Felony

In the American political system, opinion polls are an important way to measure the general public’s ideological beliefs and opinions on certain key issues. According to Patterson, a public opinion poll is, “a poll or survey in which a relatively few individuals are interviewed to estimate the opinions of a whole population” (2013). These types of polls are also used to see which candidate the American people prefer in presidential election years. This election cycle is no different, especially…

reform (PRWORA) established a lifetime ban of eligibility for TANF, as well as food stamps, for any person convicted of a drug related felony. However, individual states did have the option to participate fully, partially, or not at all in the ban (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2016). In the article “A Lifetime of Punishment: The Impact of Felony Drug Ban on Welfare Benefits” by Marc Mauer (2015) he illustrates that by the end of 2011, 12 states were fully participating in the…

concealed carry licence and not just anyone can get one. First you must be 21 years of age, you must be fingerprinted which will then lead to an extensive background check. Anything that you have ever done wrong will send up a red flag. If you have a “felony convictions, some misdemeanor convictions, including charges that resulted in probation or deferred adjudication; certain pending criminal charges; chemical or alcohol dependency; certain types of psychological diagnoses, and protective or…

Case 1: The main issue that some one was smoking marijuana in the class, professor locked the door of the class until the perpetrator inbeing identified. The student began to get anxious. Tyler grabbed the professor by her arm and shook her. Ron grabbed a piece of the door to hit the professor with it, the piece of the door instead hit Diana causing her an injury in her leg. In this case Tyler physically strikes a professor and her put her in fear of immediate harm. He seized her and shook her…

Criminals should not own guns. What is a criminal? Well a criminal is some who is potentially out to hurt someone or more than one. In The Griffon News, Jerrod Huber states that “People with felony convictions claim these laws are unfair taking into consideration the nature of their crime. A person with a felony stealing charge doesn’t deserve a gun any more than a person convicted of murder.” In agreement with him, people in conviction should not complain about having their gun taken away;…

At the time of the offense, Dennis was not on probation supervision; however, on October 4, 2016, he was ordered to complete community service for a curfew violation he was found guilty of in the Portsmouth Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. His case was being monitored by the Third District Court Service Unit. According to the above petitions filed on 11/01/16, Suffolk Police Detective J. L. Williams reported the following took place in the city of Suffolk. “On 10/29/16, at 5:47 p…

strict on what is considred domestiv violence. Domestic violence charges can range from class c misdemeanor to to a second degree penalty. A class c misdemeanor can be compared to a traffic ticket that fines up to $500 dollars and a second degree felony with a fine no more than10,000 dollars. The factors that determine the type and harshness of punishment are the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator, the perpetrator past convictions, and whether suffocation was involved. But there…

scrutiny for how long it took to detain the nefarious Grim Sleeper and the way they went about doing it; not to mention the fact that he slipped through the cracks and would’ve been caught earlier had DNA testing been required when he was convicted of a felony and serving three years of…

Throughout the course of a probation officers’ career, their moral integrity is tested each day. Although there are a numerous amount of officers who act ethically on a daily basis, there are almost as many who act unethically. This paper examines a single incident where Meaghan Fields let her temptation and longing for love dictate her actions. These actions ultimately violated the zero tolerance policy (and other laws as well) that were upheld by her department. The issue with enforcing the…

According to a report published by The Sentencing Project, in 2010 more than 5.85 million adults could not cast their ballot to vote due to prior or current felony offenses. Felony disenfranchisement laws prohibit the voting of inmates while incarcerated under a felony offense as well as people on parole or probation. Distortion of the American prison system can convince people that state prisons are completely made up of vicious murderers and rapists. There are…