Criminology

The aim of this paper is to discuss whether the Marxist perspective holds any significance in the contemporary US society. It is important to understand that every new beginning comes from other beginnings end. Therefore the rise of the contemporary Marxist ideologies is as a result of the earlier perspectives that were pioneered by the earlier great philosophers like Karl Marx, Max Weber, Frediech Engels among others. Discussion The Marxist perspective states that the causes of economic transgression...

Bail is the property offered to a court in persuasion of releasing a suspect. In this case the suspect is released from jail. Bail is issued with the mandate of the suspect being introduced again to trial. There are times when the bail money is given back to the suspect. This happens when the suspect follows all the procedures laid down by court. This happens even if the suspect is found guilty. A bond on the other hand is not refundable. Granting bail is a norm is some countries while in others...

Many people have arguing on whether to allow death penalty to continue or for it to be abolished. In essence, many arguments have been basing on the moral issues. Very few arguments have looked on the economic constraints that death penalty has on the economy. This paper will argue on the economic basis that needs to put death penalty to an end. Introduction Whether or not the sentence of death penalty makes up an effort that is reasonable in the prevention of crimes viewed from an economic perspective...

Who have been the most influential terrorism theorists, and how have they influenced its development Pierre-Joseph Proudhon introduce first anarchism very much relate to terrorism reasons. It rejects all forms of abuse government, command and abuse and aim free and equal access to worldly things. Anarchism is very progressing for being movement with systematic thinking pointing moment for revolutionary ways. Italian Carlo Piscane and Mikhail Bakunin contributes the understanding for ideas addressing...

The separation of the juvenile and adult courts traces its history to over a century ago through the development of two common English laws the Elizabethan era poor laws and the English chancery courts which were formed to address the needs of children. The 1535 poor laws mandated various appointed officials to supervise neglected or destitute children through the indenture process where the children would be offered training on domestic work, trade as well as agriculture services. (Hess, 2009)....

My stand in death penalty is against on such form of punishment.  Though ancient beliefs would state that it should be eye for an eye tooth for a tooth, however, to any crime, death penalty would not let both prosecutors and the accused be open-minded for the other motive or angle of the crime. Like for the case of medical malpractice, where in there are instances that patients would die due to wrong medications, however, not into the intention of the medical practitioner who administered it....

This paper is based on the roles played by the two models in determining the Criminal Procedure Policy and the Effects of Fourteenth Amendments in USA. Crime control model is a model based on the assumptions that are highly dependent on the facts that are investigated on a criminal case the facts are always based on the findings of the police. On the other hand, process model is basically concerned with the rights and privilege of the criminal or a person suspected, it is the process that deals...

To a sociologist, crime is all about the social forces that bring about the decisions to make some things illegal and others legal. But in general, crime is any act or failure to act that breaks the law of the land. Considering crime under this perspective involves an evaluation of the aspects such as affirmative action and welfare of the people. Liberalism is promoting maximum individual freedom as well as being open minded and tolerant. A liberal explores and implements new ideas that may seem...

Terrorism acts continue to be carried out, day in day out, across the globe. This is done either by citizens or foreigners. The United States of America falls in the pool of the countries targeted most by terrorists in spite of having some of the best Criminal Justice Agencies in the world, for example the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  This underscores the need of Criminal Justice Agencies to be ever alert. Some of the major terrorism attacks in the United States include the 1st October...

The rational choice theory (RCT), which is also referred to as rational action theory, was instigated first during the 1700s by someone called Cesare Beccaria, whose practical views and ideas were widely received all over Europe and the United States. Beccarias role helped to eradicate merciless and unusual punishment in the nineteenth century, which was very common during that time. According to the rational choice theory, criminals are humans who have the same goals and desires as normal citizens,...

In my opinion, RCT or rational choice theory is the view that a crime is a function of the decision making process wherein a potential criminal considers the benefits and costs of an illegal act. The theory is known to overtly examine the process of reasoning followed by criminal offenders. The rational choice theory in criminology provides the capability to law enforcers to determine the behavior of possible criminal offenders. This information could then be communicated by the law enforcers to...

This article provides information related to the costs incurred by the community once a juvenile enters the juvenile justice system.  The writer, an attorney, defends rehabilitation for juvenile offenders as it serves as deterrence to future maladaptive behaviors. Drug courts are introduced and explained with regard to the implementation of the program into the juvenile justice system.  The article makes references to this program by citing statistics relating to specific programs. The...

There have been quite a big number of crimes committed by women in the US. The systematic review will show the various causes that lead women to crime. The impact on their children after they have been imprisoned is a paramount question that needs to be addressed. We need to clarify the scope of the stated problem and come up with a strategy that is followed in cases of pregnant prisoners, the mentally disturbed and if or not they receive any medical attention. We need to evaluate on how women are...

When one speaks of terrorism, what would come into mind is wanton violence directed at a particular target.  Terrorists are either driven by political ideology or religion where they felt the use of force or violence is the only available means to address whatever issues they may have.  According to Jonathan White in his book Terrorism and Homeland Security Terrorism is a social process.  It involves a group of people forming associations, defining social realities, and taking action...

Assassination involves killing directed to an important person who has political significance. There are various factors which can prompt assassination. Some of these include political, religious and military. Other factors which contribute to assassination include revenge and public recognition. Assassination may also be government initiated killings to targeted groups such as terrorist. Assassination may be carried out group of victims and might be effected for political purpose. It may be performed...

Evaluate the narco-terrorism debate in light of Napoleonis postulation of new terrorist economy. Consider criminal funding as one of a number of sources. Use examples from specific groups to evaluate the importance of narco-terrorism in their groups specific situations The menace of narco-terrorism has become to be a major obstacle to world peace in recent times. Though initially, narco-terrorism was perhaps seen as terror attacks on the drug enforcement agencies now it has grown into a full fledged...

The discussion posed by these statements primarily revolves around one important issue of criminal laws and justice administration system i.e. how subjective should a system be in awarding penalties. The main argument in favor of a greater objective system is that certainty in laws would have a more pronounced deterrence effect. On the other hand, an equally compelling argument in favor of a more subjective system is that laws can never be comprehensive enough to take into account all factors in...