Essays on Crime Page 59

DEFINITION OF THE TERM ‘VICTIM’. The word “victim” has its roots in many ancient languages that covered a great distance from northwestern Europe to the southern tip of Asia and yet had a similar linguistic pattern: victima in Latin; and, vinak ti in Sanskrit (Webster’s 1971). In the original meaning of the term, a victim…

Writing in a letter to H.P. Lovecraft, dated September 22, 1932, Howard asks him if he heard any stories about a certain notorious Illinois landmark and the desperados who frequented it when he was on a recent visit down south: While you were in the South on your recent visit, did you hear any legends of the…

October 2, 2006 changed the course of Amish life forever. On this day, Charles Carl Roberts IV entered an Amish schoolhouse near Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania carrying several guns. The rage inside of Roberts prompted him to shoot and kill five young school girls while seriously wounding five others.[1] Prior to this incident, the vast majority…

Recognise Recognise the signs and symptoms or believe what you are told Respond Comfort – warm and caring Reassure the person that you believe them and that it is not their fault/they are in no way to blame Do not promise that you will keep it secret (may need to pass on to help them,…

Fingerprints can identify us and only us. Everyone’s fingerprints are different; there are no two alike. That’s why they prove so useful when identifying dead bodies or fingerprints at a crime scene. Police use them at crime scenes; banks use them to identify checks. There are so many different uses for fingerprints. Fingerprints are read…

“As for Roger O’Farrel … He took me off a sinking ship when I was a baby and raised me like his own daughter. And if I took to the life of a rover, it is not his fault, who would have established me like a fine lady ashore had I wished. ” – Robert…

Robbery – Sufficiency of the Evidence The issue before the COA in this case is whether there was sufficient evidence to convict Petitioner of robbery. Petitioner was charged and convicted of robbery, theft over $500, and second degree assault. Petitioner was sentenced to imprisonment for robbery, and, for purposes of sentencing the other two convictions…

Persuasive writing addresses topics that are somehow controversial or template discussion because of their complexity. To select a topic, first consider your own opinions. Ask yourself these questions: * What issues do I feel strongly about? * What debatable subject, or controversial topic, would like to learn more about? NOTE: If you can’t decide on…

Wrongful acts that the State distinguishes to be out of control of a normal situation and deserve to be punished for the good of the society define what crime is. The state immediately perform some actions that would lead to the correction and stoppage of the crime, like prosecution of the alleged perpetrators to guarantee…

DAUBERT’S STANDARD The Daubert standard is set by the Supreme Court of the United States of America in 1993 as legal precedent in the admissibility of expert witnesses’ testimony during legal proceedings of cases. This is a standard that is the basis for the admissibility of evidence in court trials in the US. There are…