Crimes Crime is defined as commission of an act or act of omission that violates the law and is punishable by the state. Crimes are considered injurious to society and the community. As defined by law, a crime includes both the act, or acts read, and the intent to commit the act, or mens rea. Criminal intent involves an intellectual apprehension of factual elements of the act or acts c

Plea No standard definition of plea bargaining exists among practitioners. The definition of "plea bargaining" varies depending on the jurisdiction and on the context of its use.[9] However, to identify the core problems of plea bargaining, we must first settle on a definition that encompasses the broad range of practices that may be considered plea bargaining. Black's Law Dictionary

Plea Bargaining Plea bargaining is all too common a process in the criminal justice system. Often, the defense negotiates with the prosecution to have a defendant plead guilty to a criminal charge with the expectation of receiving a lighter sentence. The problem with this quick-fix tactic is that serious felons are pleading guilty to misdemeanors and keeping a cleaner record and gettin

Pro-Choice: The Right Choice Abortion is defined as the spontaneous or artificially expulsion of an embryo of fetus. In 1996, roughly 1.37 million abortions took place throughout the world. Due to the many different viewpoints argued and discussed among people, abortion remains one of the most controversial topics of this era. Pro-Choice is the freedom of one to make their own choice abo

Police Corruption The obstacles facing police departments today are not new or uncommon. The problem goes back as far as the forming of the first organized police forces. Corruption has taken many forms and has continued to effect the police departments in major cities and small towns. While corruption has been a consistent problem in law enforcement, the nature of corrupt activity has c

Police Corruption Police Corruption Police corruption is a complex phenomenon, which does not readily submit to simple analysis. It is a problem that has and will continue to affect us all, whether we are civilians or law enforcement officers. Since its beginnings, may aspects of policing have changed; however, one aspect that has remained relatively unchanged is the existenc

Positive Argument For Drug Legalizatin The world would be a much better place if illicit drugs didn't exist, but they do, so we must deal with them. Our challenge is to do so in a way that will advance our national interest. Our failed war on drugs is doing just the opposite; America must respond to that reality with a basic change in approach. Legalization is the only practical way to

POT For many years, the United States government has prohibited drugs such as marijuana from sale in the marketplace. Yet, with prohibition, marijuana use has decreased only minimally. Because of prohibition, the media has publicized only the bad aspects of marijuana use. What many people do not realize are the many positive aspects of marijuana legalization, including new medical cures,

Prostitution Prostitution is simply an issue of individual liberty. The controls of a person’s own body is the most basic of human rights. Governments should not have the power to impose legal penalties upon the men and women who choose to be promiscuous. Government regulation causes an act of lawful and consensual sexual intercourse to be illegal when the exchange of money occurs. Gran

Punishment The end result of the criminal justice system is the punishment handed down to a convicted criminal. Ethics are an important part of the decision making process for those parties involved in prosecuting and punishing suspected criminals. The aforementioned parties include agencies such as local police, federal law enforcement agencies, district attorneys’ offices, and judges

Public Media Violence John was at home one day getting ready to eat lunch. John’s Mom brought his lunch out for him to eat by the television. John had been watching “The Woody Wood Pecker Show” and after words, he went next door to his 87 year old neighbor’s house and choked her to death was this act a cause or effect of the violence in the public media or is that just

Red Light Running Exclusive Summary: The suggestion to evaluate Red Light Running was proposed by Hart Solmon; manage of Traffic Engineering and Operation at the City of Hamilton. Mr. Solmon proposed this study because of the hundred of accidents resulting from Red Light Running Hamilton in the last two years, and the recent installation of a Red Light Camera. In Hamilton, Red Light R

Rodney King It seemed like an open-and-shut case. The George Holliday video, played on television so often that an executive at CNN called it "wallpaper," showed three Los Angeles police officers--as their supervisor watched-- kicking, stomping on, and beating with metal batons a seemingly defenseless African-American named Rodney King. Polls taken shortly after the incident showed tha

Physician-Assisted Suicide Physician-assisted suicide presents one of the greatest dilemmas tothe medical profession. Should someone who is mentally competent, but deemed terminally ill, be allowed to engagein physician-assisted suicide' According to the First Amendment of The Constitution of The United States, “one hasthe freedom to petition the government for a redress of grievances

Right Or Wrong' There are many issues today that involve some sort of injustice towards the people. One of them, though it may not be the hottest topic, is the issue of censorship. "Censorship, so far as I see it, is like a law which prohibits swimming altogether because such a law will prevent someone from swimming in a sewer" (Brower 1). Here, in the twenty-first century, the banning

Right To Council One of the most important rights of someone accused of a crime is the right to be represented by an attorney. It is important because of the obvious reason that a person not engaged in the dealings of law does not know the justice system. Without an attorney most persons that have been accused of a crime would have almost no chance of being acquitted. Without an attorne

Right To Privacy The right to privacy has become a very heated issue in recent years and it concerns the lives of many people around the world. Constitutionally speaking, citizens within the United States are not protected against having their picture taken, no matter where they are, and they are also not guarded against being interviewed. Over the last 20 years or so, people have become

School Prayer Should school prayer be allowed in public schools' Introduction Since this country’s establishment, there have been several debates over the issue of religious prayer in school. Religious sects and other groups feel that prayer should be mandatory in public schools; however, many people believe it to be our right to have church and state remain separate. If we allow pray

Scott Vs Stanford The Dredd Scott Decision INTRODUCTION United States Supreme Court case Scott v. Sanford (1857), commonly known as the Dred Scott Case, is probably the most famous case of the nineteenth century (with the exception possibly of Marbury v. Madison). It is one of only four cases in U. S. history that has

Should The Drinking Age Be Lowered To 18' Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered to 18' In 1984, Congress passed the National Minimum Purchase Age Act, to encourage each state to enact a minimum legal purchase age of 21 by 1986 for the purchasing of alcohol. As a result, an estimated 1,071 lives were saved in the year 1987 alone. (Hall) Ever since that act has gone into play, there has

Smoking Ban Loosing freedoms to California Smoking Ban On January 1, 1998 the California legislature imposed a smoking ban in all enclosed places of employment. Smoking regulations are of statewide interest, by the California legislature enacting the smoking ban it eliminated the need for local governments to establish their own. Many people look down on this imposed smoking ban.

Sex Discrimination Sex Discrimination The law has taken curious turns in reaching its present attitude towards sexual harassment. Judges are stretching Title VII to cover wrongs that are not within the original meaning of sex discrimination, in a way reminiscent of how in Blackstone's day legal fictions were used to wedge desirable policies into existing laws. Blackstone notes how the w

Sexual Explotation Of Children The Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Crime Against Humanity Currently more than 12 million children around the world are presently involved or have been affected by sexual exploitation, and will continue to be harassed unless authorities become more concerned with preventing these incidents. The pornographic industry has begun to incorporate children

Sexual Harassment Sexual Harassment Sexual Harassment is a serious offense and should not be taken likely. People all over the world sexually harass people. Men, Women, Boys and Girls are all suspects to accuse of it. In this report it will be talking about how people’s self-esteem and emotional feelings will be affected by it. It also will tell what a person should do if they fi

Sexual Harassment Is it all in the eye of the beholder, or should we take the word of the accused' Giving sexual harassment a definition still sparks some considerable debate in many people. Is it based on what a person might consider reasonable, or do they set the standards based upon what makes a woman fell uncomfortable' Sexual harassment has been around the work env

Sexual Violence Sexual Violence In 1989, a young teenager was taken against her will, and had sex forced upon her. She was held down, violently grabbed, and was unable to move. No screams could be heard, no cries could be witnessed. This young lady was raped. Suzanne O’Malley states that “700,000 rapes are committed each year,[;] however, only two percent of the victims will see the

Should Abortion Be Illegal' Should abortion be illegal' I didn't choose this topic because of personal or experiential reasons, I chose to do this because being I am a teenage girl, who would like to gain more knowledge on what is really involved in an abortion and on the consequences of what happens afterwards. I am Pro-choice, and would like to prove to pro-lifers why abortion need

Should Abortion Remain Legal Should abortion remain legal' This kind of question is a very big controversy among people in the U.S. Many believe that abortion should remain legal; however, I believe that abortion should not be legal. I feel this way for many reasons such as responsibility for your own actions, religious reasons, and many problems resulting in abortion clin

Should Kids Be Punished As Adults' Should Kids be Punished as Adults' Imagine a nine- year-old child bringing a gun to school because he thought it was cool. Then when another boy makes fun of him for the way he talks, he remembers what the boys in Columbine did, so he thinks that he should do it too. He figures that since they did it then it must not have been bad. Bang! The boy

Should The Legal Drinking Age Be Lowered To Eighteen Should the Legal Drinking Age Be Lowered to 18' Lowering the legal drinking age to eighteen is a topic that has a strong argument from both sides. One side says the legal drinking age should remain at twenty-one; meanwhile, the younger part of the population (18 - 21) feel that the legal age to consume alcohol should be