Misdemeanor

The Central Park Five chronicles the wrongful conviction of five African-American and Hispanic teenagers from Harlem, who were falsely accused and later convicted of brutally raping and inhumanely beating a white woman in New York’s beloved Central Park. Ken Burns, the director, seeks redress to prove the innocence of the completely dehumanized five, who were held accountable of a brutal crime by cruel detectives and prosecutors. Ken Burns uses archival footage, interviews and camera shots as…

As many know, it was found that the Doctor, Larry Nassar was found guilty of sexual assault. Larry Nassar was the former Olympic Gymnastics Doctor. Most of the patients he abused were Olympic gymnasts. More than 100 women have claimed that they too, were sexually assaulted by Doctor Larry Nassar. He worked with the US Olympic women's gymnastics team for over two decades. Larry is now facing up to 40 to 175 years in prison. He will now live the rest of his life behind bars, which is greatly…

What happened? No one will hire me and even if they did, I was going to be paid 20% less than half of the other workers. If I worked there long enough to get health insurance, it wouldn’t pay for some of my basic needs. The government says I owe them money and can take up to 100% of my wages, but I don’t have any wages. I can’t get food stamps or public housing. My family can’t take me in because their proprietors won’t allow it. I wish I could help change things, but I can’t vote, serve…

Bullying has become a huge deal in the United States of America today. Many cases of suicide and depression have been recorded that were ultimately caused by bullying. Thomas Billitteri’s “Cyberbullying” and his “Preventing Bullying” articles agree on many points. These two articles agree that laws are needed to fight bullying, violating constitutional rights, and both articles use the rhetorical principle of pathos. In Thomas Bellitteri’s “Preventing Bullying”, he speaks about a college…

Critical Analysis of the Future Direction and Emerging Trends Introduction of the Issue This study summarizes and evaluates the chapter regarding future changes and the course of criminal activities. Furthermore, particular emphasis has been placed on the manner in which the nature and form of criminal activities will change, mainly through the influence of technology and globalization. The study also assesses the significance of the chapter, critically evaluates the content, and makes a…

Individuals convicted of a felony are not eligible to vote while incarcerated, on parole, or on probation. Voting rights are restored a couple years after the completion of all supervised release. Felons who have served their sentence and have followed protocol should have the right to vote in less than two years. Voting is vital aspect of our lives. Being confined for so many years, deprived of freedom and a few rights taken away, an individual would love to vote in a major election like this…

In order to do the most good for the most people, equal rights must be afforded to every one. The most unacceptable form of injustice is disenfranchisement, and my specific area of interest is felon disenfranchisement. I think it’s of the utmost importance that we address this, and address it soon. Each state has varying laws regarding the legality of felon voting; from states that allow felons to vote while incarcerated, on parole, and probation to states that permanently take away a citizen’s…

Crime, as defined in the textbook Social Problems by John J. Macionis, is the violation of a criminal law enacted by federal, state, or local government. There are two types of crimes: misdemeanors and felonies. Each has different consequences and consist of different crimes. Misdemeanors are mostly petty crimes—vandalism, trespassing, and petty theft; they are punishable by less than a year in prison. Felonies are serious crimes that are guaranteed to land someone in prison for over a year—rape…

“In criminal law, a felony is a category of crimes that are often classified as the most serious types of offenses, and they can be either violent or nonviolent. Felonies are typically classified as mala in se crimes. Mala in se - a Latin phrase meaning wrong or evil in itself. The phrase is used to refer to conduct assessed as sinful or inherently wrong by nature, independent of regulations governing the conduct” (Clark). Murderers, rapists, human traffickers: these criminals, and so many…

Underground in Ann Arbor, Michigan are the archives for the University of Michigan. There you can find the Final Four, “... banners from 1992 and 1993” (Thamel). The Fab Five, known as “The Greatest Class Ever Recruited” had bald heads, sagging shorts, black socks, and an attitude that changed College Basketball forever. “They don’t care how they were perceived” (Hehir). They had a journey to get to the point of the Chris Webber scandal. The Fab Five’s revolutionized college basketball…