Essays on Crime and Punishment

“If you're going to do something wrong, do it big, because the punishment is the same either way.” (Jayne Mansfield) If all felonies were to have a preset punishment, wouldn’t this be the mindset of all criminals? For the purposes of this essay, a 'punishment' which 'fits the crime' refers to the presence of a pre-determined and fixed set of punishments for each crime. Hence, the question: should we punish according to the law, without any deviation, under all circumstances? To answer this ...

Race in America In today’s society, we do not spend our time thinking about those who were affected by the war on drugs and mass incarceration that happened many years ago. We are lucky enough to be living with the policies that were put in place for us so long ago. Being that I am a young white female who grew up in the early 2000s, I was not faced with nearly half the situations that the young black children raised in the 90s were faced with. In the book, Crime and Punishment in Black ...

On July 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress. Eleven years later on September 17, 1787 the Constitution was signed. The Constitution was written to replace the Articles of Confederation because it did not grant enough power to the federal government. However, the Constitution limited the power of the federal government. The purpose of the Constitution is to protect but not grant the natural rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The ...

The death penalty has been used for years as a way to punish the guilty. The death penalty used to be an effective way of reducing crime. Over the years the death penalty has cost our Justice system millions. Besides the cost, it violates our Human Rights Bill and punishes innocent people. The death penalty is not effective at reducing crime. Our society is not any safer and does not deter people from breaking the law. There are many different options in our system to fight crime, but the ...

On January 15, 1974 in Wichita, Kansas Joseph Otero, Julie Otero, and their two siblings Josephine and Joseph II strangled to death in their home. Joseph was found lying face down on the floor with his hands and feet bound with a cord that had been ripped from a Venetian blind from one of the rooms. Julie was found in the bedroom, lying on the bed, bound in a similar manner. Both appeared to have been strangled by a strip of cord cut from the Venetian blind. The police began an investigation ...

Domestic violence against men is no laughing matter nor is it a recent phenomenon. In fact, many are still blinded by the existence of domestic violence against men or husband. Furthermore, the numbers of cases reported are increasing from 2010 ranging about 650 cases, 815 cases in 2011 and 930 cases in 2012. The numbers clearly shows a growing numbers of Malaysian men abused by their spouse. Psychiatrist Dr Zuraidah Ahmad Sabki from University of Malaya worries that this issue might grew ...

The family helps shape us into who we are as people. In the book “crime and punishment” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, family plays an important rule in Raskolnikov life. They support us and guide us into doing the right things but in this book is different and explains us how does Raskolnikov family fit into the whole study and all the sacrifices his mother and his sister did for him. Raskolnikov is the protagonist of the story, and this story is told from his point of view. His intellectualism ...

In Latin America, corrupt governments have historically reacted to social and political issues with brute force. Violence intensely pervades the region and remains to be a part of everyday life even still today. El Salvador is no exception; it is one of the least safe countries in the world. Gang violence plagues the small corner of Central America’s Northern Triangle. The gangs—also known as maras—developed in the 1980sin the western United States, where Latin Americans left their homes to ...

It is common for individuals to look at others and whether it be subconsciously or consciously, judge, many without realizing the traits mocked in others are the same traits they themselves have. In Crime and Punishment By Fyodor Dostoevsky, Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov, is a student in St. Petersburg, Russia, who has a very conflicting personality, he is a man who believes himself to be extraordinary. Despite this, he unknowingly displays several ordinary traits which are represented in the ...

This paper explores a case involving a renowned sports broadcasting network while discussing its programming rights, business activities,and other assets. Although this sports network had acquired to be household name and has accumulated much success, there has been some challenges concerning the network. Not only are their issues about the pricing of television subscription services, but also the viewership of the network has been declining since the year of 2013. This paper will also be ...

Cybercrimes refers to criminal activities that are sophisticated and done through the use computers and the internet (Brenner, 2010). Cybercrimes range from activities such as downloading music illegally from the internet to stealing money from online bank accounts. Cybercrimes are totally different from traditional crimes in a number of ways. The first difference is the complexity in which cybercrimes have emerged with and the need for urgent response that they pose to security agencies. ...

When the baby’s nurse, Betty Gow went to check on baby Charlie, She discovered that he was missing. Upon the realization that the child was missing, Gow revealed the information to the parents, and the local authorities were contacted immediately and there began the search for the Lindbergh baby. Because of the nature of the case and the high profile family, the New Jersey State Police constantly found themselves battling with other jurisdictions even the FBI over who would handle the case. ...

Richard Ramirez, born Ricardo Leyva Munoz Ramirez, was a serial killer, serial rapist, burglar, and pedophile in Los Angeles, California. He terrorized the city from 1984 to 1985, when he was caught. Though he only spent two years committing murder, at least 13 people were killed and many more were injured and/or raped. He committed several different crimes, such as burglary, murder, rape, and assault. He came to be known as The Night Stalker, the Valley Intruder, and the Walk-In Killer as his ...

In England and Wales there were 618,000 recorded ‘violence against the person’ crimes which caused injury in 2015. In 2007 the estimated prison population in England and Wales was 80,000, which means every 100,000 people 149 of those are in jail, which is a little higher than the Eu average (123).According to the human rights act of 1998, Article 6 states that “everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial tribunal established by ...

Consumer protection involves safeguarding the consumer from exploitation by producers and other business people. Consumers, for example, have the right to be informed, the right for safety and the right to be heard. In attempts to maximize profits, business people may be tempted to violate some of these rights. Therefore, to ensure that commodities being sold are of good quality and quantity, there is need for consumer protection. This essay discusses the need for consumer protection and some ...