Federal crime

It is essential that mandates are created on a federal level in order to regulate judge decisions on waiving juvenile cases to adult criminal court. To maintain the current downward trend of youth violence in America for the long term, preventative measures should be emphasized more than punishment. Juvenile court systems were created with the protection of child welfare through rehabilitation in mind, but current practices allow judges to avoid this purpose by sending children to adult…

away with their criminal act. While some individuals decide to seek to further their education, others choose to turn to the life of crime. Lots of research has been conducted in an attempt to discover the reason why individuals choose to become involved in criminal activity. Other studies aim to examine the reason as to why crime occurs, as well as ways in which crime can be diminished. Many studies have found that lack of…

Hate crimes are all across the Globe in 2014 there was a surge by 45 percent, against Jews alone. This is one of the many reason why we should have hate crime legislation. One of the hate crime legislation is called Hate Crimes Prevention Act (known as the Matthew Shepard Act). Many country already have a law in place, which is much more stricter that we need here in the United State. Some people will say we don't need hate crime legislation laws, because we already have law in place…

Overcrowding is an outcome of criminal equity strategy not of rising crime rates, and undermines the capacity of prison systems to meet fundamental human needs, for example, healthcare, food, and a living environment. It likewise compromises the procurement and rehabilitation of programs, educational and professional training, and recreational activities. Research has shown that the overcrowding in prisons has three sorts of consequences for the day to day prison environment. First, there is…

allowed for the creation of the Office of Community Oriented Police Services within the Department of Justice, also known as COPS (COPS, 2015). The COPS Office provides funding to police departments that create community policing strategies. This federal funding allows departments to hire more police officers, and provides training and equipment needed by departments. By 2015 the COPS Office invested over $14 billion into community policing programs and funded nearly three quarters of police…

Escalating involvement of local police with the federal government in enforcing immigration laws, is arguably one of today’s most controversial issues. The United States has experienced a significant wave of immigration during the past decades. Along with this, has come a surge of illegal immigration. How to address this growing problem has been a challenge for policy makers and the law enforcement. With this challenge another issue arises; whether to involve local police in the enforcement of…

source to when criminals have been charged with a capital crime and the only way to make them pay is the death penalty. Then there is the people that think the death penalty is the most unreliable source to go to when someone has committed a crime. They think that since “so” many innocent people have died from the death penalty that it needs to be abolished and have to find a new source to go to when somebody has committed a capital crime. The United States has been using the death penalty dated…

Should the Death Penalty be Abolished? Is it possible to know for sure if someone is guilty or innocent? The state’s and federal courts think it is. Physical evidence and confessions seem to be the best proof of someone’s guilt in committing a crime. One of the sentences a convicted criminal could get is execution. Determining sentence is very crucial in one’s life and life of their family, especially when it comes to death penalty. Death row is nothing in comparison to regular inmates:…

against the poor. Whether that be in what it choosen to be treated as crime, who is conviced , length of sentencing or ignoring the numerous criminal acts of the rich. It also claims that there isn’t enough compassion or attention for the reasons for crime in poverty stricken neighborhoods but rather these people are looked down upon.…

Jail populations and prison populations differ by the type of crime or crimes that the offender is convicted of. Someone that is sentenced to jail will only serve up to a year or is awaiting their trial date (Danahy, 2017). A person that is sentenced to jail has been convicted of misdemeanor charges. Misdemeanor charges are charges that are minor offenses of the law and usually are non-violent in nature. Some examples of offenses that people get sentenced to jail are check fraud, disorderly…