Essays on Criminal Justice

From something as simple as stealing candy to something as insane as murder, children all over the world throughout the years have committed crimes. In most states, if a child is younger than the age of ten years old they are automatically deemed incapable of…

Before going into the details of Death Penalty, one must know what it actually means and the procedures in which States carries out those penalties i.e. Executions, Firing, and Beheading etc. It solely depends on the State where crime is very high and would I…

Bennett Miller’s take of Capote illustrates the intricate presentation of the death penalty in America’s media, legislation, and pop culture. Following the complex account of Perry Smith’s conviction, Miller conveys an excellent example of how the appellate process can extend over numerous years as murder…

The psychological state of a person when they commit a crime to make the crime seem deliberate is called the mens rea. Men’s rea is a precise, intended plot to commit a certain crime or the general intent for one to go against the law….

Introduction The criminal law of United States does a really good job of prosecuting drug traffickers by penalising the sales, transport and importation of controlled and psychotropic substances. When the state or federal government classifies a substance as controlled or psychotropic, distribution of the substance…

Abstract In October during the year of 1973, Memphis police officers received a call for a burglary. Once the officers arrived, they split up to search the premises. One officer seen a fleeing suspect who was 15 year old Edward Garner. The officer shines his…

What is the Broken Windows Theory? Imagine that you are walking towards a park by yourself, but this park seems to be run down and dirty. You can’t tell when the last time someone cleaned up. If you had garbage in need of disposal, you…

In the criminal justice system, police are responsible for responding to calls for service, patrolling a designated areas, enforcing traffic laws, protecting people and property, making arrests, investigating cases and at times testifying in court. According to Lamin and Teboh, “Police roles transcend all of…

Offender reintegration is an essential part of Australian correctional programs that authorities must enforce in order for prisoners to successfully enter back into communities and reduce recidivism rates after imprisonment. Offender reintegration focuses on the psychosocial transition from an offender to a law-abiding citizen and…

Throughout history, many changes have been made to mold the Australian criminal justice system into what it is today. The Adversarial system is not only recognized in Australia but worldwide. The roots of the adversarial system date from as far back to the colonial period….