Death Penalty The Golden Rule Dying is a horrifying topic, and death is a scary issue. None of us want our love ones dead, but what happens if they are murdered or run over by a reckless drunk driver' Should all these killers pay the price for what they did by going to prison' Or should their live be terminated as a consequence for their actions' This is a hot issue of whether we shoul

Drinking Age DRINKING AGE The drinking age has been a controversy for many years now. There are many good reasons to keep it were it’s at now but there are a lot of good reasons to lower it as well. The reasons to lower the drinking age is because it forces kids to get liquor illegally, it also forces them to drink in dangerous harsh environments. 32% of all students under

Drug Punishment For years the U.S. drug policy has taken the approach of imprisoning anyone connected with illegal drugs. During these years the drug use has increased, and the majority of drug offenders released from jail return. Also because of mandatory jail time for drug offenders the nation’s jails are extremely overcrowded. The U.S. is now the operator of the worlds largest pris

Eye For An Eye, Tooth For A Tooth Over the past decade there has been much controversy over the standard reprimand for murder, capital punishment, in the state of Texas. Many residents feel the punishment should be equal to the crime; others however, feel that you can not stop killers from killing by killing. When surveyed, 61% of Texas residents supported the death penalty while 14% we

Foxhunting Fox Hunting What is Fox Hunting' Is it a sport carried out by blood thirsty people who go out to watch a defenceless animal being ripped apart' Or is it a legitimate form of pest control using age old, tried and tested methods with minimal suffering' It is an emotive subject and the answers are not simple. The question is does the fox need to be controlled' If the answ

Hammurabi Hammurabi In my opinion Hammurabi is arguably one of the most important rulers in history. Hammurabi may not have developed the first code of laws, but he was the first person to record a code of laws. Hammurabi‘s law code was inscribed on an eight-foot pillar, which was set up in public. Hammurabi’s rule spanned from 1792 BC to 1750 BC. Hammurabi was primarily influe

Hate Crimes ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR RECENT JOURNALISM ABOUT PROVOKED BY SEPTEMBER 11 HATE CRIMES A year ago on September 11 all Americans were really hurt by the terrorist attack. Within this year a lot of us continued to get hurt but by attacks on each other. These attacks are mostly Muslim hate crimes. A lot of innocent people are getting assaulted, beaten up and even killed

Healing The Pain Of Crime Healing the Pain of Crime The American justice system has viewed criminal behavior as a crime against “the state,” leaving crime victims with no input into the legal process of the administration of justice in today’s courts. Restorative justice today recognizes the act of crime as being directed against individual people. Restorative justice is based on resol

Henkle V. Gregory The Case: Henkle v. Gregory, 150 F. Supp. 2d 1067 (D.Nev., Feb 28, 2001). Derek R. Henkle, Plaintiff, versus the Defendants: Ross Gregory, in his official and individual capacity, Denise Hausauer, Lorretta Rende, Joseph Anastasio, Robert Floyd, Serena Robb, in their individual capacities, and the Washoe County School District, a political subdivision of the State of

Euthanasia Euthanasia: Murder or Mercy' Suppose I am terminally ill. I have no hope for the future, no hope for survival, no hope for happiness. I wish to die and I am incapable due to my disability to end my own life. I am in indescribable paid and torment all day long and my only wish is to end this misery. Should I have the option of euthanasia existent to me' Put under such

Homelessness Among The Young Homelessness Among the Young: Law Enforcement and Runaway Juveniles. Abstract Throughout my paper, I discussed the question of what it means to be homeless. Several characteristics of this heterogeneous population are mentioned, as well as estimates of the group. Why is it that juveniles are choosing lives on the street rather than in their homes' Co

How To Correct Credit How To Correct Bad Credit Knowing how to maintain a good, solid credit is important. Here are a few helpful guide’s to know and to take, in order to properly execute all the necessary step’s that will lead to a perfect credit. Start pulling your credit report (from all three credit agencies). Then either based on the information, pay the collection agenc

Hypothetical The first issue in the paper is that “several males who were seen on the streets wearing dark clothing, and who appeared to the officers to be suspicious looking were taken in to custody for questioning”. This issue raises the question; is the several males looking suspicious enough probable cause for the officers to make an arrest, does it violate the male’s rights of the

Immigration I. INTRODUCTION The Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration describes its purposes as fourfold:  It seeks to admit immigrants, foreign students, visitors and temporary workers who enhance Canada's social and economic growth;  It resettles, protects and provides a safe haven for refugees;  It helps newcomers adapt to Canadian society and become Canadian citize

Injustice Toward Women Injustice Towards Women During the 1900’s In the film Les Miserables, women are treated horribly. The forms of mistreatment are made evident throughout the film and show the harsh realities of life during the 19th century. This was a time in which Les Miserables takes place. During this period, there was discrimination, of women. They were constantly being

Intellectual Property Table of Contents Abstract…………………………………………………….3 Outline……………………………………………………..4 Introduction………………………………………………...5 Term Paper…………………………………………………7 Copyrights…………………………………………...7 What are These Rights Why Copyrights History of Copyrights Ownership of Copyright Registration of Copyright Theft of Copyright Sony Corporation of America v. Univers

Is Criminality In Bred Or Socially Learned' The traditional explanations for crime typically fall into the nature vs. nurture debate and the ideas concerning any possible genetic reasons for making some people criminal. Are some people really just ‘born bad'’ or are there other, social reasons for criminal behaviour' Throughout the course of this essay I am going to look at both sides of

Is Abortion Protected by the Constitution' IS ABORTION PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION' NO. By Kate Walker Both sides of the abortion debate claim to be Constitutionally sound. This argument was true for the pro-choice movement in 1973. The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the Constitutionality of the decision to terminate one’s pregnancy in Roe v. Wade. [12] But this right to have a

Internet Copyright Legislation Both Canada and the United States have legislation regarding copyright, or ownership, of books, newspaper and magazine articles, musical compositions, sculptures, films, CD-ROMs, and software programs. In Canada, these laws exist in the Copyright Act, which is a federal statute enacted in 1924 and was recently amended in 1997. The word copyright litera

Internet Copyright Laws Kevin Kearney November 9, 2002 Internet Copyright Laws A student comes home to his dorm at the University of Scranton after a rough day of classes. With the quick internet connection provided on the school’s network, the student makes a few clicks and logs into Morpheus, a program that enables music fans to download free music. Within a few minutes he i

Is White Collar Crime More Serious Than Street Crime' There is an immense debate on the significance of white- collar crime in societies’ current definition of crime. Many scholars argue that street crime is more serious than white- collar crime because they believe that the focus of crime should be on such things as rape, murder, threats, and larceny. These scholars say that white- coll

Interview Interview Paper The Juvenile Justice system allows juveniles to somewhat receive a lesser disposition, and more of a second chance with the actions that they have done. The effectiveness of the Juvenile system has been questioned over the years, but to others, the program is working with positive influences on the delinquents that have gone through it. The intent of the ju

Abortion: Its Their Right Abortion has always been a controversial subject among everybody whether they are involved directly or indirectly, or whether they are for it or against it. It is nearly impossible to find someone who doesn’t have an opinion about abortion. Both those who favor or oppose an abortion make good arguments to defend their beliefs and views. Personally I think ever

Jack The Ripper Jack the Ripper The brutal murder and sexual mutilation of five poor prostitutes was the doing of one evil creature. Jack the Ripper as he has come to be known, as is the basis of what serial killers are today. The epiphany of evil, Jack the Ripper was never caught and the murder case was never solved. Much of the appeal that the ripper has may come from the fact that he

Jack The Ripper: Far From Case Closed One of the most notorious of all criminal cases is that of East London’s Whitechapel murders; best known for their bizarre nature, mockery of Scotland Yard, and most notable of all, the fact that to this day they remain unsolved. For well over one hundred years no more than a list of suspects have been ascertained -- that is, until recently when Patr

Bribery Bribery Bribery is the crime of giving or receiving something of value to influence official action. Both the person giving and the person receiving the bribe are guilty of bribery. Bribery is illegal for two reasons: (1) it usually involves a public official using his or her office for personal gain; and (2) it can cause officials to make unfair decisions that affect cit

Jury Process In a criminal trial the way an “impartial jury” is selected is: first representatives from a cross-section of the population are selected, what this means is that the pool of persons from which the actual juries are drawn must be approximate a fair representative cross section of the local population (99). The names come from voter registration, or in some states also lice

Broadcast Law PICON stands for public interest, convenience, and necessity. PICON is the standard that the FCC uses to set parameters for its control. It is a basis the FCC uses to decide how to monitor the radio stations, and what they broadcast. PICON was brought into action when the Communications Act of 1934 was passed. That stated the rules and regulations that the FCC had to fo

Juvenile Delinquency The legal term juvenile delinquent was established so that young lawbreakers could avoid the disgrace of being classified in legal records as criminals. Juvenile delinquency laws were designed to provide treatment, rather than punishment, for juvenile offenders. Young delinquents usually are sent to juvenile courts, where the main aim is to rehabilitate offenders, ra

Juvenile The legal term juvenile delinquent was established so that young lawbreakers could avoid the disgrace of being classified in legal records as criminals. Juvenile delinquency laws were designed to provide treatment, rather than punishment, for juvenile offenders. Young delinquents usually are sent to juvenile courts, where the main aim is to rehabilitate offenders, rather than to