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Introduction             Arson is the intentional act of setting fire to a car, building, or other property for malicious or fraudulent purposes, and is considered a crime in all States. It is a violent crime that is responsible for hundreds of deaths every year. Arson is the second most leading cause of residential death in…

The laws conflict with reason; holding to Locker’s purpose to protect property when protecting people is by far more noble (Peak, 2007, 14)Agreeing with the conflict theorist, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who challenged Hobbes and Locke, debating that “Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains”( Peak, 2007, 15). This truism is even more pronounced…

Is deception justified? This question is a topic that many people have different views on. In my opinion, it is necessary to lie to other people. I also think that it is important to be an honest individual, but there are certain circumstances when lying is justified. Lying can often times save a lot of…

As members of society we would like to believe that just because one is intoxicated while they committed a criminal offence, that this would not mitigate their guilt. In the case of Reniger v Fogossa in 1552 it was stated that, ‘if a person who is drunk kills another this shall be a felony… and…

The Black Sox Trial – 1921The Black Sox scandal was a baseball betting scheme involving a group of baseball players and gamblers which led to the Chicago White Sox intentionally losing in the 1919 World Series. As a result this scandal led to the banning of eight players from the 1919 Chicago White Sox team,…

According to Article 91, it is considered a violation if an enlisted member physically attacks or assaults a Warrant Officer, Non-Commissioned Officer, or Petty Officer while they are fulfilling their official duties. It also specifies that there will be further consequences for disobeying a lawful order, showing disrespect through words, or using disorderly language towards…

From August 14 to August 20 of 1971 researchers at Stanford University in California funded an experiment that took regular untrained students and placed them in a prison type setting. Twenty four were chosen, some were designated as prisoners and others as guards. The experiment lasted only six of the planned fourteen day because a…

Interviewing  &   interrogation – two  forms  of   probing  are  the  powerful  tools  that  are  used  to  delve  into  matters  of  immense  consideration.  However, there are fine distinctions between viability of the two. Interrogation  is  an  inquiry or  examination  that  is  meant  to  evoke,  debrief  or   elicit certain  unknown  or  hidden  facts  that  are  meant to …

This is a paper discussing the limitations imposed by law (common and statutory) on land in Zambia. Land in Zambia is governed using the Land Act Chapter 184. According to section 3(1) of the Land Act, all land in Zambia is vested in the President who is to hold it forever on behalf of the…

Since centuries, an issue of Capital Punishment is turning the legal benches around the globe into the seats of much heated debate. Various laws are being framed taking into account the severity of crimes in deciding the method of Capital punishments. Even though, between the years 1972 to 1976, United States Supreme Court declared Capital…