Criminology

Prisons as correctional institutions were an establishment of the 19th century and was predicted by may that as a correctional institution the prison facility was not going to thrive for long. However, even as we cross into the 21st century, the prison has continued to be part of the criminal justice system despite the failure to comprehensively address the functions and purposes that were the basis for its inception. The major question then arises on how the institution has managed to survive the...

Evaluating and analyzing the world from a broader and deeper perspective allows us to know that the world is not a fair place. There does not occur any one-sided thing in fact contradictions do prevail here for instance, where there is good there is bad, honesty dishonesty, beauty ugliness, truth falsehood, and so on. Similarly, people do not only act in a way that is considered to be good or valuable to the society, but there are also rule-breakers who can be categorized under the names of criminals,...

The prevalence of crime in our contemporary society has brought the need of devising ways through which crime can be prevented. In trying to curb these retrogressive trends that come in the name of crime, various criminologists have posed questions regarding the interventions being employed. One of these questions is if there is a possibility of predicting that a child could end up becoming an offender in the future. This question forms the basis of this discourse, where we shall take into account...

The ICC is poised to handle the case of the Joseph Kony, Vincent Otti, Okot Odthiambo and Dominic Ongwen (ICC-0204-0105) who are accused of leading the Lords Resistance Army (ICC, 2010). The LRA has conducted a murderous campaign against the Ugandan government in the north of the country, abducted women and children and destroyed towns and villages. They are accused of conducting rape of female victims and enslaving others as wives. LRA operatives have recruited children into their armies and forced...

Respect for human rights is an important practice in any nation. This is the reason behind the formulation of the exclusionary rule. According to the provisions of the American constitution, the right to privacy is defined as a fundamental right for all American citizens (Jackson, 1996). This is well established in a number of amendments such as the fourth, fifth and the fourteenth amendments. The fourth amendment prohibits unreasonable search and seizure by law enforcement agents (Street Law and...

Absolutely yes The rapid increase in serious crime rates in Victoria perpetuated by alcohol and the extraordinary increase knife related assaults clearly demonstrate that we have degenerated into anomie. In fact, Durkheim has explicitly underlined that during periods of socio-economic upheaval societal structures break down culminating in rampant increase in crimes. His theory postulates that if financial crises exacerbate anomy it is not because of poverty, it is because of disturbances of collective...

Contrary to public opinions or ostensible beliefs, the fact remains that crime is derivative.  Specifically, crime is nothing more than a human conception of acts and behaviors which violate particular social and moral norms in ways that can threaten social cohesion and social solidarity.  Crime is not a naturally-occurring phenomenon, such as a tornado or a flowers blooming, and while their may be some genetic factors that predispose certain individuals to commit acts defined as criminal...

Leadership in organizations is a crucial element for effective administration as it determines the capacity of production. Police executive leaders should work in an efficient way and remain friendly and open to the public for the society to develop confidence and trust in the sector. Openness in communication between the society and law enforcing organizations is important as it makes the community feel that the organization is concerned about the societys affairs and how the institution workers...

In the instant case, the plaintiff was employed as a payroll instructor at a vocational college.  He signed his initial employment contract in January, 2006 this contract set forth the courses to be taught and explicitly provided that the college had no obligation to provide continuing employment beyond the duration of these specific courses.  The contract further provided that the college reserved the right to amend the contract and that the college had the power to terminate the contract...

Intermediate sanctions are sanctions which are much more restrictive as compared to probation, but at the same time they are less restrictive as compared to incarceration. The problem of overcrowding of correctional facilities can be solved by such sanctions (intermediate sanctions), and so is the problem of understaffed probation department. It can include intensive probation, house arrest, drug treatment programs, boot camps and even electronic monitoring (Caputo 2004).  The intermediate...

The field of criminal justice is filled with many job opportunities.   Each job position contains a specific guideline for upholding the law.  These jobs vary from that of a hired law enforcement officers, correctional officers, community counselors, and ever more, child protective service workers.  The role of a child protective services worker is unique in that it is a state appointed position, but it also carries with it a guaranteed immunity.  This simply means that no individual...

Emile Durkheim argued that because the pre-industrial society was simpler and small, members of society were brought together by a strong bond of shared values, morals and beliefs. An act of crime therefore offended or affected many members of the community who were largely united into one single moral community (Ulmer, Bader  Gault, 2008). Criminals aroused the emotions or passions of the members of the community and not surprisingly, the punishments meted out severe and sometimes irrational....

Purpose of Recommendation Report The aim of this recommendation report is delve into the two candidates profiles that have made applications for the police recruitment to determine who will emerge as the ideal police officer.  This report is being prepared for the internal police recruitment panel who will utilize it to arrive at a decision with regard to who among the two police officers is the better candidate for the job. This report has crucial and necessary items which will be of value...

There are three main management approaches that criminal justice administrators can employ in the management of their organizations. These include the scientific management and human relations management used in the first half of the 20th century and the system management that has been in use since the 1960s. These management approaches have their strengths and weaknesses. Introduction Individuals in different societies relate differently according to the culture of their society. This understanding...