Extradition

At his height, Pablo Escobar, leader of the Medellin cartel, was making $420 million per week through the importing of over fifteen tons of cocaine daily into the United States. Although the number of people killed during Escobar’s leading of the Medellin Cartel (1975-1993) is unknown, one of Escobar’s hitman has been linked to over three hundred murders and ordered over three thousand murders. Escobar’s constant cash flow and notorious murder record made him one of the richest, ruthless and…

There are many types of computer crimes in which people came be a victim by the use of malware, phishing, social engineering, denial of service, and other used to commit identify theft, cyber stalking, fraud, and more. A popular computer crime these days is identify theft, in which an thief will use a person personal information to get money by opening credit cards and other types of accounts, may use health information to get medicines or medical equipment, or use the information for other…

Courts in Criminal Justice This paper will explain the doctrine of incorporation states that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment applies to the protections of the Bill of Rights to the states. Explaining that incorporation can be selective, and includes those rights deemed as fundamental, such as those protected by the First Amendment. Rights & Protections for the Accused The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights assures important protections for individuals accused…

Before his career in the cocaine trade, Pablo Escobar came from modest beginnings. Born on December 1st, 1949, Pablo lived as many South Americans had. Living most of his pre-cartel life in Antioquia, Columbia, Escobar showed ambition at a young age, often telling his friends he would one day become president of Columbia. This sentiment seems to foreshadow his long campaign of narcoterrorism. From humble beginnings to being strewn across a rooftop, Escobar left behind a legacy matched by no…

Autobiography “Un dia nos vamos a mudar a los estados unidos” (one day we will move to the united states) …my mom telling me this as she kneeled in front of me is one of the earliest memories I have. I must have been 5 at that time, but even then I knew that moving from Peru to the “Estados Unidos” was a common dream. My mom traveled to the United States with me and my brother in 2001, leaving behind an abusive household and with nothing more than two suitcases. From the moment we landed she…

The Notorious Feud between the Hatfield’s and McCoy’s Bam! Just like that two American families are at war, leaving men, women, and children dead. Many Historians say that the conflict was caused by one family fighting for the Confederate South and the other family fighting for the Union North. However, some theorists believe the conflict started over a single pig. The Hatfield’s and McCoy’s are two Appalachian Mountaineer families. The families have lived on opposite sides of the stream…

What are the underlying factors of immigration? In essence, immigration is the byproduct of a combination of push and pull factors. Many individuals are pushed away from their native countries as a result of strife, violence, and/or political instability. While others are allured to another country by its endless opportunities and/or independence. Since its founding, the United States has been a nation of immigrants, a nation sought after by many for its promise of freedom and democracy. However…

convicted of violating Pennsylvania laws from 1788 and 1826 that “prohibited the removal of Negroes out of the state for the purpose of enslaving them” (Oyez). Prigg was arguing that both the 1788 and 1826 laws “violated the constitutional guarantee of extradition among states and the federal government's Fugitive Slave Law of 1793” (Oyez). Justice Story delivered the opinion of the court and ruled that the Pennsylvania laws were contradictory to Article IV, Section 2 of the Constitution and the…

From the latter half of the twentieth century to the present, Mexico and Colombia have been on the forefront of widespread illegal drug trafficking. They produce and export the greatest amount of illegal drugs — marijuana, cocaine, and heroin — and distribute these illegal narcotics worldwide. These countries also contain the most violent and powerful drug cartels who play prevalent roles in drug trafficking in their countries. Consequently, these nations’ relations with other nations worldwide…

Drug trafficking between the United States and Latin America have create a mass of violence between both countries. In the last years, both governments have declared a “war on drugs” with the idea that drug consumption and drug trafficking will stop or will get control. Drug trafficking has brought blood and pain to society. According to surveys drug trafficking is affecting more young adult than other groups. According to Matthew Jenner, “drug trafficking is the most crucial and most dangerous…