In addition to speakeasies another form of illegal alcohol smuggling raised, it was known as bootlegging. The term of bootlegging came from early American traders who illegally transported alcohol in their boots (Crime 1920-1940). Bootleggers made very big profit from their business as people viewed them as saviors and champions who came to ease their pain and the unjust 18th Amendment. Consequently, their illegal liquor was heavily consumed and the profit was estimated to be more than 100 million gallons annually (Crime 1920-1940). Bootleggers’ influence expanded and so did their wealth.…
Introduction The purpose of this paper is to analyze and discuss issues with the three strikes law. There are many issues, but for the purpose of this paper, four issues were analyzed and discussed. They are; [1] prison overcrowding, [2] cost, [3] fairness of sentencing, and [4] deterrence.…
On 09/21/2015 at approximately 1100 hours, I was dispatched to 901 South Main Street (Stephenson’s Auto Service Inc), in reference to a Larceny that already occurred. Upon my arrival I spoke with the owner of the business, Timothy Roberts, who stated that sometime between 09/19/2015 at 1200 hours and 09/21/2015 at 0800 hours, someone had taken his outside AC unit. Mr. Roberts stated that when he closed his business around 1200 hours on 09/19/2015 he returned on 09/19/2015 at approximately 0900 hours, and he noticed it was unusually hot inside the building so he went outside to checked on the AC unit and he noticed his Standard R-410A AC unit was stolen from behind the business. Mr. Roberts could not provide any further information regarding the incident nor could he provide a serial number for the AC unit.…
According to chapter one, there is no way to certainly know which crimes are committed most often. Statistics show that public order crimes tend to occur more. While many public order crimes share similarities, some still have their own uniqueness. There some obvious distinctions in behaviors of those who commit public order crimes such as prostitution, drunkenness, drugs, etc. This chapter talks about how public order crimes do not really cause harm to others.…
Property crimes are crimes that are not violent or harmful to a person or property without permission, regarding someone else’s property, usually for the financial well-being of the alleged thief. numerous types of property crime generally include burglary or breaking and entering into a residence or business, and stealing property. Shoplifting is a crime that is committed everyday because shoplifters want a luxury item they can't afford, and it continues to be a growing cost concern for retailers " According to a National Security Survey" shoplifters cost Americans businesses over $12 billion in 2010. The year before that was $11.7 billion and in 2002, it was $10…
The premise of the literal rule put forwards the simple approach that the will and intention of Parliament are best discovered by following the literal and natural meaning of the word in the statute[1]. In other words, the law must be read in its entirety and given its’ usual dictionary meaning. Thus, it is not a requisite for judges to look elsewhere for aid in interpreting the statute.[2] This argument was supported in the Sussex Peerage case,[3] where Tindal Chief Justice stated “If the words of the statute are in themselves precise and unambiguous then no more can be necessary than to expound words in their natural and ordinary sense. The words alone themselves do best declare the intention of the lawgiver”.…
In Arizona, if an individual is convicted of burglary whether is the first, second or third degree he or she could be branded a criminal for the rest of their life. Third-degree burglary is unlawfully entering or remaining on any property after the request to leave by law enforcement officers. This is a Class 4 felon under Arizona laws and a person will spend 18 months to three years in prison for breaking the law.…
Broadly defined the felonies in the fourteenth century fell into two categories- crimes against property and crimes against the person. Property crimes included larceny, burglary, robbery, arson and receiving stolen goofs, while personal crimes were homicide, suicide, and rape. Larceny, was the felonious act or taking and carrying off goods and was the most common crime committed. This type of crime was also committed in the open where there were fewer observes or in a crowd where people were distracted. Burglary was the forcible breaking into a structure with the intent to commit a felony, and second most common crimes committed.…
The criminal justice system is designed in a way to prosecute the offenders and keep our society save. Without laws and regulation this world would be a mess because there would not be consequences for our actions. Young people from our communities are stabbed, shot, beaten. We have an obligation to give back to the society. One way of doing this is to raise awareness in our youth.…
Limited in number, there are studies that analyzed how forfeiture laws can influence or even redefine how drug enforcement agents see their role. There are documented cases in law journals that show the abuse of the laws where police from state and local agencies have seized valuable property for the sole purpose of providing revenue for their agency. The substantial number of civil over criminal forfeitures bring to light that there may be a problem with the civil forfeiture laws, making it easy money for law enforcement. Oklahoma’s Faults Oklahoma is guilty for having Statues that allow for loopholes making it easier for corruption.…
Organized Crime Definition Shakina Sanders Baker College of Flint Organized Crime & Youth Gangs, Mrs. Martin, Wednesday 6:00 October 7, 2015 Organized crime is the ongoing of illegal activities operated by a group of people. They may have the same outlook on certain things, it can be social gain, religion beliefs, economic status, political views, or the same feeling of hatred towards a person or group. They share the same criminal conspiracy to gain money, power, and/or respect. It’s a sense of greed, organized crime can be conducted in urban areas, middle class, and in wealthy areas. The crimes can consist of dealing illegal narcotics, theft, murder, robbery, embezzlement, fighting, and racketeering.…
What are the roles of various law enforcement agencies in fighting organized crime and the role of crime commissions that have addressed organized crime? When you think of fighting organized crime syndicates or groups, we tend to think of agencies such as the DEA, CIA, FBI and Homeland Security, but what about our local organized crimes. The roles of various local law enforcement agencies include more of a personal community responsibility. The community looks at law enforcement for answers, guidance, safeguards and direction, without overextending their authority. The role of police in a democratic society is deliberately structured in a fragmented, decompartmentalized manner (Lyman, 2015).…
Today, hundreds of people struggle just to get by day by day. Walking through the streets surrounding downtown, the heart of Denver; there can be seen many homeless asking for money, laying on sidewalks, shaking in this dirty blankets, there eye’s full of sorrow. What is worse is that some shelters are filled to the maximum and without these people having a means to pay they are left out on the streets begging just hoping to receive enough to buy their next meal. People with a criminal record are unable to find jobs in many places because of a box in which one must specify if one has past records, today this box affects different groups of people in many ways. To illustrate, the possibility of finding a job with a criminal record is slim to…
They arrested us on grounds for trespassing. The officer said the school have computers and, they weren’t sure if we had stolen any. Also, because we were adults that break the law. I spend the night in jail, I went before the judge the next day and the case was dismissed.…
Many researchers believe that, family has a significant influence to the rate of personal crime. I very much agree with this point. There are many research shows that criminal parents tend to have delinquent children. In fact, as the smallest unit in the social, parents are responsible to give their children a correct outlook on life. I grew up in a quiet community in China, and my family was a typical middle class family.…