Criminal accusation

A complete Criminal Code was enacted in July 1892 which was a major event in Canadian legal history. The Canadian Criminal Code was similar to the English 1878 bill and has since been revised numerous times to accommodate the needs of the changes in society. There have been many significant changes such as the elimination of the death penalty, amendments for gun control, the elimination of abortion offences and the creation of drunk-driving offences. I believe it is substantial to note that the…

Ron Paul once said “if somebody is in prison for non- violence, drug usage, and never committed a hard crime, they should be pardoned and let out.” (wallpaper222.com). In Oklahoma overcrowded prisons has been a big issue of many. This analysis of overcrowded prisons will examine why prisons are overcrowded and how it is affecting the inmates and sheriffs. Right now the state is trying to figure out ways to prevent prisons from being overcrowded. The population and capacity is also affected by…

crime, criminals, and the gathering of evidence, “Herbert Packer (1968) described two competing models of the administration of criminal justice models: the crime control model and the due process model” (Cole, Smith, & DeJong, 2015:27)., in order to protect citizens from the lawbreakers and receive justice. There are a pros and cons of each model that will be discussed in this essay. Firstly, the Crime Control…

There are many differences between the Miami and Wabash county jails. Jails can be different in their size and capacity. The types of setup are different, and that could be based off of the year the jail was built. How much safety there is for the guards differs between the two jails? The size and capacity of the Miami jail is a big difference compared to the Wabash jail. The Miami jail can house up to 240 inmates. While the Wabash county jail only houses 72 inmates. This is why the Wabash…

Your Rights and Wrongs Have you ever been arrested? If so, you should have had your Miranda rights read to you by the law officer. According to The Huffington Post, about 40% of men have been arrested by the age of 23. I think it’s very important for people to have their Miranda Rights read to them when they are being questioned. Most Americans do not really know or understand their Miranda rights. If they do not know their rights they could say or do something to hurt their case. They…

What is plea bargaining? To some individuals this is an easy way out for the criminals who have committed the crimes that they are charged for but all in all the criminal is receiving some type of punishment that gives a small glimpse into their future. May not be the sentence the families of the victim or victims, the prosecutor, or the public society were hoping for. Throughout this paper, I will be sharing some knowledge of Plea Bargaining. Before the suspect is even offered the plea…

There are many benefits to the Patriot Act. The act has given authorities the tools they need to combat and prevent terrorism. It has also given a lot of protection. A large number of potential terrorist plots have been avoided and terrorist convicted due to the use of the Patriot Act enablement. Lastly, it has given protection of Constitutional Rights. The Act continues to be challenged to balance the needs of law enforcement and the protections of privacy. It has been renewed and strengthened…

together to minimizing the influence of it. This theory is called ONE SYSTEM. Many of the theories mentioned in chapter one of our criminology theory book have one common goal, to understand. Theories such as macro level theories try to explain the criminal mind from a grander perspective. Where micro theories attempt to bring a improve perception on an individual level. Have we mastered the evolution needed to bring change to the social or individual level? We will review some of the…

Risk assessment with juvenile offenders Risk assessment with juvenile offenders mirrors that of adult offenders in some ways, and is different from adult offenders in other ways, much like the tools used to assess for risk, there is a lot of overlap between adult and juvenile populations. Much like their adult offender counterparts, a juvenile offender may face severe consequences as a result of their sexual misbehavior. Potential consequences for juvenile offenders Juvenile consequences for a…

problem with explaining criminal behavior in a simple way and that is that criminal behavior is complex. Even though criminal behavior is complex criminologists still attempted to explain it simply. An example of this would be rational choice theory. This theory explains crime or deviant behavior by some ones choice. Scope is the degree of explanation about a phenomenon that the theory will achieve. An example of this is the low self-control theory it seeks to explain criminal and deviant…