Misdemeanor

Bus Stop arm violations are a very serious and very much enforced law in the United States due to the potential of the kid getting hit by a car. Due to this danger it is a misdemeanor and because of this it will stay on your record permanently. If you are a motorist and you are on a road with two lanes of traffic going in the opposite direction you must stop when a bus is flashing its red lights and extends its stop arm out on its left side. This also applies when the road has a turn lane in…

criminal law, it requires that the judge or jury is without any doubt sure of a guilty verdict. Criminal law is comprised of mainly three types of cases: misdemeanors, felonies, and treason. Of the three types of cases, misdemeanors are the least offenses. Misdemeanors are typically punishable by assessing fines, but there are some more serious misdemeanors that can be punishable by receiving jail time which is usually less than a year. Of the three types of cases, felonies are the most serious…

along the street in front of the store. In fact, Dan was carrying his revolver in violation of a state statute making it a misdemeanor for any person to carry a concealed weapon without a permit. A subsequent examination…

with number 129. Hammurabi says “If a married lady is caught in adultery with another man, they shall bind them and cast them in the water.” Another one of Hammurabi’s unjust laws is number 168. Hammurabi says that if a child has committed a grave misdemeanor, his father may disinherit him. (Doc C). These laws are both unjust because everybody makes mistakes...nobody's perfect! These laws are also very sexist. How is it going…

With the help of the villagers, Blair was able to research the life story about the brothel boy, along with the crime he committed. The Brothel Boy is far from a boy, as he is roughly twenty or so years old, who was born and raised in the Brothel. He was the son of a woman who worked in the brothel as a prostitute, but died shortly after the boy’s birth, and a man who was unknown. Therefore, the brothel keeper took him in to raise him. It was extremely apparent that the boy was uneducated and…

This Writing Assignment (WA) contains arrests, car stops, decision making, and a brief explanation of discretion. These topics contain examples and class presentations. Included are one topic from four chapters we talked about in class which were; “The Elements of Crime, Corpus Delicti,” “Capacity to Commit Crime-Insanity Defense,” “Parties to a Crime, and “Laws of Arrest.” Three Class Activities The first class activity that professor Gonis demonstrated was a presentation, “Gonis Gang.” In…

socioeconomic levels and cultures. In Baldwin County, in the last five years, there has been a growth in reported cases of domestic violence against women. Even more alarming, the overwhelming majority of victims and offenders in domestic violence and misdemeanor cases are African American. I feel the complex underlying causes that in some cases stretch back generations: unemployment, poverty, lack of education, incarceration and violent environments. And these are some of the same reasons…

and all civil officers of the United States shall be removed on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” This means that Congress can take action to terminate a political leader’s term in office. If said political leader is suspected of committing “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors,” the House of Representatives has the power to bring he or she up on impeachment. Once tried, the Senate then decides to either convict or…

In both criminal justice and security management fields, research is vital in determining the underlying cause of crime and the preventative measures necessary to deter crime and future threats. Research data helps to identify, confirm or possibly predict future criminal acts. When security research is conducted within private or government entities, authoritative figures can use the studies to not only plan a course of action, but to also lessen the bias and generalizations that usually occur…

Laws should be a it more 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…