Criminal law

Indeed, this is essential to the foundation of all forensic labs (Dale and Becker 173). Forensic scientists use electrophoresis gel to prepare and differentiate fingerprints (Bertino 165). Which is then uploaded to the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). Allowing access to registered crime lab officials to share and compare DNA profiles (Dale and Becker 176). Sharing this information aids police investigations as mitochondrial DNA can be extracted from fragments of bone and compared to maternal…

Originally Steven was handed a Death Sentence, in which he would have remained on death row until his execution date, fortunately, his sentence was reduced to life imprisonment with the potential for parole after ten years. Many years later, Steven was released from prison on parole in 1969, but he would remain a convicted felon for about five decades. For that same amount of time, he would remain known as the Rapist and murder of Lynne Harper. After his release from prison Steven, who was 24…

crimes. There are many different ways forensic science can help in todays time, some include, bullet comparison, fingerprints, toxicology, presumptive test for blood, presence of blood in a forensic context and photography for the identification of criminals. Without forensic science many cases would go unsolved for years. All it takes is dna, fingerprints, or some blood to solve a case, without forensic science that wouldn’t be possible. During the 1800s and early 1900s forensic science saw…

I’m sorry to hear about your experience with a male friend getting arrested for rape. I can somewhat relate. My childhood friend (male) went to prison for molesting his very young step daughters. I think the difference is that he was a friend growing up but we lost touch out of high school. In your case, you seemed close and his crime also leads to mistrust and a rightful sense of betrayal. I hope you don’t mistrust yourself for not knowing his capabilities. Rapists, pedophiles, and in some…

Bankruptcy petitioners always have a reason that they filed for bankruptcy. In every instance it was because they had too much debt to handle, but in almost every instance there was also that one last problem or situation that caused them to make the leap to petition the court for a discharge of debt. For many, this occurs when their paycheck is garnished. What Is Wage Garnishment and Who Can Garnish My Wages? Wage garnishment refers to a creditor or debt collector obtaining permission from…

James Carter, thirty-two years old, was tried and convicted for the possession of methamphetamine as well as the manufacturing of the illicit drug. Carter was subjected to incarceration at the Cumberland Correctional Institution for seventy-two months or six years. Further, inmate Carter was not labeled by the correctional facility as dangerous or a risk to himself or other inmates and he was placed in the general prison population. However, Mr. Carter’s Pre-Sentence Investigation Report…

classified as a mass murder; that is four or more victims in one location, and within one event” (Turvey 508). Sometimes in crimes, the crime in not the main event of it. Such as a murder crime, sometimes the primary intent of the offender could be: (1) Criminal enterprise, (2) emotional, selfish or cause-specific, (3) sexual, or (4) part of a group (Douglas and Burgess…

Introduction. Is Mass Incarceration anywhere close to being the Old Jim Crow? Michelle Alexander in her book The New Jim Crow argues that US criminal justice system targets African American through the War On Drugs and relates it to the Old Jim Crow. However, in response to her analogy, James Forman, Jr. believes this comparison diminishes the real harm the Old Jim Crow has left in history. In addition, Forman, Jr. argues The New Jim Crow analogy is ignoring violence, obscuring class and…

The background check needs to cover “domestic setting, employment, reputation, habits, fears, physical condition, personality, criminal history, family relationships, hobbies and social conduct” (Douglas 406). Forensic information pertaining to the crime in now becoming very critical in the profiling process. This information contains the autopsy report with the toxicology/serology…

If a man or boy had beaten up a teenage girl the only question anyone would ask is how quickly can we lock the prison door and throwaway the key? But if she’s raped, then apparently we have to ask several questions such as: “How was she dresses?” “Was she drunk?” “Was she alone with them?”. In a normal world, a victim of sexual assault would always be met with empathy but instead victims are often met with scepticism. This doesn’t make any sense as we don’t apply this sort of logic to any other…