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When an individual is blamed for murder, it is hard to provide proof that the individual did not commit the crime. In the case of Adnan Syed, he was convicted of the murder of Hae Min Lee, Adnan's ex-girlfriend, however, the jury should have acquitted Adnan because there was insufficient amount of evidence to prove Adnan murdered Hae, Adnan's lawyer did not present all the facts needed to prove Adnan is not guilty, and many of the claims made by the prosecutor are circumstantial. Adnan Syed…

What Is Circle Justice? The book ‘Touching Spirtit Bear’ is based off of a kid named Cole Mathews. Cole has anger that he cannot get over so instead of going to jail for his mistakes he agrees on circle justice. If you do not know what circle justice is, it is the restorative process of confrencing and mediation. Circle Justice is how people heal without going to jail. Circle Justice was originated in forgin countries by the natives. Circle Justice is the restorative process of confrencing…

should congress give judges less freedom to change sentences to the mitigating facts of each criminal offense within a specified range? For recent decades, the increase of mandatory minimum penalties for crimes together with the huge increase in the prison inmate population, has compelled many to reconsider this question for criminal justice. The Supreme court has kept a lengthy mandatory imprisonment over the argument that they violate on the rights given by the Eighth Amendment against…

the judge as he said the words that would change the juvenile’s life forever. He was being sentenced to life in prison as a part of a crime he committed with his friends. Many young adolescents some as young as 9 , are being forced to go to prison for long periods of time on an almost daily basis. Minor’s should not be allowed to be tried as adults and to be sentenced to life in prison, as an adult environment would be to brutal for them to cope with. In addition, most kids are very susceptible…

Goffman notion of a “total institution” describes an institution that goes beyond just housing inmates but as a thoughtful systematic system which is set up to control every aspect of one’s structural and social environment, similar to military boot camp. This structural and social environment is somewhat of a protective order where one’s extent of resources and social capital are under bureaucratic control. I call it this because it provides more than just housing or confinement, but an…

happen instantly, it may take hours, days and even years to get that thing we all hoped for. In the movie Andy, Red, and Brooks were sentenced to life in prison due to the crimes they committed. Andy had hope after a piece of the wall broke off in his cell which gave him something to stride towards, he was admitted in the 1940s and broke out of prison in 1966, he spent 20 years making a tunnel through the wall using his rock hammer then he broke through the sewage pipe and crawled through 500…

To protect restorative justice, active responsibility is an important element but, it is also argued that there could be injustice if passive responsibility has ignored. However, concerning of Brent Fisse’s theory of reactive fault, many criminal justice systems execute the concept of casual fault and reactive fault. The balance between this two fault very from one jurisdiction to another but, for example, in some Asian jurisdiction, reactive fault is the greater fault than causal fault.…

Jefferson was going to the White Rabbit Bar when Brother and Bear drove next to him and offered him a ride. Instead of going to the bar, Brother and Bear took Jefferson to a liquor store. When Alcee, the liquor store owner, wouldn’t give them any drinks, there was a shootout. The next thing Jefferson knew was that Brother, Bear, and Alcee were all dead. Not knowing what to do, he drank some liquor, took some money, and started running. The jury found him guilty of murder and robbery. The…

1. To provide good order of society and the basic welfare of his subjects, Hammurabi established a collection of laws which he inscribed on a stone pillar, or stele. This detailed legal code was named the Code of Hammurabi, or Hammurabi’s Code. Hammurabi compiled decisions or misharum (equity rulings) that the king made in response to specific cases and perceived injustices. His judgements, covering a wide variety of crimes and circumstances, allowed Hammurabi to replace Mesopotamia’s…

In the book ‘Touching Spirt Bear’ Cole Matthews is a 15-year-old juvenile delinquent from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cole has fiery red hair, pale blue eyes, and is very tall. He lives with his mother and father. Cole Matthews has been in trouble with the law several times. He has also visited councillors, and various detention centres. Cole was known for having a reputation of a bully. His raging anger always got the best out of him. After committing his most recent crime, beating up Peter…