Capital requirement

A lot of criminals come from troubled childhoods and/or broken homes. Most people don't wake up thinking that they want to start a life of crime because they have nothing better to do. Jeffrey Dahmer and Charles Manson are no exception. I would like to think if they were raised differently, they might not have become the notorious criminals that people love to hate. Dahmer and Manson have been in and out of jail since they were young. Manson raped a fellow male inmate while serving time at…

How far is too far when it comes to self-defense? To what extent are you able to protect yourself from harm? There are many controversies surrounding the issues of self-defense. Many people feel they should be able to protect themselves to the extent that they need, but is that too much? Individuals should have the right to protect themselves just enough to ensure their safety. Some people also believe that in self-defense, you should be able to kill your attacker without legal consequences such…

For a defendant to be convicted of malicious wounding or malicious infliction of grievous bodily harm under s20 offences against the person act 1861 they must commit the Actus Reus and possess the appropriate Mens rea. The Actus Reus states that the defendants wound or infliction grievous bodily harm on the victim with or without a weapon. ‘Wounding’ means breaking all layers of the skin whereas ‘grievous bodily harm’ means really serious injury and includes both physical harm and clinically…

The use of public shaming has been used for centuries to humiliate people who broke the law. In some ways it is still being used whether it be social media or on the news, public shaming has never stopped being used. According to The Wall Street Journal (1987),”True, public shaming may work much less well for hardened criminals or in larger cities, where people do not know one another. And if very frequently used, it may lose much of its potency. In short, it is not a cure-all for our severely…

SYNOPSIS Characters Carter Stone is a secretive seventeen-year-old hero with the ability of invincibility. For several years, the world has thought Carter to be dead after an accident that occurred on his birthday. Velocity is a rich twenty-four-year-old hero with the power of speed. When he isn’t busy with his nightly chores, Velocity is busy maintaining the responsibilities of his father’s business. Morph is an alien who can change himself into other living things. He also shares a unique…

By Chapter VI, Beccaria has moved on from punishment to imprisonment. First, he rails at judges who imprison people at their own pleasure and for frivolous matters. And, he writes, men should be convicted only on the basis of evidence, and this evidence must be determined by law – not by judges. Next he asserts that men ought to be judged innocent or guilty by their peers. But in so judging the guilt of an accused man, the credibility of witnesses and the proofs of a crime need to be considered.…

“Two wrongs don’t make a right, but it damn sure makes us even.” This famous quote relates well to the concept of the death penalty. In Truman Capote’s book, In Cold Blood, the two villains, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith commit an act of murder against a family of four. The murder takes place in the family's’ home in Holcomb, Kansas. The storyline is told from the eyes of law enforcement and also from the eyes of the two murderers. When the investigation draws to a close and the two are finally…

A murderer is someone who is narcissistic, often mentally ill and selfish. They have no compassion and don’t feel anything most of the time. That’s definitely the case for Larry Bittaker and Roy Norris also known as the “Toolbox Killers” as well as Ian Brady and Myra Hindley also known as the “Moors Murderers.” Lawrence “Larry” Bittaker was born in Pittsburgh, PA and was adopted as a baby. Because of his adopted fathers job, he was forced to move from place to place before they finally settled…

Bribing public officials is not only illegal it is a crime. Throughout history, bribery and the government have gone hand and hand. Bribery is when someone accepts something of value for an act that they would not have otherwise been done. There are laws in place for the United States government and Military to deter bribery but due to the lightness of the punishments it continues to happen. Heavier punishments, however, will better deter and eventually stop bribes from this happening. When the…

The Reign of Terror was a brutal time period during the French Revolution. It involved countless unnecessary deaths made by the officials. The executioners used the guillotine, or a beheading machine, to kill anyone who seemed suspicious, without being accused of anything. “Historians estimate that more than 80,000 French people on both sides died…” (Doc. C) The government officials during this time period promoted the opposite of safety. A number of deaths that occurred were beyond unnecessary…