War crime

In the movie by Booth (2007), “American Drug War: The Last White Hope” African American, Rick Ross is mentioned as one of the most famous drug offenders in the 1980’s, who was blamed for the cocaine epidemic that harmed black communities. He explained that as he grew his dream was not to be a dealer, rather a tennis player in college but under the circumstances he saw a new horizon in selling cocaine. Illiterate and living in poverty, Ross explains that the attractiveness of cocaine was the…

instruments to punish those who committed serious international crimes. Abuse of human rights law at the international level went unpunished due to the lack of legal structure and therefore punishment for these international crimes was left to domestic courts. The problem with the domestic courts was that they were used as agents of the criminals. They were therefore either reluctant or unable to bring the perpetrators of international crimes to justice. For instance, in the former Yugoslavia…

This article details the history of imprisoning women from the late-1800’s through 1989. Prior to twentieth century, women who committed crime were seen as needing moral correction and protection and were placed in reformatories specifically for women and run by women. Their offending was generally viewed as particularly heinous since women’s offending violated social norms of femininity in a patriarchal society. A shift in the thinking about women’s offending occurred in the latter part of the…

The high population and the rate of crime led to poor work performance in prisons. This cycle repeated itself frequently hence causing high rate of corruption and deplorable hygiene in prison facilities. This act led the philosophers to push for more improved incarceration facilities so that…

The arrest phase of a crime could have you at the very beginning of a long process through the American criminal justice system. For the most part, it doesn 't matter what state you are in, the steps are usually the same. After an arrest takes place a criminal is “booked” into police custody. This is where your photo and fingerprints are taken as a matter of record as well. Between now and any trials there is the matter of arraignment, possible plea bargaining, preliminary hearings and pre-trial…

Crime in The Great Gatsby The 1920s was a time of American decadence and demoralization. Soldiers returning from the war were often disillusioned and the American Dream took on a new meaning; not one of communal prosperity and accomplishment, but one of wealth and affluence. “The first direction in which wealth injures the nation is a moral one. Money replaces honour and adventure as the objective of the best young men. Moreover, men do not normally seek to make money for their country or…

minorities in the criminal justice system, the percent of African Americans incarcerated in relation to their population, the way white collar crime is less targeted than drugs, the way Hispanics are treated differently in jails, and last the way California prisons practice unwritten racial practices will be discussed to explained…

The legal infrastructure of the War on Drugs has easily turned every moment of one’s life a moment of possibility for arrest. The leniency on policemen and their reasons for suspecting someone of a crime is partially was is causing this outbreak of incarcerations. Although there are times when the police are correct in their assumptions, their reasons for making these assumptions are out of line. Methods of fighting drug crime, such as Operation Pipeline, may be effective, but not a hundred…

theory. Rational choice theory states, “People generally act in their self-interest and make decisions to commit crime after weighing the potential risks against the rewards.” (Barkan, 2015). The majority of these people are insane or mentally ill, but delusional and easily persuaded. They know what they are doing and in most cases, carefully think and plan through each component of a crime before they commit it. This planning and preparation lets them weigh the costs vs. the benefits, and when…

The War on Drugs The War on Drugs is a term coined by President Richard M. Nixon. Was it a real war, in the introduction the question was asked “But if the deployment of soldiers is a requirement to wage war who is the enemy in the War on drugs?” The answer to the question is yes. In the 1980’s the US deployed Soldiers to South America in support of Counter Drug operations. The war on drugs begins in the 1970, with the intent to stop civil unrest and to provide assistance to our Soldiers…