Essays on Crime Page 33

When a person hears the word ‘gang’, several things may come to mind. In current times, a ‘gangster’ can be characterized by their baggy clothing, use of slang, violent behaviors, drug/alcohol use, etc. The term originally meant, as above defined, simply a group of peers who came together for a mutual cause. If you think…

The Super PredatorDescription: A survey into the causes and proposals for the turning figure of Juvenile Psychopaths known as the Super Predators. What is the “ super marauder ” ? He or she are immature hypercriminals who are perpetrating Acts of the Apostless of force of unprecedented coldness and ferociousness. This newest phenomena in the…

Trying Juveniles as Adults and Placing them into Adult Institutions Juveniles being tried as adults, who is to blame? In today’s society it is not who or whom it is what. Juvenile offenders are now facing a double-edged sword. Not only can they be tried in a Juvenile court for a crime committed. They are…

They then would hack into the company’s network from outside, cracking the security code and accessing company computers and information. In other cases, they would physically break into the company and install “mallard” on a computer designed to “sniff out” passwords and security codes and relay that information back to the thieves. They then WOUld…

While the advancement of technology has—for the most part—changed modern society for the better, it has also changed several aspects of it for the worse. How? Crime. Of particular note is identity theft, which has become significantly more rampant than it has ever been due to the advent of the Internet in the modern age….

The NCO corps has always been a source of leadership and guidance for lower enlisted soldiers. Soldiers trust NCOs in the field, which is why they are being incorporated into the military courts. Many soldiers fear “JAG” (Judge Advocate General) because they believe JAG will take their rank, pay, or incarcerate them. However, what many…

Mead Shumway, a resident of Nebraska, was convicted and sentenced to death by a jury for first-degree murder based on circumstantial evidence. However, despite his claims of innocence and his plea for forgiveness from God before his execution, the husband of the deceased confessed to being responsible for his wife’s murder on his deathbed the…

On May 26, 2000, thirteen-year-old, Nathaniel Brazill shot and killed his seventh grade, English teacher at Lake Worth Middle School with a handgun. As a result, he was tried as an adult and sentenced to a state prison for twenty eight years. Now, if a person were to hear a story like this, they would…

There are people that commit crimes from misdemeanors to murders. One problem that is up for debate is whether or not attempt teen criminals in person courts and sentence them to adult prisons. The main focus of these amenities is to rebuild juveniles, not in reality punish and imprison them. The hassle is that some…

In attempt to deter juveniles from committing deviant crimes, states in favor of juveniles charged as adults place firm laws similar to California’s Proposition 21 . Let it be known that laws will not abate crime, but rather provide a means of punishment. However, questions regarding the appropriateness and severity of adult charges against youth…