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There are many factors that play a role in characters overall development. Society has a huge impact on a characters actions and progress throughout their life. Two dynamic characters, Hester Prynne and Jean Valjean, have been shaped by society’s opinions and actions towards them. The simplest difference between these two characters is their gender. Although it may be a minor difference, it has a huge impact on the way society has treated these two. Hester committed a major sin, went against…

In the United States, people have been and continue to be wrongfully convicted by eyewitnesses. A majority of those convictions have been overturned by DNA testing (Yarmey, 2001). Eyewitness testimony is unreliable based on the findings psychologists have discovered through the research and study of memory. The Case for Expert Testimony about Eyewitness Memory, an article written by Michael Leipee, is sure to make known the importance of psychology in the courtroom. Eyewitness testimony is…

Ray Krone is one of many people who have suffered from being falsely accused. In December of 1991, Ray Krone was in his mid thirties. At the time, he was working as a postal worker. Ray Krone lived in Phoenix, Arizona at the time. Krone was living a successful life, he had recently purchased a house. In his spare time he would go play darts at the CBS Lounge in Phoenix. Kim Ancona, a thirty-five year old woman, regularly worked at the CBS Lounge. Ray Krone and Kim Ancona knew each other…

Psychology is the study of the mind within humans and the functions that are with it. A psychopath is defined as someone who is mentally ill and emotionally unstable with violent or aggressive behavior (OED). Throughout American and world history, many cases of psychopaths have been found. One psychopath in particular was a serial killer by the name of Albert Fish. Psychopath’s are not freaks of nature; they usually experience a tragic incident or face a hardship over a long period of time.…

Violence has always and always be a part of human life on Earth, but does it come naturally or is it created by humans to destroy each other. If humans have evolved as aggressors, if using violence is a core part of our nature, then aggression needs to be a trait that can be targeted and shaped by evolutionary processes. But it doesn’t seem like it is, there are plenty of completely peaceful societies. But these places are usually found only in incredibly remote places of the world. Not in…

How would you feel if your child was sentenced to life in prison? On June 25, 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that juveniles who committed murder could not be sentenced to life in prison because it violated the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. A justice of the majority claims the immaturity, impetuosity, and failure to appreciate the risks and consequences. Including the background at home, usually you cannot extricate someone from their environment at home. There is no…

Joint enterprise, ending crime or escalating jail rates? In this day and age crime is crazy, a leap in crimes committed, the population is growing and so the demand for technology is increasing. This only results in more crime, more criminals and more witnesses. Joint enterprise is a new law recently re-introduced aiming to reduce the amount of criminals by acting as a deterrent, however it can result in punishment of the innocent. Joint enterprise is a topic in which experts have been debating…

In his article “The Right of Punishing”, Kant states that Justice is best served retributively, either equally or proportionally. In the beginning Kant establishes that the right of executing a punishment belongs to the Sovereign only as it is the highest power to exact revenge against a criminal correctly. Kant separates crimes into two categories private crime (crimen) and public crime (crimen publicum). Kant explains that Private crimes are crimes done in front of the party who suffers and…

The routine activities theory is a unique way to explain a crime. This theory examines the environmental context in which crimes occur. It involves the behavioral patterns of people in time who decide the outcome of when and where the particular crime occurs. I will discuss and break down the elements of this theory and provide examples as well. When discussing the routine activities theory it is important to understand what a motivated offender really is. A motivated offender can be…

When an individual is victimized there are consequences put in place to protect them. Just as an offender that is being selected out of a profile a victim is selected that has specific details singling them out. Offenders have very specific details and criteria they are looking for when seeking their victim. During a victim selection process an offender may be looking for a specific type of place or a certain area to victimize. Specific offenders such as murders will use specific methods to kill…