War crimes

The life that we live in this society is a gift. A lot of people may not see it that way, and for good reason. Our world as it rots is full of crime, war, evil harassment, rape, and murder. The innocent in this world pay the price for the wild actions of the insane, but the thing about all those horrendous factors of society, is that those people are given the choice to do what they want. What if you lived in a society where you are told what to believe? That you had no choice in a matter? Where…

across the world. Death Penalty is an option used around the world for people who commit crimes. There are different laws in each state regarding the death penalty. Throughout the years, the rates of deaths continue to decrease. This is because there is no scientific evidence showing death penalty reduces crime rates. Countries that use the death penalty, often say their reasoning is to deter people from crime. The death penalty costs millions of dollars per year. Californian’s pay more…

its purpose is to deter crime, yet it does the exact opposite. Contrary to modern belief, mass incarceration in the United States has increased drastically. Many factors can contribute to the uprising in incarceration. Though prison’s sole purpose is to deter crime, it in fact increases it. Sources suggest that first time offenders, and ex-convicts are highly likely to commit another crime after leaving prison, thus depicting the prison system’s failure in deterring crime. Many question whether…

In similar words John Irwin, a jail’s primary purpose is to receive and hold persons who are offensive. Furthermore, Michelle Alexander states in the very beginning of chapter two that the prisons and jails are meant to hold people as the law enforcement’s main goal is to keep the streets clean and safe. Both writers are aware that these allegations are not the case in reality. Both authors did very well on their part about explaining who gets arrested and why, with of course having a few…

In her book Michelle Alexander evokes many important issues that are running rampant in our society concerning the unfair treating of our criminal justice system towards African-Americans. "The New Jim Crow" highlights the racial dimensions of the War on Drugs, refuting its ‘real purpose’, that instead of combatting…

Crime and punishment are like peanut butter and jelly. Back in London during the 1800’s London's crime rate went up from about 5,000 per year in 1800 to about 20,000 per year in 1840. The Victorians were firm believers in punishment for criminals.The crime in London was starting to rise during the 1800’s. And the punishments started to get more civilized. In order to understand crime and punishment in London during the 1800’s one must examine crime,punishment,social class, and the judicial…

world who had consumed an illicit drug in the past 12 months jumped 33%, to 247 million. Australia’s current “war on drugs” strategy is an unmitigated disaster. drug use is only increasing and the country is spending billions to imprison these drug users, with private prison owners reaping the benefits. Our prison system is massively overcrowded with new stricter attitudes towards crime and punishment sending record numbers to jail. A report done by the Home Office investigated drug use across…

heinous crimes are in need of Capital Punishment for the belief that they deserve the most severe punishment humanly possible for the crimes that have been committed. However, many people deeply despise the Capital Punishment system in our government and believe that it should be limited only…

as a punishment. Death as a punishment has been long used by the United States throughout history. First historical evidence of the death penalty was in Jamestown during the colonial period. Death penalty has no current effect on the management of crime than any other punishment given. Different countries and states have many other viewpoints on the death penalty as far as morally and ethically. According the case, Furman v. Georgia which rules that death penalty polices of thirty-nine states…

Gangsta rap gained its highest level of nationwide acceptance in the early 1990’s. The greatest spike in the violent crime rate occurred between 1989 and 1990 with an increase of close to 180,000 violent crimes being reported. Violent crime statistics show a gradual increase beginning in 1984, a year after gangsta rap pioneered. The increase in violent crime continued until 1993. Changing demographics, economic shifts, and policing procedures are just a few variables that contributed to…