Crime Essays

ABOUT THE REPORT The Report is divided into a number of sections.  There is a general Introduction followed by a discussion section dealing with evidence and submissions.  After the “Discussion on the Evidence” section are the “Findings” and “Conclusion to the Findings”.  Then follows the “Recommendations and Comments” section of the report in which the […]

INTRODUCTION Corruption in public life is an age old problem. It is not peculiar to India but has existed in some form or the other even in economically advanced and progressive countries. The extent varies to the degree of public awareness and the national character of the people. Any well intentioned government and society which […]

Directed by Clint Eastwood, the movie “Mystic River” centers around three boys who were raised in the streets of Boston. Their upbringing in an urban environment significantly influenced their lives as they became older. One major theme explored in the film is urban crime, which is depicted from both perspectives – the corrupt side and […]

Despite the common belief that prisoners have no private contact with their significant others while incarcerated, conjugal visits provide an exception to this rule. These visits are practiced in a few states and serve the purpose of maintaining family relationships during imprisonment. Despite the outdated connotation of the term, many individuals believe that conjugal visits […]

Under the law, individuals facing criminal charges can avoid arrest or imprisonment by providing cash or property as a guarantee. This payment serves as a financial obligation ensuring the person’s future court appearance. A bail bond, which is an agreement, is made with a third party who pledges the payment to the court. This arrangement […]

Both juvenile and adult courts have similarities in terms of sanctioning individuals and offering plea bargaining options. Additionally, they ensure that defendants in both courts are granted due process rights and protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. Upon arrest, both juveniles and adult offenders are made aware of their Miranda rights. The standard for determining […]

Instances of innuendos and advances towards women in the criminal justice field often stem from authority figures. The misuse of authority commonly occurs when individuals don their uniforms, assuming a different and more dominant identity. Gender-related problems are not limited to men mistreating women; they can also involve women making inappropriate advances towards men or […]

“Is it possible for white America to really understand blacks’ distrust of the legal system, their fears of racial profiling and the police, without understanding how cheap a black life was for so long a time in our nation’s history” stated by Philip Dray. Racial profiling is a serious matter going on in the world […]

Police brutality is one of several forms of police misconduct, which involves undue violence by police officers. It seems to happen in several countries, but very often in the United States against African-Americans. Studies show that the US police kill more in days than other countries do in years. (The Guardian, 2018). Generally, when individuals […]

The topic of race and crime is of interest to academia, government surveys, the media, and the public. In M. Anderson’s study on racial discrimination, it was discovered that a large portion (81%) of black individuals with some college education have experienced occasional or frequent instances of racial discrimination. Discrimination refers to the unjust or […]

Rios’ ‘The Consequences of the Criminal Justice Pipeline on Black and Latino Masculinity’ draws important insights regarding race and gender concerning crime in the US’s criminal justice. It is true to say that masculinity or hyper-masculinity in a young man creates the feeling of manhood (Rios 151). I concur with the author that policing and […]

The Shawshank Redemption is a remarkable movie that depicts the thoughts, actions, and motivations of prisoners and their wardens.  The symbolic interactionist perspective leads us unto the knowledge of how different symbols, such as the uniforms worn by all in the prison represent power.  Differential association sheds light on the bond that is formed by […]

California has a strong racing culture.   In fact, according to an Internet encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Southern California is considered to be the birthplace of drag racing.  Yet, the state of California considers street racing an illegal activity.  This is because street racing leads to injuries and deaths, many a times of absolutely innocent people, including […]

I. The Main Facts of the Case The main facts of the Jaidyn Leskie case are as follows: ?Jaidyn Leskie disappeared while in the care of Greg Domaszewicz on the night of 14 June 1997. ?Mr. Domaszewicz said that Jaidyn went missing after being left asleep at his house while he went out to pick […]

Problem Rarely does an evening pass in which the locally televised nightly news does not provide coverage of at least one shocking and disturbing act of criminal violence involving juveniles. Nightly reports of drive-by shootings, teens as young as 14 being remanded to adult court to stand trial for murder, gang initiation ceremonies involving sadistic […]

Criminality has been sociologically defined as a form of deviant behavior from the norm and the acceptable rules of society. A more generic definition of criminality is a behavioral predisposition that disproportionately favors criminal activity. It is based on the premise that the act or acts committed by an individual violates the natural rights that […]

Intermediate sanctions are designed to give judges other sentencing options beside imprisonment or probation. These types of sanctions are less restrictive than imprisonment but more restrictive than probation. Intermediate sanctions are usually combined with imprisonment, probation, and each other. These sanctions are divided into two sub groups, judicially administered and probation administered. Judicially administered intermediate […]

Plea bargaining is a process of negotiation and resolution that is an efficient, informal and by and large, successful alternative to the formal process of a criminal trial. Despite this less formal approach, the goal that drives plea bargaining is exactly the same: to bring about a fair, balanced and just resolution to an act […]

An Overview and Discussion of CPTED Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), as defined by the International CPTED Association (n. d. ), has as its basic premise that “the proper design and effective use of the physical environment can lead to a reduction in the incidence and fear of crime, thereby improving the quality of […]

Access Criminology, Unit 1 ‘Critically evaluate the assumptions and claims of early classical and Italian positivist criminology’. Aims and objective of this essay During this essay I aim to critically evaluate the two schools of thinking, evaluate the assumptions and claims of early classical criminology and Italian positivist criminology. I am going to do this […]

The EEOC defines Sexual Harassment as unwanted sexual advances from one person to another, which is classified into two categories: quid pro quo and hostile environment. Quid pro quo involves using sexual behavior as leverage for employment, while hostile environment refers to any sexual conduct that hinders job performance or creates an intimidating or offensive […]

In the story, Andy befriends a smuggler named Red who gives him a rock hammer to create chess pieces and later gets him large posters of prominent celebrities. Andy becomes the Warden’s financial assistant and assists in using prison labor for personal profit, but his innocence is declared by Tommy Williams. The corrupt Warden punishes […]