Crime Essays

What is the “super predator”? He or she are young hypercriminals who are committing acts of violence of unprecedented coldness and brutality. This newest phenomena in the world of crime is perhaps the most dangerous challenge facing society and law enforcement ever. While psychopaths are not new, this breed of super criminal exceeds the scope […]

Juvenile Delinquency There are various factors that contribute to juvenile delinquency, including economic background, substance abuse, delinquent peer groups, repeated exposure to violence, increased availability of firearms, and media violence. However, I believe that the main cause is the breakdown of families and the lack of parental control over children. It is ironic that in […]

The increase in juvenile crime has always been met with alarm and despair. In the 1950s, there were reports of youth gangs in major cities and worries about a rise in juvenile crime in formerly safe areas during the 1960s. This caused widespread concern among both suburban and urban youth who began to forsake education, […]

United States department of justice Crime rates have been increasing every year. The Justice Department has reported that the number of incarcerated people in the United States has quadrupled since the 1970s, being the country with the highest proportion of imprisoned individuals. Law enforcement agencies, criminal research experts, sociologists, criminal psychologists and other stakeholders have […]

Toward the end of his tenure as President, Bill Clinton said “Our children are being fed a dependable daily dose of violence – and it sells”. He was referring to the genre of action movies which are targeted at male teenage adolescents. To place this statement in context, Clinton was speaking one month after the […]

Chapter 1 Question 6 Should juveniles who commit felonies such as rape or robbery be treated as adults? I think that juveniles should be charged as adults if an adult crime is committed. In the constitution it states that it’s not appropriate for a child under 16 to receive capital punishment; which I agree with […]

As the number of heinous crimes such as homicide, murder and rape are currently being committed by offenders below the age of 18 are slowly increasing in all parts of the United States, key players in the juvenile justice system have begun to take sides as to the extent of parental liability in this growing […]

It is widely believed that criminal behavior is directly a function of the socialization process that involves socio psychological interaction by a criminal with members of the community and other social functionaries that he is able to link with. According to this theory a criminal takes to ways of crime because of some form of […]

According to the 2008 crime rate statistics, it proves to us that the people held responsible for most of the crimes that takes place within the United States are both male and female juveniles. With that said, the government as well as law enforcement agencies have developed a variety of juvenile prevention programs to help […]

The streets of Chicago have always been riddled with gang violence and poverty in African American communities. Dominic A. Pacyga’s novel Chicago: A Biography explores the obstacles faced by blacks during the evolving of Chicago through accounts of public housing, street gangs, education, and Juvenile delinquency. The film There Are No Children Here tells the […]

This article seeks to elucidate the facets of child abuse, with particular reference to the books “A Child Called ‘It’” and “The Lost Boy.” The conversation will focus on conflict theory, symbolic interaction theory, normalizing maltreatment, and the Power and Control diagram. The past of abuse can be segmented into three eras: apathy, revelation, and […]

I. Introduction A. Evolution of Video Games Video games originated from the development of electronic games. William Higinbotham was said to be the inventor of the first electronic game, Tennis for Two, by many. A similar game was then released on the Magnavox Odyssey, the first home video game console by Ralph Baer. The game […]

Are there injurious acts in the society that are not considered and punished as crimes? Give at least 5 and explain. Answer: There are some injurious acts in the society that are not considered as crime, because our law is a Reactive and not Proactive mean: the we considered what is the result of what […]

INTRODUCTION Behavior has many causes, as well as many forms. It is directly observable and has measurable actions. Behavior can be normal and abnormal. Abnormal behavior could be as a result of anomalies in one’s biology, physiology or psyche. It is a part of human characteristics and it is hereditary. Some behaviors of course are […]

Juvenile Justice Professor Wims January 7, 2012 The four basic Correctional Models in the Juvenile Justice There are four juvenile correctional models. First, there is the Treatment Model which is based upon the Parens Patraie belief that the state acts as the guardian of a juvenile. The juvenile court examines the youth to better understand […]

Policy by Barry Fields is power packed with his research, his opinions on the Juvenile Justice System. There is no question why he has reached the conclusions that he has because his research backs him. One of the points that he makes is that the criminal justice system for juveniles is more like a social […]

A number of studies have been performed concerning delinquency. Countless developments and strategies have presented the system with numerous possibilities to contain and correct this issue. Still, juvenile delinquency continues to be a problem needing serious corrective action. This paper will focus on the history and future of juvenile delinquency, as well as number of […]

Theories behind Frank Lucas Harlem’s Drug kingpin With Frank Lucas’ life we will be able to demonstrate and explain a few etiological theories starting with Ethnic succession Theory, differential association theory, and Social Disorganization theory. Before we begin I will explain what each Theory means, then we will be able to apply these theories into […]

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 […]

Examining juvenile delinquency in ancient times, particularly in the Greco-Roman world, is crucial due to its long-standing recognition as a significant social problem. This study aims to shed light on this issue during that period and occasionally draw comparisons with contemporary society. Various social factors had an impact on the prevalence of juvenile delinquency in […]

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Columbian drug lord and leader of one of the most powerful criminal organizations ever assembled. During the height of his power in the 1980’s, he controlled a vast empire of drugs and murder that covered the globe. He made billions of dollars, ordered the murder of hundreds if not […]

The Boyz Next Door Up until the early 1990s, the decay of inner-city America largely went unnoticed by the general American public. However, the rise in popularity of gangster rap and the release of such films as New Jack City and Menace II Society drew the publics’ attention toward the largely ignored urban areas. Of […]