Criminal law

Due to a very popular show, Criminal Minds, many people think of profiling as a technique to catch criminals. Yes, this is true; in this show the agents’ use profiling skills and tactics to determined an individuals mindset in order to catch criminals. However, criminal profiling is not the only type of profiling used by law enforcement personnel. There are a few different types of ways one can profile someone, it can be based on their ethnicity or race, nationality or even religion. Much of the…

Criminal procedure is the process of adjudication in law. Adjudication is the process by which a judge or jury reviews the evidence presented in a case to determine the verdict (Oleson, 2014). There are three types of variation when it comes to adjudication: heavy reliance on professional judges, mixed reliance, and heavy reliance on laypeople (Reichel, 2013). These variations basically summarize how the ultimate case decision is made. Under high reliance on professional judges, the judge is the…

The prevalence of criminal activities in our society has really seized my attention. Every day, whether it is on TV or the radio, there is always some new crimes being reported. Some of these crimes are understandable if we take into account the offender upbringing and circumstance(s). But others are inconceivable, and allow no room for tolerance because of the criminal men 's era. Our society is witnessing various crimes that impel us to question ourselves, as to what might be the main factor…

The traits of a criminal are somewhat similar when it comes to each individual in many situations. In the majority of criminal cases, there is some sort of mental stress or illness involved. This is significant because mental illness is very dangerous to go untreated and it can cause people to believe insane things they are doing are acceptable. In the cases of pedophilia, involving Father John Geoghan, he had several criminal and psychopathic traits that led him to commit numerous accounts of…

Forensic Science is the appliance of chemistry to the findings of crime. It includes firearm, forensic psychiatry, questioned document examination, criminal law, identification, photography as well as crime scene processing. They judge things like hair, body fluids, bullets, shoe prints, fingerprints, drugs and plant materials. Their work is not only bound to crimes against somebody, such as homicide, theft, or fraud. Food poisoning, environmental pollution, misuse of unsafe chemicals, and…

There are numerous “theoretical” reasons for constructing particular behaviors as “criminal” affecting the measurement of crime over time due to advocates of diverse theories such as conflict theories, consensus theories, constructionist theories, and integrationist theories. Firstly, the conflict theory is developed from a structuralist perspective as it initiates with the ideology of Marx, focusing on “the unequal distribution of power in society such as class, race or gender.” (Morden & Palys…

The data comes from the existing records system at each law enforcement agency through an automated import process. The displayed data should be the most current available. Historical data CrimeMapping.com includes 180 days’ worth of crime data. Following types of crime are covered on the map: Homicide - unlawful killing of one person by another; Motor Vehicle Theft - theft of a car, truck, motorcycle, or any motor vehicle; Robbery - taking property from a person by force, threat of…

ten years later that he took to killing his victims. The East Area Rapist boggled law enforcement for many years, managing to commit crimes for so long without slipping up. The criminal was connected to the killings after he shot at a woman and her husband, the evidence matching up with previous descriptions of the East Area Rapist. From their investigations and research, the FBI was able to determine the criminal was a tall white male with light hair and an athletic build. THey determined that…

process is a very important aspect in the trial of a defendant of a crime as is the ability for due process, self-incrimination, and right to his or her property. The Fifth Amendment to have protections for people who were suspected of committing criminal acts and upon arrest, were not simply “thrown away without the key.” “The right was created in reaction to the excesses of the Courts of Star Chamber and High Commission—British courts of equity that operated from 1487-1641. These courts…

abnormalities have been biologically created with syndromes that often lead them to become deviant with the law. Genetic abnormalities have caused individuals to become aggressive, have a lack of impulse control and trouble with understanding consequences. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and XYY Chromosomal Syndrome are two genetic abnormalities that have been genetically studied to be a causation for the criminal act of murder. The act of murder, too kill an individual predominantly or involuntary…