Larceny

There are many entities that play a role in the criminal justice court system. However, Magistrates are the ones with the most power within said system. They have the most discretion when it comes to deciding the faith of an individual. It has always been considered as a prestigious achievement inside any community. During one work day a magistrate can review over 50 cases, each with a unique verdict. In the 1905 article, The Prisoner at the Bar, Arthur Train includes many different examples of…

These crimes, along with homicide, are often the most portrayed in crime dramas and the news. However, few if any focus on the most common crime in America larceny. Exposure to these high profile crimes results in little thinking about the smaller cases which increases their perception that this type of crime is occurring more often. One of the theories that the book expresses as to the recent decline in crime…

This site is OK for background but it’s misleading. I always used to wonder what was it about Jews that made people throughout history despise them. If they were indeed "God's chosen" I thought, they had to be the unluckiest people in the history of the world. Why were they persecuted throughout history? Why had the Nazis herded them into cattle cars and taken them to "extermination camps" to dispose once and for all of the "Jewish problem?" I suddenly recognized that if Hitler had developed a…

Shepard and Blackley (2005) conducts this study using 62 counties in New York State by examining recent drug arrest on reported rates of assault, robbery, burglary, and larceny. In addition, Shepard and Blackley (2005) provides suggestions to reduce crime and control drug use. Themes Admittedly, one the themes that came from Goetz and Mitchell (2006) research paper was that the current strategies of drug control emphasize…

To begin, Norway and America are no where near each other. Norway is located in Europe (Eastern Hemisphere) while America is located in North America (Western Hemisphere). These places are very different from each other; one example is language. Norway has many languages, but the official language is Norsk; In America, the official language is English. Another example, Norway eats different than America in a way. Most food in Norway are seafood and fruit while in America canned and fast food is…

Additional training and the implementation of body cameras may be essential as it appears that the United States has a real problem with police violence. “In 2013 the Civilian Complaint Review Board in New York City received more than 5,000 complaints of excessive use of force, totaling 11,334 allegations (Feige, 2015). Of those allegations that were substantiated, most of officers involved were administratively charged and received a verbal reprimand as punishment (Feige, 2015). “In 2011,…

precluded a life of drug addiction and prostitution that is now starting to fade out of her life after thirty years. She has committed slew of crimes to support her self and her drug habit, beginning with prostitution and drug dealing and ending with larceny and identity theft. From what she’s told me the prostitution began in her late teens and early twenties and continued from there, the drug use was introduced at some point, with her drug of choice being heroin, but in later and more recent…

years later Malcolm X dropped out of school at the age of 15 to pursue something bigger. He then proceeded to move to Boston to live with his half-sister Ella. Malcolm then got a couple of jobs as kitchen help and selling drugs. Malcolm convicted of larceny and sentenced to ten years in jail had his life flash before him. To pass the time in prison,…

The world is a tough and scary place. This is the message we have always been told. Told by the stories from the media, from our parents, our friends, perhaps even through our own personal experiences. The media are constantly highlighting stories of rape, murder, robbery, etc. Our parents tell us "don 't talk to strangers." It seems as if anywhere, at any time, someone can and will take advantage of you if given the opportunity. Given the increase in riots, police shootings, and threats of…

following a conviction in adult criminal court was the question in People v. Smith 470 NW2d 70 (“People v. Smith,” n.d.). Ricky Franklin Smith plead guilty in adult criminal court of breaking and entering into a building with the intent to commit larceny and of being a habitual offender (4th offense). Smith was sentenced to 3.5-10 years in prison for the crime, only to have the sentence later vacated, as he was deemed a habitual offender. Smith was then sentenced 6-30 years because of the…