Criminology

Justice is an impartial legal ideology supported by a specific set of judicial guidelines, protocol, and societal expectations. The correctional phase of justice is responsible for inspiring change and rehabilitation from within the minds of those it has convicted in a court of law.  The cost of justice does not encompass the areas of state and federal facilities alone, but it also involves law enforcement, defense attorneys, prosecutors, and institutional programs.  Justice can only be...

It is increasingly felt that the traditional quasi-military type of organizations for the police departments is outmoded in the twentieth century. There are writers who clamor for some kind of liberalization of police organization so that the police officers in action have more room to make choices and decisions as they seem fit and not be unduly constrained by regulations and orders received from above. This, it is felt, could pave the way for more efficiency in the police work. However, we will...

The juvenile justice system was formed in the early 1900s by child savers. The system was formed to help andor aid those teens who have somehow gotten off the straight and narrow due to various obstacles. Those obstacles may include but are not limited to living in poverty, dysfunctional family, peer pressure etc. Although the juvenile justice system was designed to help teens, some believe that the system was formed to take away teen rights and independence. Over the years, a lot has changed including...

This article discusses the makeup of the departments within a police force.  It tells of the many disciplines contained within the walls and how the key to their effectiveness is good management.  Good management is recognized in how management treats personnel.  Police personnel management is totally committed to the police force in dealing with all departmental operations.  The entire process is overseen with a fine tooth comb by both managers and supervisors in the selection...

Societal details are prototype of activities that differentiates a communal assemblage, which comprises of sanctions, principles, and customs. In the motion picture, 12 Angry Men, the adjudicators as an assembly is an exemplar of an ethnicity in which societal particulars can be depicted. 12 Angry Men (1957) is an insightful film, demonstrating different societal psychology theories and attitudes through the representation of 12 middle-aged Americans, bearing similar and different prejudices, ideologies,...

This is a quantitative research which used different measurements to analyze the collected data. The dependent variable is self-control which was measured using a scale of 17-point self-report on hyperactivityinattention. The subjects were asked to answer a series of eight statements relating to impulsivity, distractibility and inattention. This variable was coded in such a way that the higher the score on the scale, the higher the level of self-control. The independent variables were parental...

Vehicular homicide according to John Malcom and John Scheb in introduction to American legal system can be defined as the criminal, deliberate or unintentional act of causing death of another person using a vehicle, or through the improper use of a vehicle.  In this, case death occurs as result of negligence of the vehicle by the driver or the driver driving under the influence of alcohol or any intoxicating substance. This is also known as dangerous driving. The victims of this offence vary...

There are various programs that have been put in place in the state of Texas in an attempt to reduce juvenile crimes. These programs and services are organized and coordinated at the local or state level. The coordination however vary from one county to another where in some counties, the juvenile probation department is responsible for these services while in others, the prosecuting general coordinates the programs. These programs promote justice for the juvenile offenders and the approaches of...

Forensic document examination field relates to study of documents as well as various materials whose content mainly include handwriting, typewriting and printing (Ellen, 200512). It exists as a discipline on its own and generally refers to the legal process of establishing the authenticity of documents that are in dispute in a court of law. It main purpose is to answer questions about a document in question through application of scientific techniques and processes (Ellen, 200513). This process...

Police agencies should help in developing stronger and self-sufficient communities. These are communities in which social disorder and crime will not thrive. Community policing when effective is democracy in real action. It needs active participation of civic, local government and other business leaders, private and public agencies, churches, schools, residents and hospitals. The paper answers the question of when, how, and why Community Policing would benefit a given organization. Community policing...