Criminology Essays

There may be varying interpretations of anti-social behavior, however, it is essential to reference the government’s definition in order to comprehend its importance. The Crime and Disorder Act defines anti-social behavior as actions that have the potential to cause harassment, alarm or distress to individuals outside of the perpetrator’s household. Sociology and social psychology have […]

There are many definitions of crime as it is hard to find a single definition which everyone would agree upon. Feldman (1993) defines crime as ‘anything forbidden or punishable by the criminal justice system. ‘ Therefore crime prevention can be defined as ‘any activity intended to reduce the frequency of events defined as crimes by […]

Despite the common perception that people with darker skin tones from ethnic groups tend to be imprisoned more frequently relative to their population, there is no indication that African Americans have a greater inclination towards criminal activity. Brothers and Keepers, authored by John Edgar Wideman, tells the contrasting stories of the writer and his brother. […]

Alicia Martinez slaying: Did Edward Romero chop up some organic structure parts in a liquidizer? Denver Westword. Thursday. Mar. 8 2012 Alicia Martinez disappeared on October 24. 2010. and shortly thenceforth. Denver Police arrested Edward Romero for first degree slaying. Harmonizing to constabulary Romero allegedly killed Martinez by hiting her twice in the caput. so […]

Introduction In recent old ages, there has been an increasing involvement in the research of human trafficking, both in general and in child sex trafficking as a particular and important phenomenon. Harmonizing to the U.S. Department of State ( 2007 ) trafficking is one of the fastest turning condemnable endeavors with an approximative figure of […]

The Macdonald Triad, also known as the three of psychopath, is a set of three behavioral features associated with sociopathic behavior. These features, which are found in the childhood histories of individuals with sociopathic behaviors, include inhuman treatment towards animals, fire-setting, and excessive bed-wetting. The theory proposed by J.M. Macdonald suggests that these behaviors during […]

In his essay “Should Juveniles Be Tried as Adults,” Laurence Steinberg discusses the topic of treating young offenders as adults and compares the juvenile and adult systems. He emphasizes that society has been attempting to redefine the juvenile justice system in recent times, aiming to discipline more young offenders in adult prisons (632). However, Steinberg […]

Electronic Monitoring Today Electronic monitoring has emerged as one of the most popular forms of community corrections in the United States today.Electronic monitoring began and/or was first used in approximately 1984. Today, approximately 12,000- 15,000 offenders or participants are being monitored on a daily basis. The electronic monitoring equipment used today allows us to determine […]

An excerpt of this poem paints a picture of two brothers, John and Robert Wideman, leading different lives. Robert Wideman, embraced a path common for black men during that era; a life of crime, glamour, and drugs. Quietly sitting in jail, he reminisces deeply about his troubled past and the consequences of the future that […]

Criminologists are one in believing that strain results to deviant behavior. They claim that this resulting deviant behavior could either be criminal or delinquent in nature. Some say that “the level of constraints and negative emotionality” of individuals dictate whether they would react to strain in a criminal way, such as robbing people, or react […]

Time has changed so do social issues. Problems arising among the youth are at an alarming state. Main problems like smoking, gangsterism, and illegal racing are affecting the country’s development. Gangsterism is common in a developing nation such as Malaysia and we have heard a lot about it occurring in schools. It has been reported […]

In Block 1 you were introduced to three perspectives on crime, law and order: classicism, positivism and social constructionism. With reference to the materials in Block 1 and using your own words define and explain each of these perspectives and discuss their historical and contemporary influence on theory and practice in youth justice. This essay […]

Meyer R. Scholnick also known as Robert King Merton was born on the 4th of July 2010 in Philadelphia in a Jewish family from Russia that immigrated to the United States of America. He took advantage of the culture riches surrounding him by frequenting nearby cultural and educational venues when he was in High School. […]

The ‘father of modern criminology’1, the description given to Cesare Lombroso, has gained a considerable amount of attention during the end of the 19th century. Those before his time, such as Beccaria, Quetelet, Darwin, Compte and Haeckel and their theories, statistical analysis and triumphs all shaped Lombroso’s criminological perspective and laid the foundation for him […]

Criminal profiling is defined by Kocsis and Palermo “as a technique whereby the probable characteristics of a criminal offender or offenders are predicted based on the behavior exhibited in the commission of a crime” (1). Commonly, it has been attached to the idea that it is a set of leads and a biological picture that […]

The term deception means the deliberate act of misleading an individual some may refer to deception as “little white lies. ” Deception has long been used in the criminal justice area by officers in the detecting process of criminal cases, and is one of the most commonly used tools in the investigative process. Investigators use […]

Charles Krauthammer was concerned with the deviancy situation in the society as he observed that the society seems to be tolerant to some form of activities that were once in time considered deviant. Basing his argument on comparable research findings which revealed that in 1940, top deviant behavior among school going children was identified as […]

Determining the definition of crime is challenging due to differing theories and opinions. In 1947, Paul Tappan legally defined it as an intentional violation of criminal law without excuse, punishable by the state. However, individuals’ understanding of crime can be influenced by societal factors like religion and personal experiences with crime and the justice system. […]

In the Elizabethan era, doing a crime was the worst mistake of all, depending on how big your crime was, people had to know that their lives were at risk. Every crime was big before, even “crimes of treason and offenses against the state were treated with that murder and rape today. ”(Elizabethan Crime and […]

There exist many explanations of criminal development. These theories can be used to explain criminal development among popular criminals such as John Gotti. For instance, Sutherland’s differential association theory and Merton’s theory of anomie can be used to describe Gotti’s criminal behavior. Gotti’s criminal behavior is primarily as a result of exposure to environments that […]

Criminologist and politicians have debated the effectiveness of correctional rehabilitation programs since the 1970’s when criminal justice scholars and policy makers throughout the United States embraced Robert Martinson’s credo of “nothing works” (Shrum, 2004). Recidivism, the rate at which released offenders return to jail or prison, has become the most accepted outcome measure in corrections. […]

Ever since the dawn of human civilization, crime has been a baffling problem. There is hardly any society that is not beset with the problem of crime. Dr. Heinrich Oppenheimer in his book ‘Rationale of Punishment’ says that a crimeless society is a myth. Commenting on this aspect, Emile Durkheim says, “a society composed of […]