Essays on Organized Crime

Charles Manson did not have the best childhood and throughout the years, it got worse. His sixteen year-old mother Kathleen Maddox was a heavy alcoholic who was later arrested for armed robbery. He went to live with his Uncle and Aunt when his mother was…

In America today, people have high interest in criminals and their doings. People love to watch the popular crime and investigation television shows and movies that are consistently played on everyday TV. There has been a large number of psychopaths and killers in the United…

Apocalyptic is a term used to predict the end of the world. in Ancient Greek, the word means an uncovering. In Revelations in the Bible, it is the uncovering of knowledge in the form of a revelation from God. The term ‘apocalypse’ in Revelations represents…

Many crime theories have been created in attempt to explain what causes people to get involved in criminal behavior. Many have been applied some to notorious cult leader Charles Manson. Manson’s cult was his “family” as they called it, this seems to be Charles making…

In wake of the final quarter of 2001, the average American was likely concerning themselves with the changing weather, the upcoming school year, and maybe even the rapidly approaching holiday season. However, 2,996 Americans would never spend another holiday season with their families. On September…

Too often we hear of ex-convicts getting arrested for another crime, and this phenomenon leaves many questions for America’s criminal justice system. The recidivism rates for this country has plagued our criminal justice system for too long, which is why I choose to research this…

Everyday people who commit crimes await their sentencing. Will they have a short sentence? Will they be eligible for parole? There are several factors that determine whether a person will be given an indeterminate or determinate sentence. Indeterminate sentencing consists of a range of years…

Criminology is a study, subjective to its view. It can be viewed as a “psychiatry, scientifically oriented psychology”. Or perhaps a subject revolved around sociology and the way various communities’ function. The notion of criminology as a basis of understanding distinctions in groups of people…

It has turned into a cliché among criminologists that there is a converse connection between education and crime: as the level of training improves the probability of perpetrating crime diminishes. One hypothesis that clarifies this is known as “strain” hypothesis. Argued by Agnew (2000), strain…

Crime is the act of going against rules and regulations instilled in a society. Globalization is the connection of people, organizations and governments across countries through advanced technology. It includes “the opening of international borders…and the changes in institutions and policies at national and international…