Forensic science is a multidisciplinary field that plays a pivotal role in modern criminal investigations. It encompasses a wide range of scientific disciplines, including biology, chemistry, physics, and even computer science, all applied to solve crimes and deliver justice. In this essay, we will delve…
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Cybersecurity is a rapidly evolving field, and my career goals in this domain are driven by a deep passion for safeguarding digital landscapes and combating cyber threats. In this essay on career goals in cybersecurity, I will outline my aspirations, the significance of this field,…
Introduction Bullying is a pervasive issue that affects individuals across various age groups and settings. This essay about being bullied delves into the profound repercussions of bullying on victims, exploring its psychological, emotional, and societal impacts. While bullying has existed for generations, the advent of…
The development of bluetooth, handsfree and wireless technologies evolving over recent years has been perceived as significantly increasing safety on the roads. However, contrary to popular belief, fatality and injury rates involving car crashes related to cell phone usage remain very common even with these…
In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first two major states to pass the legalization of recreational marijuana. For many years’ marijuana, also known as hemp, cannabis, or weed, was considered to be horrible for a person’s health and was criminalized in the early 1900s…
An overwhelming measure of research shows that adult criminal equity framework is wrong to prepare into addressing the issues of youth offenders, from preliminary to imprisonment and reemergence. Beyond what the brain science states it uncovers about immature advancement, specialists battle that the adult criminal…
Introduction Sexual misconduct is a pervasive issue that has profound social, emotional, and psychological implications for individuals and society at large. This essay delves into the topic of free discourse around sexual misconduct, exploring its significance, the challenges it poses, and the potential benefits of…
The phenomenon of street fights is a complex issue rooted in various societal factors. This essay delves into the causes and consequences of street fights, examines the impact on communities, and explores strategies to address these challenges while fostering resilience and positive change. The Root…
Personal threats are unwelcome intrusions that can disrupt an individual’s sense of security and well-being. This essay examines the various forms of personal threats, their psychological and emotional impact, strategies for coping and resilience, and the importance of seeking support to overcome the challenges they…
Victim precipitation is a concept that delves into the multifaceted interactions between victims and offenders in the context of crime. This essay explores the concept of victim precipitation, its implications, and the nuanced understanding required to navigate the intricate dynamics surrounding this contentious topic. Defining…
Social crime prevention is a proactive approach that focuses on addressing the root causes of criminal behavior to create safer and more cohesive communities. This essay examines the significance of social crime prevention, its key strategies, and its role in fostering a harmonious society. Understanding…
Introduction Sexual misconduct is a complex and pressing issue that affects individuals, communities, and societies on a global scale. It encompasses a range of unwelcome behaviors that violate consent, boundaries, and respect. This essay aims to explore the concept of free sexual misconduct, examining its…
Road accidents have become a global concern, resulting in loss of lives, injuries, and economic damages. Addressing this issue requires a comprehensive approach that involves individuals, communities, governments, and various stakeholders working together to create safer road environments. This essay explores effective strategies to reduce…
Introduction Prison overcrowding is a pressing issue that challenges the criminal justice system in many countries. As the number of incarcerated individuals surpasses the capacity of correctional facilities, a range of problems emerges. This essay delves into the causes of prison overcrowding, its consequences for…
Introduction The internet has revolutionized the way we connect, communicate, and access information. However, along with its myriad benefits, the digital realm also harbors numerous dangers that can impact individuals, families, and societies. This essay delves into the various dangers of the internet, including cybersecurity…
Introduction The digital era has brought unprecedented connectivity and convenience, but it has also ushered in a new age of threats: cyber attacks. Cyber attacks encompass a wide range of malicious activities targeting computer systems, networks, and digital infrastructure. This essay explores the nature of…
Introduction White-collar crime, a term coined by sociologist Edwin Sutherland, refers to nonviolent financial crimes committed by individuals, typically in professional or business settings, for personal or organizational gain. Unlike traditional street crimes, white-collar crimes often involve deceit, manipulation, and exploitation of trust. This essay…
Social media platforms have transformed the way people communicate and connect with one another, offering numerous benefits in terms of information sharing, networking, and entertainment. However, alongside these advantages, there is a dark side to social media that cannot be ignored—cyberbullying. The pervasive nature of…
Introduction The creation of the United States Constitution was a monumental step towards establishing a new democratic nation, and a central concern of the Founding Fathers was preventing the rise of tyranny. After enduring the oppressive rule of British monarchy, they were determined to create…
Power is enticing. Power is satisfying. Power enables one the ability to influence others. However, is to much power destructive? Well, back in 1887, Lord Acton became known for quoting ‘power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely (UoPeople, 2018 para 2). This discussion…
My name is Aidan Jackson and was born into a loving family in Charleston, South Carolina, in October of 1752. Growing up, my father made known his high standards of what my siblings and I should achieve in our lives. Later on, I understood that…
All of the stages of an investigation are important, but some are significantly more important than others. The first stage is instigation. This is where a crime is reported by either a member of the public, other agencies, links to past crimes or reinvestigation of…
Minors and women have been greatly affected by the ever rising injustices brought by family violence. The perpetrators do not want to use the proper channel of solving their issues and instead, they use assaults. These alarming rates of assaults are a wakeup call to…
On the day of May 07, 2019, a shooting happened in a Colorado high school. According to Cable Net Network, STEM School Highlands Ranch High School was targeted by 18 year old Devon Erickson and a minor named Samantha Doe. Around 2 pm, both shooters…
I have approximately 2 laws that I think are outstanding. I think wearing a seat belt is a good law. I also feel that parking laws are significant feautures to society. You are probably thinking my laws are based off of driving, but the are…
Introduction The use of internet is increasing rapidly. It has brought much convenience in accessing information and advantages in every sector of our lives – be it industrial, entertainment, business, education or transport. However, it also became a breeding ground for illegal activities, such as…
Introduction Today’s United States criminal justice system can be compared to the classical school theory of the eighteenth century during the Enlightenment Age as a structure of criminal behavior. This theory can be found in our U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence (Robinson, 2014). The…
Use of Differential Association Theory to Analyze the Delinquent Behavior in Derry Girls Episode 2
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In Derry Girls Season 1, Episode 2, the group of five teens in 1990s Northern Ireland engage in delinquent activity, including theft and vandalism. The characters in this episode display behavior that can be explained as learned delinquency, but there are also socioeconomic factors to…
Dear Representative Gohmert, Economic development is something that has been going on since the beginning of time. Economic development requires both secure property rights and the ability to reacollate property in response to technological and other changes (Lamoreaux, 2011, p. 1). Hi, I attend Kilgore…
Supporters for Missouri senate house bill number 1062 argue that only 12 percent of power would go through the lines of Missouri’s consumers (Erikson). The house bill number 1062 refers to the proposal of letting a company called Invenergy create transmission lines through private property….
A bill that was considered in Congress in 2019 was bill S.2249 by Sen. Wicker, Roger F. this bill that allows the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration on the date of enactment of this Act to continue to serve as such Deputy Administrator…
Health Complications of Drinking Before the Age of 21 The most important reason why should the drinking age stay at 21 is because of the effects it has on the health of the user. Alcohol is very harmful to our bodies if consumed continuously in…
Introduction Laws in society serve the general purpose of ensuring that society is orderly and people live in harmony. List and explain five specific functions of laws. The study of civic education involves discussing in detail the phenomenon of a country and its people. This…
Introduction Information Technology (IT) has much benefits in health care while it rapidly grows since 2012. However, technology can have a negative impact on care to patients or cause costly mistakes that impacts patient safety. Information Technology currently is being used in healthcare for various…
Introduction The State of Society where vast percentage of population respects the rule of law, and where the law enforcement agencies observe laws that limit their powers. Keeping together law and order suggests firm dealing with events if theft, violence, and disturbance if peace, and…
The Republic of Kazakhstan’s constitution “defines the country as a secular state and provides for freedom of religion,” however, only officially registered religious groups are ensured protection under the constitution. While Kazakhstan ostensibly considers itself a multiethnic country, a vast majority of the population fall…
Prison is torture and voting is self-defense. Voting is not a privilege, it is a fundamental right in any society that desires to serve the interest of its people. Citizenship is not a right that expires upon misbehavior or misconduct therefore to take away a…
On 1954 Leslie Irvin committed some of the most shocking murders in the tri-state area that would leave Indiana and the entirety of the United State of America in shock at the brutal robberies and murders committed by Leslie Irvin. Evansville, Indiana was once seen…
Summary of Arguments The article raises the question of overcriminalisation and situates it within the historical processes that determine which communities hold power in a society and whose customs form the norms of said society. Using Edward Said’s Orientalism and Radhika Singha’s work on Crime…
The broad purposes served by the government is to promote order and provide general welfare to the people. The meaning of to promote order is to set laws, without them it would cause chaos because the people would have free will to do anything they…
Introduction A call-out is defined as when someone makes the wrongdoing of an individual known to a broader group of people, generally on social media. What makes them so authoritative is when the group decides to ostracize the call-outee collectively. Blackballing the victim on the…
Definition of Shoplifting Shoplifting laws generally define shoplifting as taking or deliberately paying less for an item than the sale price. Shoplifting can include carrying, hiding, concealing, or otherwise swing merchandise with the intent of taking it or paying less for it. Shoplifting laws also…
The past few years have been witness to an abrupt increase in levels of shoplifting cases around the United Kingdom. According to the Association of Convenience Stores’ 2018 Crime Report, 950,000 incidents of shoplifting theft were reported across the country, creating a noticeable contrast with…
There are no existing laws that have defined shoplifting or stealing from a store. Instead, customers accused of shoplifting are usually charged under different existing laws such as the Criminal Law and if found guilty, the penalty will vary depending on the severance of the…
A month before my 15-year-old sister started her sophomore year of high school, a couple of her friends and my sister were shopping at the local mall for school clothes. She had just started to hang around these friends at the beginning of the summer….
Shoplifting refers to the theft of merchandise from a store or spot of business. Shoplifting is a kind of larceny, which essentially means taking the property of another person without their authorization, and with the plan to for all time deny the proprietor of the…
Mercy killing is a theme in both Haggis’ film, Million Dollar Baby, and Stienbeck’s novel, Of Mice and Men. In the film, Frankie follows through with Maggie’s request to end her life as a result of her accident. In the novel, George decides that his…
Animal Experimentation has been recorded as far back as 322 bc by Ancient Greek physicians. The Greeks would use the animals both living and dead in order to learn through experimentation and study. One form of experimentation that was conducted was surgery methods to increase…
Researchers frequently gather information about a product or chemical by performing tests on live organisms. However, society pushes to eliminate the usage of animals in the lab. Scientists strive to minimize animal testing, although full elimination is a long way off. Utilized throughout history for…
Every person who has received a vaccination, blood transfusion, dialysis, an organ transplant, or chemotherapy has benefitted from animal testing. Citizens in the United States and all around the world rely on all of these medical advances to save their lives. Contrary to what some…
The given statement is quite controversial matter of today’s world where animals hold right for them in law. Still, different people have different ideas on this, and it’s such an emotive subject, but (being both an animal lover, and scientifically minded) this is often what…
Dear Prime Minister, I am writing to you in disapproval of the youth curfew that is to be imposed. The law states that the youth under the age of 18 in Sydney, Australia are not able to go outside during the hours of 7.30pm to…
A time limitation is characterized as a law or guideline that requires an individual or gathering of individuals must remain inside for an assigned time, more often than not as the night progressed. Curfews more often than not have any significant bearing to young people…
Introduction In 2001, three 10 year-old girls legally married, respectively, three adult men aged twenty-four, twenty-five, and thirty-one. This was not a third world human rights offense. The marriages in question obtained licensing from the state of Tennessee, from within the United States. In 2001,…
Abstract In this paper, I will be discussing child marriage in the united states and the laws and… I will begging with a brief overview of the issue at hand. Then, I will go in depth about this history of child marriage before and now….
Introduction It is good we are now aware of the great damage of child marriage, but of what use is our awareness if the cankerworm of child marriage is left to continue devouring our society? Despite the danger of child marriage, Nigeria citizens, most especially…
Introduction Child marriage is threatening the livelihoods and futures of young girls in Bangladesh. This tradition is most prevalent in rural communities, where a severe lack of gender equality and educational opportunities keep this tradition alive. The protection of these girls depends on lowering sexual…
Introduction When people think about child marriage, the first thing that usually comes to their mind is third world countries and they associate the issue with them, as if it was the problem of a different world that could not affect them in any way….
Introduction From movies like The Book of Life and Coco, Latin American culture has managed to diffuse its way into the United States with much acceptance and approval. Behind the joyous fiestas and quinceñeras, Latin American culture has a dark side too, which is where…
Introduction Slavery has taken place in the context of human trafficking which mostly begins with kidnapping (Lee,2013). However, kidnapping is not a phenomenon (Feldmann & Hinojosa, 2009). Kidnapping is as old as the Holy bible and Holy quaran talks about it in Prophet Joseph demonstrating…
Introduction Kid kidnapping or kid burglary is the unapproved evacuation of a minor, a tyke under the time of lawful adulthood, from the care of the kid’s normal guardians or legitimately selected watchmen. The term youngster snatching incorporates two lawful and social classifications which vary…
The Prevalence of Kidnapping in Nigeria Kidnapping is a criminal offense consisting of the unlawful taking and carrying away of a person by force or fraud, or the unlawful seizure and detention of a person against their will, oftentimes, for a ransom. Nigeria has one…
Abstract The kidnapping of Peter Weinberger stunned the country in 1956. It brought a dreaded reality to the average family. During my research, I found that kidnappings, the taking of a child by a stranger, were not common in the era of the 50s. A…
Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Charles Manson. The four names I have just listed could either be a huge shock to you if you know them or could very well mean nothing to you if you don’t. One thing that will shock you…
In order to build up a great career based on my interest, I am applying for advanced studies in your quality program, to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in law. Since A-levels I have wanted to pursue my studies in Law. My father is my source…
Success is non-linear. More often than not, you’ll be faced with multiple rejections, you’ll feel insecure and maybe even lose sight of the goal. That is one of the few things I learned from Budjette Tan’s interview about his journey on pursuing his career on…
For years, when I was younger, I thought I wanted to be a veterinarian. But then my mom kind of turned me off the idea, by telling how hard it is to get into vet school. As I got older, I started watching different television…
The term serial killer was coined by Robert Ressler (Ressler & Shachtman, 1992,1997) in the 1970s in order to replace the label of stranger killings and in order to reflect the repetitive nature of those murderers. But as much as the denotation of this term…
Introduction: Animal sacrifice, is ‘supposed to be’ a ritual where an animal is killed for food for a cause in a religion. The first animal sacrifice is dated all the way back to Adam and Eve’s time by the Bible, it was when God wanted…
Animal cruelty in the meat and dairy industry is rarely discussed and easily brushed off by many. The horrific maltreatment they endure is shocking and devastating. The multi-billion-dollar industry is content to keep the truth about what really happens to the animals away from the…
All around the globe, marijuana is being decriminalized, or made lawful. Be that as it may, is this extremely a smart thought? In the online discussion, the unsafe sides are regularly minimized. Along these lines, we should examine the three most dominant contentions against sanctioning…
When people are asked to explain what public health is, most do not know exactly how to describe it. When I think of public health I think of a broad spectrum of many different ways that keep a community safe during their everyday lives. Although…
Car crashes have increased, and they are more frequent than they used to be, so the car manufacturer BMW, a well-known luxury car brand, wanted to spread awareness by creating this advertisement. BMW created a compelling ad that showcases one of the adverse effects of…
Abstract There was a noticeable increase in cannabis consumption immediately after the implementation of the Cannabis Act, 2018. There are many ill effects attributable to the consumption of cannabis such as impaired driving, delivery of unhealthy babies, psychotic disorders, second-hand smoking and addiction due…
“The legalization of marijuana is not a dangerous experiment – the prohibition is the experiment, and it has failed dramatically, with millions of victims all around the world.” ― Sebastian Marincolo (2010). In Canada, marijuana is fully legalized, both recreationally and medicinally. However, it is…
The war on drugs is a development of forbiddance and military guide being attempted by the United States government expected to both characterize and diminish the illicit medication exchange (Bullington). In the year 2010, the U.S. government burned through $15 billion on the war on…
Intro The legalization of marijuana is a very spoken topic. People have mixed feelings about legalizing marijuana. Some people think it should be completely banned while others think the opposite and that everyone should be able to use it. Although there are many people that…
It’s a cold winter night in December John’s family toy store just close for the night after a busy holiday shopping spree. The local toy store cash register draw is packed solid with hundred-dollar bills. The night manger is tired and leaves the cash sitting…
Abstract Gun control is one of the highly debated topics around the world and most prominently in the US. In the United States there has been an increasing of headlines in the news since the event of the mass school shooting taken place in Stoneman…
The word ‘law’ has various meanings depending on who or which party by many perspectives and interests respectively. According to Oxford Dictionary of Law, a legal word of law is a group of regulations in effect for the purpose of administration of a society. John…