, but nothing will be done if we do nothing! Email President Barack Obama …

Should police be allowed to search through cell phones after an arrest? When a police officer has arrested a citizen for whatever reason, that does not permit the officer to search through the personal cell …

CAN THE POLICE ALWAYS BE TRUSTED TO PROTECT US? Yes, the police can always be trusted to protect us in other countries such as the United states and United Kingdom but here in a country …

It is very important for Police Officers to be held to the highest standard of accountability one could be held to.  Police Officers are needed to defend the front lines of America and in order …

The New York City Police Department is currently running a pilot program in which the Iris’ of persons arrested are being scanned in order to ensure that they are dealing with the same person throughout …

The fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution states that “ State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” As defined by the Magna Carta, due process refers …

Can police departments be relied upon?  A question that seems to come up in conversation more and more these days.  People are constantly questioning whether or not they can rely upon their police departments.  The …

Rock Beats Paper Crime in Britain is spiralling way out of control. And not only that but manners and behaviour are disappearing too. Teenage ‘hoodies’ stalk the streets in feral herds looking for weak targets …

Should ex-convicts seek employment? Absolutely. This is true about anyone. We seek jobs in order to take care of ourselves and those we love, for prestige, and for many other reasons expounded on in other …

In regards to felons and ex-con finding a job, I would like to answer some of the problems they may encounter. Also ask Valarie Wards about her writing and comments. I’m 61 years old, I …

Let’s pretend you’re a banker reviewing a loan application. A large business comes to you with the need for money to build other locations. This business has been around for years, but it only meets …

Crime and punishment has been a difficult issue for much of human history. Ancient societies administered penalties intended to punish. The ultimate of these, of course, was the death penalty, which has been meted out …

As sad and demoralizing a fact as it is, it has been shown time (and time and time) and again, that police are NOT always to be trusted to protect and to serve.  I state …

Speed limits may have safety oriented intentions, but they are definitely arbitrary. If you disagree just look around as you drive to work. How many people do you see speeding compared to obeying the law? …

Whenever you read about prison statistics it invariably mentions the addictions, lack of education and opportunity and deprivation of the inmates.  Many, however, have overcome these issues to become useful members of society. What makes …

On May 4, 2004, Curtis Dixon, a student at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, raped and murdered a fellow female student (Blosser). On June 4 that same year, John Peck, also a student at UNCW, …

First I wish to say what a horrific and tragic event this was. Why a man was so turmoiled that he felt killing others would release his pain. My condolences go out to the families …

In 1955, in Holloway Prison in the United Kingdom, Ruth Ellis became the last woman to be put to death . 14 years later, the abolition of the Death Penalty came to pass. But, during all …

“Judge Dredd” was a Sylvester Stallone movie from 1995, based on a comic book storyline, in which the justice system of the future has consolidated the police, the prosecutors, and judges into one entity.  These …

When Tasers came on the scene law enforcement changed dramatically forever.  Some officers say that the introduction of the taser changed the course of things and may have been the best tool ever introduced to …

Random drug testing of officers is NOT unconstitutional. Police Officers are people serving the people, much like a politician, and should be held to a higher standard – they are “role models” after all. Sworn …

COWBOYS & INDIANS The Redding Police are cowboys – shoot first and forget to ask questions laterThe Shasta County District Attorney’s office are Indians – they collect scalps instead of justice “The American system of …

Introduction Industrialisation is a process of social and economic change, that is closely intertwined with technological innovation, whereby a human society is transformed from a pre-industrial (an economy where the amount of capital accumulated per …

My experience belies the writer’s statement about the fair and unbiased rule of the Judge. I wish the writer’s description “The judge conducts the trial fairly and is not biased towards the defence or the …

“Missouri Department of Corrections Matt Blunt GovernorLarry Crawford DirectorFor further informationContact Brian Hauswirth,Public Information officerTele: 573/522-1118Direct FAX: 573/751-4099P.O. Box 236Jefferson City MO 65102March 13, 2007Department to Ban Inmates From Soliciting Pen Pals on WebsitesActing upon …

New York City has agreed to once again test accused sexual abuser and fireman impersonator Peter Braunstein for mental and physical trauma. While Braunstein has already been deemed psychologically fit to stand trial, after allegedly …

I recently ran across something that I honestly hadn’t heard about yet. It is a bone-chilling example of how we are either losing (or are in the process of losing) our individual rights. Before I …

Vigilante justice is something that will continue to happen no matter how legal or illegal it is so long as members of the public perceive their law and order system to be ineffective. In short, …

Most definitely yes! A major part of incarceration in the twenty-first century is rehabilitating and reintegrating prisoners so that they become less institutionalised and are able to move back into society more easily. A major reason why …