Crime mapping

you think that is? The three legal standards of insanity are the M’Naghten Rule, the Brawner Rule, and the Durham Rule. The M’Naghten Rule was introduced in 1843. It requires that it must be proven, with no doubt, that the person who committed the crime, was not able to understand what they were doing at the time they were doing the act. Or, if they were aware of what they were doing, they must not have been able to understand that it was wrong. The Brawner Rule was introduced in 1972. This…

Violence Analysis and Prevention/Intervention Juvenile Violence When studying any form of crime, we always come back to the offenders and juveniles. The following variety of questions are imposed: “What caused the behavior?”, “What could have been done to help?”, and “How can such behaviors be prevented?”. The path of crime and delinquency is always shaped during one’s upbringing. The childhood and early adolescent phase in one’s life is deemed the most important time the shaping one’s path…

We Should Control Crime, Not Guns Crime and criminology is a major issue that affects the world today. Crime has affected the larger portion of the United States to the extent where there are various laws and regulations that are aiming at ending the vice. There are certain cities and regions in the US where people dare not to go. This is due to the high levels of crimes that are reported in those regions. People are also undertaking various studies in criminology in bids to find a longer…

form of punishment in addition to having to pay a fine under the law for people who commit a crime. Depending on the severity of the crime, prisoners can sit in prison for years and years. In a worst case scenario, they can even sit in prison till death. This can be problematic because once they do come out of prison, they often have a hard time adjusting and it is likely that they will commit the crime again. However, at the same time, it is debatable to say that these prisoners deserve these…

“tough on crime” approach and the start of the “war on drugs” during the Nixon period. The numerous attempts by the government to modify policies have failed and actually lead to the increase in the incarceration of non-whites. Nonetheless, despite the drastic numbers, Americans as a whole have been desensitized to the entire process and something needs to be done to fix the crisis of mass incarceration (Reid,…

Human trafficking has increased at an alarming rate during the last 20 years, becoming the fastest growing and most profitable crime after drug trafficking. Human trafficking affects every country in the world, regardless of political structure, economy, or history as they can serve as a source of transit or destination for victims (Chong & Clark, 2014). War, poverty, cultural history, socioeconomic factors, and famine, among other factors, contribute to the spread of human trafficking across…

have been a few cases in the history of the state of the Massachusetts where the non-criminals characters who have a very minor or no records of criminal activities in the past got a severe punishment and those young criminals who did a very severe crimes like murders with the violence and having a very big record of criminal activities got no punishment at all or very small punishments compared with the first case. This act of the Massachusetts justice system make the public angry who uproar…

As a result, various programs and approaches have been implemented to combat delinquency. Theories of crime and crime causation exist not only for adults, but for youth also, several theories exist explaining why juveniles participate in delinquent behavior (Merlo, Benekos, & Champion, 2016). A distinction should be made between juvenile delinquents and another…

The first article is written by Candace McCoy (2010) called “Do Drug Courts Work? For What, Compared to What? Qualitative Results from a Natural Experiment” and the second article is called “The impact of adult drug courts on crime and incarceration: findings from a multi-site quasi-experimental design” by Michael Rempel, Mia Green, and Dana Kralstein in 2012. In addition, the last article is by Christopher J. Sullivan and Zachary K. Hamilton (2007) called “exploring careers in deviance: a joint…

Mandatory minimum sentencing in the United States needs to be reformed. Especially for the non violent offenses. For federal and state crimes there is a mandatory minimum sentencing law requiring Mandatory minimum sentencing laws requiring binding prison terms of a distinct length for people convicted. These sentencing laws are set in stone and prevent judges from fitting the punishment to the circumstances of the offense. Mandatory minimum sentences do not by any means override sentencing;…