Crime in the United States

millions of refugees desperately fleeing Syria in search of someplace safe. With supplies dwindling and the countries bordering Syria filling up with refugees they cannot hope to support, something must be done to assist the refugees. Therefore, the United States should allow refugees to seek asylum because they face life threatening conditions, sexual assault, have no place to go, and are thus forced to seek out ISIS for help. The actual Syrian civil war started in March 2011 when a group of…

Alcohol-related crimes cause the death of more than 2.5 million people every year -- more than AIDS, malaria, or tuberculosis (Wanjek Christopher). Contrary to popular belief, alcoholics (people addicted to drinking) aren’t the problem. The real problem are the excessive/“binge” drinkers. Excessive drinkers are people who drink a large amount of alcohol at a single time, getting far more drunk than most alcoholics do, and as a result dramatically increase the probability of crime (Parker-Pope,…

Pooja Srikrishnnathasan Mrs.Drury HSB 4U0 Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime We usually would immediately think of the Mafia when we say gangs organized criminal groups, and this is because the vast majority of time they are mentioned in documentaries, news and they are best known from our knowledge because we are taught about them. Although we talk about the Mafia more and they are much more popularized it has come down to the fact that in North America we have almost every national…

just cause. Thus, creating a hate crime. To understand what a hate crime is fbi.gov states that the definition of a hate crime is, a criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity. Although a hate crime involves much more than racial bias, it does relate directly to racism. Discrimination, prejudice, racism, and hate crimes are directly related to one…

be taken away from them, but can be denied or restricted. These rights are universal, inalienable, interrelated, interdependent and indivisible (What are Human Rights 1996). When addressing the universality of human rights, it is essential for the States to protect and promote all human rights and fundamental freedoms no matter what their political, economic, or cultural systems entail (What are Human Rights 1996). These rights are not to be taken away except in special circumstances, such as…

Introduction In this essay, I will be specifically discussing the disparities between “White-Collar Criminals” and “Street Criminals” within the United States Justice System. In the United States, “White Collar Criminals” are 33.4% less likely to be convicted of their crimes than “Street Criminals”. (Van Slyke and Bales 2012) In other words, “White Collar Criminals” have an unprecedented advantage in the Justice System. In a review of the U.S Sentencing Commission’s White-Collar Sentencing…

lead to an increase in crime because of the legal system (Thomsen, 2011, p. 106). Another challenge of racial profiling is stigmatization which effects the impression that the group who is being profiled by police officers, members of the same group, and members of other racial groups. Using the practice of profiling can provoke irrational attitudes towards…

Should juveniles who commit serious crimes be transferred to adult court? Why or why not? A waiver of jurisdiction applies to the command of the juvenile court that puts aside the court case of a juvenile that would have the authority had the wrongdoing been committed by an grown-up as defined by the Indiana State legislature (2014). Waiver is for the offense charged as well as each & every included offense(s). I think that juveniles who commit serious crimes should be transferred to an adult…

he also gives different examples of gun violence in America. One example is, a shooting of a six-year-old in Flint, Michigan. In Bowling for Combuline, there is a cartoon about the history of the United States. This cartoon tells a brief description of different historical events in the United States: such as, pilgrims coming to North America, slavery, and the Civil Rights movement. In this video, all the events mentioned are caused by white people’s fear. For example, in the video, after…

acts of terrorism have become increasingly common in the United States since the twenty-first century. Since 2000, thousands of United States citizens have died as a direct result of mass shootings and acts of terrorism. However, despite the striking similarities in the motives and damage engendered by these crimes, there are significant discrepancies between the classifications and punishments for the crimes. Depending on the crime, state or federal governments determine the way each incident…