White Collar Criminal Essay

Why do we conduct research for Criminal Justice and Security Management? Research is conducted in several different areas of study including menial, unimportant topics such as the celebrity lifestyle. But, that research is consumed by millions of people a day. So, why wouldn 't we do research on Criminal Justice and Security Management. It is a topic that we can apply to our communities, and try to make things better. "In 1968, Congress acted on a recommendation of the President 's Crime…

Why is overcrowding in prisons becoming such a huge problem? The overcrowding of prisons became problematic starting in the early 1980’s as the federal and state laws over sentencing policies shifted into having stricter punishments for criminal activities (BOOK, pg. #). The increase in the length of sentencing for prisoners are causing prisons to become dramatically overcrowded as prisoners are forced into remain in the prison system for a long period of time even though there are new…

and refrains from criminal behavior” (Listwan, Cullen, Latessa, 2006). All features of the reentry process make sure that inmates are not partaking in any illegal activities while they are also being of use to society. To say nothing of this process ensures that offenders develop charitable communal roles while not engaging in any criminal mischief. The prisoner reintegration process allows for convicts to be of accommodating to civilization while at the same time avoiding criminal behavior.…

and Sixth Amendment right to council. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office along with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department have been under heavy scrutiny lately over allegations of evidence obtained in their use of jailhouse informants in criminal trials is a violation of the accused’s right to due process. This has led to the Department of Justice being called in to investigate such allegations and a committee being created by District Attorney Tony Rackauckas to evaluate his office’s…

act when a criminal is given the death penalty to the criminal for their wrong doing?[4] What is it teaching the criminal by giving them the death penalty? Some critics are against capital punishment because they feel the death penalty provides insufficient retribution to them.[6] They feel that life imprisonment without possibility of parole causes much more suffering to the offender than a painless death after a short period of imprisonment or capital punishment.[6] Do criminal fear…

In the early 1990’s public awareness to the problems associated with career criminals was at an all time high. In 1992 a felon who was released on parole attempted to steal 18 years old Kimber Reynolds’ purse, resulting in her murder. This parolee had an extensive criminal history including grand theft auto, gun, and drug charges. Mike Reynolds, Kimber Reynolds father, proposed a law resembling that of the “Three Strikes Law” in 1993 where the proposal was unsuccessful. Just months later in 1993…

is beyond reasonable doubt, which is usually in criminal cases. The second is on the balance of probabilities which arises mostly in the civil context. This would suggest that the law on the standard of proof is straightforward. However ambiguity arises in the argument that there is or that there should be a third standard. Another important complication to this area of the law arises when considering civil circumstances that may result in criminal sanctions. This is something that will also be…

Caldwell further alleges that there was insufficient evidence to sustain a conviction for the offense of conspiracy to commit burglary of the Alkaline Water Company. The State, for its part, avers that Caldwell’s argument is waived because the issue was never presented to the trial court. Caldwell acknowledges that the issue as to whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain his conviction was not raised before the trial court. Nevertheless, Caldwell asserts that we should engage in plain…

to the point where it is covert and implicit instead of intentional. As a result of its pervasiveness, legislation that is facially neutral has a disproportionate effect on racial minorities which leads to more contact with the police than their white counterparts. Communities of color tend to be less trusting of police and are more likely to feel as targets due to effect race has on policing practices (Schlosser, Cha-Jua, Valgoi, & Helen, 2015). Areas that suffer from severe racial isolation…

juvenile crime are reliably high, with juveniles representing 38% of the incarcerated population. Juvenile delinquency generally falls into two categories: status offenses and criminal offenses. Status offenses are acts that if committed by adults would not be considered criminal (e.g. runaway, minor in possession). Criminal offenses on the other hand are offenses that range from property crime to murder. Of the 2.2 million juveniles arrested each year, 92,300 are arrested for…