Essays on Crime Page 2

What is a Crime? A crime is an offence against the public law. It is an act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding or commanding it and for which punishment is imposed upon conviction. Crimes violate the law and order of a society and it negatively affects the social structure and the…

It aims to turn to legal issues refering on-line interactions and the Internet in the Philippines. Among the cybercrime offenses included in the measure are cybersquatting. cybersex. kid erotica. individuality larceny. illegal entree to informations and libel. While hailed for punishing illegal Acts of the Apostless done via the cyberspace that were non covered by…

Introduction Crime statistics may be regarded as accounts of criminal behavior or criminals within a given city, country or location. Usually, crime statistics are required in order to provide an in depth explanation of crime. They are also avenues for explaining why crime occurs, consequently, they can also act as mechanisms for deterring or at…

Jack the Ripper was a murderous madman who terrorized prostitutes in the late 1880?s. Time has not diminished the gruesomeness of the killings. All the victims’ throats were cut ;some victims were disemboweled ;and the killer took organs from some of his victims. When fear of the Ripper peaked, the killings stopped, and a century…

Arrest among the Africa American in the United States is almost eight times that of the European Americans, the Indians and Hispanics are imprisoned about three times that of the European Americans. Most of the arrests are not justified, but are as a result of policies implemented in the mid 1970s. The arrests have grown…

According to James Gilligan, a criminologist from Harvard University, imprisoning nonviolent individuals leads to their transformation into violent individuals. This occurs because the American prison system houses both nonviolent offenders and dangerous criminals together. Regardless of viewpoint, prisons create an environment that harms the overall well-being of their residents. Among all nations worldwide, the United…

Central police officer Lance Maroons responded to a call for service from a high-end retailer, who reported that an unkempt woman wearing disheveled, dirty, and torn clothing left the store without paying for items she selected while shopping in the Misses Clothing Department. The store manager reported that the woman failed to respond to any…

The chosen crime for analysis is non-violent – specifically, insider trading. The focus will be on the Martha Stewart insider trading case, while also discussing other trading cases such as the recent one involving Galleon Group, an investment firm in New York charged with insider trading. This paper aims to examine how the media, particularly…

Assess the functionalist view of crime and deviance. [21 marks] This essay will detail the functionalist perspective of crime and deviance. Functionalist theories began to emerge after the industrial revolution in the 18th century. This period was called the enlightenment, and brought about scientific belief as opposed to the feudalist beliefs of religion. Religion no…

What is a Crime of Passion? Is it a Viable Legal Defense? We hear about crimes of passion all the time. A man walks in on his wife and her lover, then shoots them both in the head for their transgressions. A crime of passion is usually a murder or an assault that is precipitated…