White Collar Criminal Essay

The British criminal justice system (CJS) is a multi-agency organisation founded by government bodies in order to deter criminal activity in society and enforce punishments on those who offend (Gov.uk, 2013). Once an individual has violated a law, the individual will have a sentence imposed on them. A sentence is ‘a court order specifying the punishment to be imposed on a person who has been convicted of an offence’ (Cavadino and Dignan, 2007: p, 411). The aims of sentencing as set out in…

small European country. He wanted to examine the relationship between the adoptees criminal convictions and the convictions of their adoptive and biological parents. Mednick then looked through the data that was based on a register of adoptees in Denmark, which has information on them and their biological and adoptive parents. Then if any of the parents had court convictions, they were used as a basis for criminal involvement. When investigating both parents and the adoptees, the details…

For the past years prisons have been overcrowded, and more and more criminals have been showing up. America has to come up with a plan besides prisons because they don 't seem to be helping, either the citizens and the prisoners. Though citizens wouldn 't want hard time criminals roaming their streets. There has to be a compromise to satisfy these prisoners and citizens. America 's prisons have been known as a school to educate prisoners for them to be better citizens and learn from their…

Police brutality, a form of police misconduct, happens all around the world. In the United States, it has come to light more in recent years. A city especially known for police brutality is Detroit, Michigan. Detroit police officers kill or injure criminal suspects at a higher rate than other US cities including New York and Washington DC, cities known for high crime rates. Between the years of 1990 and 1998, police in Detroit had nearly ten fatal encounters per year, a high statistic with…

according to Jandt, F. E., Refers to a law enforcement practice scrutinizing certain individuals based on characteristics thought to indicate a likelihood of criminal behavior (2103. p 87). This practice may work to facilitate law enforcement, however, law enforcement officer(s) must be well trained on what are “characteristics of criminal behavior” and must not be biased by stereotypes, prejudice, ethnocentrism etc., (not have any rooted prejudices against a particular ethnicity, subculture or…

the state, and should not be contracted out. In fact, it is stated in the book, that through instrumental justification, the state is the most appropriate agent to inflict criminal sanctions because of its fair and impartial position” (p. 294). Private prisons, according to the text, “are a contradiction of sorts for the criminal justice system” (p. 129). Private prisons are “operated and maintained by a privately owned correctional firm;” thus, are scrutinized for many reasons. Partial…

passionate and can stir up a debate amongst a group of individuals. The death penalty is often a touchy subject and has sparked conversations and debates in the past regarding the justness and constitutionality of this particular policy within the criminal justice system. I chose to research and write about this particular policy because it is one that, in my opinion, holds the largest impact and can inflict the greatest damage to society. Whether people are for it or against it, it is a…

conclusion I cannot work behind dark jail walls without sunlight for most hours of the day no matter how much they pay. I have great respect for you, Professor, because I know it must have taken a great deal of energy out of you. The way you saw the criminal as person versus a pedophile, murder, etc. is astonishing and I know with practice, I will be able to do that in…

proving guilt. The pretrial detention is defined as the detaining of an accused person in a criminal case before the trial as even taken place in court. Normally the reason this type of action takes place is because either failure to post bail, or due to the denial of release under a pretrial detention statue. The tradition in bail is which the defendants favor and accord with the due process model of the criminal justice system. It…

not the accused, the fire was intended or not likely to cause damage or the fire was accidental. Criminal Code 1924 268. Arson Any person who unlawfully sets fire to any building, erection, or structure whatever, whether the same is completed or not, or to any stack or heap of cultivated vegetable produce, or of timber, or of mineral or vegetable fuel…