International Criminal Court

Cybercriminals and the Criminal Justice System. Criminals have always been part of society. As far back as the code of Hammurabi, written approximately 1680 B.C.E. civilization has made laws to govern men (Code, 2013). Why? Because, according to written records, crime has been with society as long as man has been civilized. There is no way to know for sure, but crime was probably around during the caveman era. Laws ensure that men can live together and prosper. Criminals have always used…

Federal Court system is primarily composed of three high power jurisdictions that operate much differently than that of the state courts. Federal Courts consist of federal district courts, United States courts of appeal, and the Supreme Court of the United States; however, these courts have limitations in cases that solely focus on the Constitution and federal law. Federal district courts are considered general trial courts that consist of over six hundred and seventy-five district court judges…

What are the primary ways of determining institutional racism and what are the strengths and pitfalls of each in working toward a Criminal Justice system that is culturally sensitive? Institutional racism is defined by the text (McNamara, Burns) as the type discrimination built into the structure of society (McNamara & Burns, 2009, p. 329). However in the article Crack Pipes and Policing: A case Study of Institutional Racism and Remedial Action in Cleveland it was described as “one of the…

According to statistics gathered from the Sentencing Project (2014) “In 2010, African American comprised 17 percent of all juveniles, but 31 percent of all arrest” (p. 1). Similarly, Kirby et al. (2014) stated that “African American youths have higher rates of juvenile incarceration and are more likely to be sentenced to adult prison” (p. 3). Based on statistical data from the Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation,…

constitution and law. We have noticed the reforms taking place at the local, national and international level for the people in custody but such reforms were not at all systematic This chapter is meant to bring out the findings of the study research study and suggestions thereto: 13.1 Major findings of the study. The research study titled “RIGHTS OF ACCUSED, UNDERTRIAL PRISONERS AND CONVICTS UNDER THE CRIMINAL LAWS OF INDIA (AN ANALYTICAL STUDY WITH REFERENCE TO RIGHTS OF TRANSGENDERS IN THE…

podcast broke international records with its searing account of the Baltimore courts, and sparked an international discussion about the American legal process. But one key aspect of the story evaded even the most observant listeners; Syed was incarcerated as a minor. He is still serving a life sentence that he began when he was but seventeen years old, transported from his messy bedroom and his normal, high school life straight to a cell. His family and friends garnered international…

They adopt a punitive approach to criminal behavior, rather than one concentrated on how to prevent criminal behavior, or rehabilitate those who do offend. As most offenders will return to their communities, I know that prevention and rehabilitation are most likely to contribute to public safety. While Canada has been…

increasingly important role within the criminal justice system, even though there are some controversial issues of having these technologies in the end are for the better and safety of the people who use them and the community itself. Some of the technologies that will be discussed is this paper are Tasers and electronic surveillance within the criminal justice system. Example of technologies in the criminal justice system One example of a technology used within the criminal justice system is…

Everyone knows that child soldiers are a bad occurrence. But the real question is, should a child soldier be treated as a victim or a criminal? Many say that the children are victims because they are forced into being a soldier, the result of refusal often being death. But how would you feel if your family was killed? It doesn’t matter who they were killed by, you would still want justice. A great majority of the child soldiers enlist and some even seem to enjoy killing. Those who refuse the…

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V. DAVID NOSAL BRIEF FACTS: During the time spanning approximately April 1996 to October 2004, David Nosal was employed at Korn/Ferry International (KFI), an executive search firm. David Nosal left the employment of KFI to start his own competing entity. David Nosal convinces his former colleagues, who were authorized to access the databases at KFI, to access confidential information located on KFI’s computer system and transfer same to David Nosal. While former…