Arson

people. The prison population is expected to continue to swell over 45 percent of its limit by 2018, according to the Government Accountability Report (McLaughlin, 2012). Those housed in federal prison are incarcerated by various crimes. Sex offenses, arson, robbery, national security, drug offenses; these are just a few of the crimes inmates…

John and Paul were the first of The Beatles to have actually met each other. John originally started the band the Quarry Men in the March of 1957 with his best friend Pete Shotton. On July 6, 1957, the Quarry Men played on a makeshift stage behind the church just outside of Liverpool, England. It was at this small gig that band member Ivan Vaughan introduced the young, slightly chubby 15-year old Paul McCartney to the rest of the band (Lewisohn, Complete Beatles Chronicles 14). The members…

Guguletu, she says “They were shooting again yesterday. They were giving guns to the witdoeke and witdoeke were shooting” ( 89). They meet Florence’s cousin Mr. Thabane and he guides them to Guguletu. In an incredible down pour, they witness a scene of arson and violence where men are burning the huts of poor people and beating them. The most oppressed among the victims of imperialism are peasants…

T.C. Boyle’s book The Tortilla Curtain, its structure by two stories, one is the views of middle class characters and the other from the immigrant’s perspective. It explores their relationship with issues such as poverty, immigration and of course the American dream. This book was published in 1995, right after California voted against Proposition 187 which would have provided many useful public services/resources to illegal immigrants. The author unfortunately does not provide his personal…

Which of course led to more violence. “White Detroiters instigated over two hundred incidents against blacks moving into formerly all-white neighborhoods, including harassment, mass demonstrations, picketing, effigy burning, window breaking, arson, vandalism, and physical attacks.” (233) It also didn't help that local officials, such as law enforcement, allowed the violence to continue while doing little to nothing to help the victims. “After police arrived they often passively watched crowds…

For many years there has been arguments on how to effectively handle juvenile offenders in the court system. Regardless of the approach used, all parties seek to achieve the same outcome: decrease recidivism, improve the juvenile’s lives, and ensure the community is a safe place overall. However, with the public outcry and new laws being adopted, more juvenile delinquents are being bound over into the adult court system and sent to adult institutions. Throughout the years studies that have…

Research on the cost of underage drinking conducted by the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation revealed that medical expenses, job loss due to alcohol-induced sickness, auto accidents, deaths, and arson collectively cost an estimated $53 billion annually (Meier, 2006). This cost does not include the estimated annual $116.2 billion spent on the purchase of alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, and spirits by underage college students. A common trend…

Frederick Douglass Detailed Life Detailed account of the life of Frederick Douglass, written by himself in “Narrative of Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave” first published in 1846. Frederick Douglass’s life began as a slave born to a slave. Mr. Douglass reflections of the cruelty against slaves as seen from such an early age. This paper will summarize Mr. Douglass’s early childhood, escape from slavery, prosperity in the north and his rise to being a nonviolent abolitionist. The…

What makes a Serial Killer? Introduction The term serial killer refers to an individual who commits three or more premeditated murders. The term was coined by FBI profiler Robert Ressler while investigating the dastardly exploits of Theodore Robert Bundy. The American nation has been the host to 75% of all known serial killers. We have dealt with some of the most deviously brilliant minds over the years (Federal Bureau of Investigation, “Serial Murder”). The FBI started to research the minds of…

likely than the general population to commit violent crimes such as robbery, sexual offences and assault, according to psychiatric experts. Violent crime is defined as a conviction for: murder or attempted murder; aggravated or common assault; robbery; arson; sexual offenses (including indecent exposure); and illegal threats or intimidation (Tran, 2015). Past-year crime was experienced by 40% of patients versus 14% of controls; and violent assaults by 19% of patients versus 3% of controls. Women…