Crime of passion

The death penalty has existed for centuries, it is a method used to punish criminals or those who do not abide to social rules. By committing a capital crime or capital offence, you can be sentenced to death (also known as capital punishment). This method of punishment was very common in different countries, including the U.S. However, throughout the years, this practice has decreased or was abolished by the government due to different interpretations of this system. In today’s society the…

Whether or not they can be would depend on the degree of passion; it is unlikely to be always so extreme as to make the person seized by totally undetterable. At any rate, offenders sentenced to death ordinarily are guilty or premeditated murder, or multiple murders.”-“Whatever the motive some prospective offenders…

Throughout history, these have been the methods used to deal with offenders. The make-up of these ideologies connects to the public’s opinion of the criminals. Whether society has chosen an “eye for an eye,” a more humane standard, or a hope to prevent crime, these ideologies have no doubt changed throughout time to accommodate the public’s needs. The question then lies, what do these ideologies consist of? These ideologies have various subcategories, and the focus here is to go in depth to…

able to work in the science and investigative area. I continued to find myself highly intrigued by Forensic Psychology as a study due to my passion to understand the way that criminals think especially the understanding of serial killers and how their thought process works and where does their behavior derive from which may create them to commit their crimes. As I continued to discover and learn more of what a career in Criminal Profiling involved and I felt that this would be the field for me…

misdemeanor like theft, public intoxication, trespassing, to simple assault. We also handle more serious crimes like a felony charge. The main goal of our attorneys is to protect the rights of our clients. The fact is that a person accused of a crime is going to get a raw deal, without the services of a competent attorney. Therefore, if you or a family member has been accused of committing a crime, don't hesitate to contact one of our lake county criminal defense attorney professionals. Our…

Transnational crimes are so prevalent in today’s world and there is an ever-increasing demand for experts in the field. I want to pursue a career in international criminal and public law and know that the LL.M. will facilitate my ambition. My interest in crime and justice stemmed from my Grandad who was a Magistrate Judge and had a passion for justice and fairness. I went on to study Politics at University and mostly enjoyed the comparative and the international topics. I appreciated learning…

Often times, the crimes committed by juveniles are attributed to a lack of character rather than a cry for help and guidance. Thus, these children are taken from their community and placed into detention centers where they are detained instead of rehabilitated. Rehabilitation is essential to the juvenile system because the lack of rehabilitation increases the likelihood of recidivism. As a result, these children go on to commit crimes which can be more violent than the first crime they…

Stated in the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990 "crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, gender or gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity." These are crimes based on an individual’s points of views and/or mind set about a certain group of people. The victims of these people are innocents that just happen to have qualities that bother someone else and therefore punished for them. Hate crimes are born of hate not passion or anger but simply put…

At what point can crime be explained because of the mentality of a criminal? In the book by Nicole Rafter and Michele Brown Criminology Goes to the Movies Crime Theory and Popular Culture defines psychological theory of crime, and uses the mindset of people as a reason some individuals commit crime. This view of wrongdoing can be shown in the movie shutter Island directed by Martin Scorsese that has an individual experiencing mental anguish that influences his criminal state. Throughout the film…

credibility of witnesses and the proofs of a crime need to be considered. He states that the credibility of a witness must be deduced through his or her association and closeness to the accused. But Chapter IX is a sort of aside in which Beccaria declares that accusations of wrongdoing should never be secret. Beccaria refers to Montesquieu and writes that “Montesquieu has said that public accusations are more suited to a republic, in which the principal passion of citizens ought to be for the…