Miscarriage of justice

telling everyone what they had supposedly done until everyone—the press, the community, the police—believed that they had actually done it. Sometimes, the people who do those things are the ones who are supposed to be trying to find the truth and bring justice to the victim, such as law enforcement officers and prosecutors. Throughout…

elected that prior year. He was the first African-American district attorney in the state of Texas (as cited in Zalman & Carranno, 2013). Dallas history was viewed as a place where the abuse of power happened on a regular basis in the criminal justice system. The Dallas District Attorney’s Office is conservative and known for being “tough on crime” (as cited in Zalman & Carranno, 2013). Terri Moore and Craig Watkins asked for additional funding from the Dallas County Commissioners’ Court, and…

Introduction There are many people who have been accused of crimes they have not committed. Youngblood and African American male. He was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault, kidnapping, and child molestation of the young Latino boy name David Leon. At the time of the crime Larry was 30 years old. And the incident happened in the state of Arizona, on October 29th, 1983. A ten-year-old boy was abducted from a carnival in Pima county, Arizona. The young boy was molested by an unknown suspect.…

The study conducted under Lentini and DeHaan highlights that investigators cannot use patterns as a method to establish how a fire started. This is what caused arson investigation to be described as needing “much more research on the natural variability of burn patterns and damage characteristics” (NCJRS, 2009). This means that arson experts cannot simply look at patterns to determine its origin because there is still a lot unknown about arson and fire patterns in general. This is a common…

correspondingly, The Crucible was based on false confessions evident throughout the storyline. The connection between The Crucible and Earl Washington’s story suggests there is an issue with the American justice system that is fought by The Innocence Project Professionals. The Innocence Project has fought for justice since it was founded in 1992. To date, more than 300 people in the United States have been exonerated based on DNA testing, including 20 who served…

Prosecutorial Misconduct has always been a problem in the courtroom. Prosecutors tend to misuse evidence and go against someone that may be innocent. That innocent person’s life could be turned upside down for something they didn’t even do. Imagine being blamed for your significant other’s murder, and then being sentenced to life in prison just for someone to uncover evidence that you didn’t do it after ten years! This would all have been caused by prosecutorial misconduct. Prosecutorial…

The Effects of Abortion on Mothers There are many arguments on abortion. No one ever states the facts and explains in detail how and what goes on during an abortion. How is the body of a woman changed? What does she feels like after having an abortion? Studies have shown that there is not only a physical effect on mothers but there is also an emotional effect on mothers that can be very detrimental to her everyday life. Some of these mothers experience things like self hatred, severe depression,…

The Bible has many different verses which speak about the issues of human life. One that is focused on an immense amount in the last few decades is abortion. Although some people may say that there are exceptions to abortion, Christians must teach about the importance against abortion in the Bible and how the issues of human life should be left to God. The Bible proves Gods word on these issues and should be the only thing people look to for guidance in their decisions. The sanctity of life is…

Community Agencies for Vulnerable Populations Many communities today encompass health organizations that are available for vulnerable populations. One group of susceptible people is women. Moreover, women who are pregnant and struggling with mental health issues are at risk for mortality. Women encounter obstacles to health care access and face knowledge discrepancies associated to health promotion and disease prevention behaviors, which thwart women from taking accountability for their…

which consists of taking a medicine during the first trimester to end a pregnancy. Also, there is surgical abortion which consists of procedures including vacuum aspiration and D&E. The third type is called “spontaneous abortion”, often known as miscarriage (Lowen). There’s no doubt that there are many ways for a woman to terminate a pregnancy, but the question in everyone’s minds is, “Should this even be legal?” The abortion debate has been going on for quite some time now. Federal action…