Crime Essays

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, […]

The book “Friend by Day, Enemy by Night” thoroughly investigates the Kohistanis living in Thull, Pakistan. Lincoln Keiser’s book extensively explores the life of the Kohistanis people both before and after mar dushmani, also known as “death enmity.” This particular social relationship gives rise to various issues within their community. The principle of death enmity […]

When the topic of the “death penalty” is brought up, both supporters and critics express their arguments with great passion. Both sides of the argument have their own viewpoints regarding capital punishment. One perspective believes in deterrence and justifies execution as a means of justice, retribution, and punishment. The opposing viewpoint argues that executing an […]

Introduction /Margaret Atwood Author Info Murder in the Dark Summary/Hurricane Alicia Historical Event Survival, Space, and Place Victim Positions/Work Sited Introduction The author of my independent study novel is Margaret Atwood. Atwood is a multi-award winning writer, and also a hobby painter. She is a well known writer of poetry, fiction novels, and many others. […]

On 23rd January, Mary Barnett, the Chicago-based single mother of the 6 months old baby Alison, suddenly left for San Francisco to meet her fiance. The baby, having been left unattended was found dead in Barnett’s apartment a week later. That a mother could leave such a young baby unattended for several days is shocking, […]

For this assignment we ask you (1) to give a summary of argumentation in the Opinion of the Court and in the Dissenting Opinion (2) to evaluate these two opinions and (3) to give your opinion on Dworkin’s analysis of the decision and his theory about legal principles (and try to relate Dworkin’s theory to […]

The death penalty has been used throughout history; it has evolved from being stoned to death, to being hanged and finally being injected with 3 substances that will kill the victim without pain. Many ideas have developed over the years on how to take a criminal’s life and the lethal injection seems to be the […]

Executions in 18th century Britain are a subject of merit for study as an insight into the lives of people of during that time. In the spirit of that aim, one could focus upon the final accounts of the condemned just before or on the day of their executions. Executions were a main attraction to […]

To outwit someone it means you have deceived or defeated him or her by greater ingenuity. In the short story “Twins” by Eric Wright, there are many examples of how people can be easily outwitted. This short story is about a man who takes his wife to an old mine shaft to explain his next […]

Located in the state if Chihuahua, Juarez is the 5th largest city in all of Mexico with almost two million people (Juarez-Mexico). The population of Juarez is not the what people from Mexico and all over the world talk about but instead they talk about the mass murders of young women, and female children which […]

Over the years, the society has done its best to curb the ever rising rate of child murder and homicide. Different campaigns and programs have been created to put an end to such gruesome cases committed to innocent children. Despite of these efforts however, statistics show that child murder and homicide figures continue to take […]

The Criminal’s Guilty Mind (Mens Rea): Jason Edward Gordon Farrell found that the decreased Liam Salter-Tully presumably broke into their flat and slept in the flat and thereby Mr Farrell was unhappy with this. The Criminal’s Guilty Act: Mr Farrell and others decided to smack the decreased and give him a bloody nose and told […]

In Schlosser’s first chapter “Reefer Madness,” he gathers plausible historical facts and counter-arguments to argue that the punishments for marijuana use are extraneous and unreasonable. He suggests that if the United States government decriminalizes marijuana for personal use, it would save the time and money that could be spent on more serious endeavors, and by […]

Defense attorneys often have to defend clients who are guilty of horrible crimes such as murder, rape, or assault with a deadly weapon. Their job is to defend the client, no matter of what the client actually did; their job is to try and get them off, or get them the minimum punishment. Attorney also […]

The reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 has sparked heated discussions concerning its suitability as retribution for homicide, essentially trading one life for another. Despite this punishment being carried out in 1287 instances, it only affects a tiny portion of those incarcerated (Rogers). At present, lethal injection is a lawful method of execution in […]

Douglas P. Lackey’s examination of pacifism ventures into the morality related to killing, presenting an intriguing idea. He proposes that “If the congress decides to implement a speed limit of 55 miles per hour on national highways, it is predicted to lead to more fatalities than if the limit was established at 45 miles per […]

Through looking at the Crow and its connotations and implications, Hughes has created an image of this sinister animal that challenges one’s innate mistrust of the bird through presenting the crow’s own point of view. This evokes both empathy and sympathy in the reader by posing questions which induce consideration of an alternate standpoint as […]

In the Frontline documentary entitled “When Kids Get Life,” five young Colorado boys are profiled. There are over 2,200 juveniles who have been convicted of crimes and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, 46 of whom are in the state of Colorado. Jacob Ind, Nathan Ybanez, Erik Jensen, Trevor Jones, and Andrew Medina […]

Discuss the Criminal Liability of Dave for the Murder of Edward. I would charge Dave under s18 of OAPA (1861). For a s18 offence, there needs to be a Mens Rea of intention where the defendant must see some harm and consequence, and the Actus Reus of GBH or Murder. For s18 to be applicable, […]

The 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short has remained one of Hollywood’s most notorious unsolved cases in Los Angeles history. The cold case has been passed down from detective to detective searching answers or any clues to help put the case to rest. The Black Dahlia was actually Elizabeth Short: a young, aspiring actress from a […]

Gary Ridgway was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 18th, 1949. He was the child of Mary Steinman and Thomas Ridgway. Gary grew up in McMicken Heights, Washington, where he had a troubled relationship with his mother and an unconventional childhood. He faced academic difficulties, receiving poor grades and being seen as unintelligent […]

Susan Leigh Vaughan Smith is a convicted child murderer. She drove her car with her two sons, age three and fourteen months, sleeping in the back, into a lake. She carried on a lie about a black man that carjacked her for nine long days before she confessed. No one had implicated her in the […]