Criminal Law Essays

Martha Stewart-Living-Omnimedia, Inc. is based in New York and employs approximately 760 people, generating an annual revenue of $327.9 million dollars. Stewart became famous by effectively engaging with a diverse audience through affordable and practical products. Her TV shows gained popularity nationwide, while MSLO earned significant income from magazine sales. American consumers took pride in […]

My essay will discuss the minimum age at which children are considered criminally responsible and the factors affecting their development. In England, Wales, and Ireland, the minimum age is 10 years old, while in Scotland it is lowered to 8 years old. Madge’s ‘Children In These Days’ (2006) raises concerns about the current age limit […]

Gilbert Lopez and Mark Kuhrt, former chief accounting officer and controller for R. Allen Stanford, have each received a 20-year prison sentence for their roles in concealing Stanford’s $7 billion Ponzi scheme. In November, they were convicted of conspiring to hide the fraudulent activity. The sentencing occurred yesterday in Houston under the supervision of U.S. […]

After a year long investigation, police in Montreal has arrested a 29 year old man who is the alleged ring leader of an online criminal organization which laundered millions of dollars over a five year period. Officers seized evidence, including 3 Apple Laptops, multiple hard drives as well as physical ledgers. Dhanani was scheduled to […]

The increase in computer crimes, which have grown in both quantity and variety, necessitates the implementation of laws. Over the past two decades, computers have become an essential part of society. They are extensively used in sectors such as airlines, banking, industry, and businesses. This widespread adoption is primarily due to people using computers at […]

“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 […]

“The issue is racial profiling and that’s something we’re going to have to deal with as a country.” Racial Profiling is defined as the use of race or ethnicity for suspecting someone of committed an offense. It is a worldwide problem that occurs every day. Racial Profiling is illegal and it violates the U.S. Constitution’s […]

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 […]

Jason Van Dyke, a Chicago Police Officer, was found guilty of second-degree murder for the 2014 killing of Laquan McDonald. Initially, reports claimed that McDonald had assaulted Van Dyke with a three-inch knife, thus seemingly justifying the shooting. However, videos released by the Chicago Police later discredited this account and depicted McDonald walking away from […]

According to data from worldpopulationreview.com, the United States population is composed of 72.4% Caucasians and 12.6% African Americans, creating a disparity of 59.8%. This information holds significance in exposing the persistent oppression faced by African Americans at the hands of their white counterparts. Instances where African Americans are shot by police officers or white individuals […]

Throughout history, individuals with non-white skin have always been targeted by different systems. Regrettably, even today, people are still singled out based on their identity and origin. Despite this persistent issue throughout time, it seems that little advancement has been achieved. The Black Lives Matter movement began in 2013 after Trayvon Martin, an African American […]

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 […]