Essays on Crime

The earliest usage of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) actually dates back to 1942 when it was first used by the military in Germany. The military used remote cameras with black and white monitors to observe the launch of V2 rockets. During the 1940’s the US military also used CCTV when developing and testing atomic weapons,…

The Oxford Dictionary defines curfew as, “A signal or time after which people must remain indoors until the next day.” This, to us just means that a curfew is a way to keep us young people off the streets. Having teenagers wandering the suburbs at dark, young people are given a chance to act in…

You are the first officer at the scene of an outdoor assault. You find the victim bleeding but conscious, with two of the victim’s friends and several onlookers standing nearby. You call for backup and quickly glance around but see no one fleeing the scene. Describe the steps you would take while you wait for…

Can the nation-state and culture combine forces to reduce interpersonal violence in the West?Violence is a difficult term to define, but for the purposes of this assignment violence can be defined as a crime or the threat to commit a crime by one person upon another person, and that usually that has negative physical or…

I opened the evolved and stuck my hand outside which he had seen me pressing the button until my security partner found the other control from the patrol buggy and gained him access. Wilson patrol guard comes in poised off and accusing me and my partner were sleeping throughout our shift and that he was…

1 Barbara Jewell stared into the unblinking eyes of the television cameras she has come to despise and spoke in tears today of how life had changed for her son, Richard, since he was named a month ago as a suspect in the bombing in Centennial Olympic Park. “ Now my son has no real…

New York City is the largest city in the US, both in terms of population and urban economy. Consisting of five boroughs, namely Manhattan, Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island, the city has seen organised crime racketeering since the early nineteenth century. Five New York City based Mafia families operated through all the five boroughs…

West Memphis 3: Wrongfully Accused? On May 5th, 1993 three eight year old boys were reported missing in West Memphis, Arkansas. The boys were found the next day, hog tied in a wooded area called Robin Hood Hills. After the case had been thoroughlyce investigated, the West Memphis Police announced on the news that they…

Dr. Edmond Locard, also known as the Sherlock Holmes of France, was a pioneer in forensic science. He is famous for formulating the basic principle of forensic science, known as Locard’s exchange principle: “Every contact leaves a trace.” Born on November 13, 1877, in Saint-Chamond, France, Locard pursued a career in medicine and law. He…

Crime on the line Shover, Neal, Glenn S. Coffey, and Dick Hobbs. “CRIME ON THE LINE Telemarketing and the Changing Nature of Professional Crime.” British Journal of Criminology. 43 (2003): 489-505.             The purpose of this research article is to describe the people who routinely commit telemarketing fraud.  This article was written in 2003 and…