When I did get caught up in the legal system, the first question my attorney asked was, “Are you an addict?” He further explained that if I was on drugs when I committed my crime, the District Attorney would be willing to make a deal for less jail time. The reasoning was that by being an addict I was not responsible for my actions, due to the fact that I was under the influence of a narcotic. The basic relationship between drug use and crime is simple. It is a crime to possess, manufacture, or distribute any drugs with a high potential for abuse such as marijuana, heroin, and methamphetamine. It is also illegal to drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
The difference here is that excusable homicide is when someone never intended to kill and justifiable homicide there was the intent to kill but it was justifiable. When one proves a homicide has been committed then it is the responsibility of the investigator to identify the victim. This can be done most easily by asking family and friends or by simply finding identification on the victim. There are also several other ways that one can identify a victim these included but are not limited to; fingerprints, DNA, dental and skeletal studies, clothing and laundry marks, and missing persons files. Several good indicators of a homicide are no GSR or gun shot residue on victim, angle and location that rules out self infliction, shot through clothing, and no weapon present.
It is difficult to hold prosecutors accountable for acts of misconduct. Since prosecutors are often viewed as the “good guys” by the public, many times unethical, as well as illegal acts will be tolerated by the courts and criminal justice system as a whole. Prosecutorial misconduct is considered any action taken by the prosecutor in a criminal case that is against the law and/or unethical. Prosecutorial evidence can be anything from harassing witnesses on the stand, pressing unfounded charges against defendants, tampering with evidence, withholding evidence, up to taking bribes. Prosecutors can sometimes get away with misconduct as it is extremely difficult to prove that misconduct had actually taken place.
Sutherlands first three principles: 1. Criminal behaviour is learnt Sutherland found no evidence that heredity or human nature being involved in causes of criminal behaviour. People are not predetermined to be criminals because their parents were criminals (Joubert et al., 2009). They have to learn to commit crimes themselves. Just like anything in life you have to be taught how to do it, crime is the same you do not simply become a criminal.
It's also wrong. While young people must be held accountable for serious crimes, the juvenile justice system exists for precisely that purpose. Funneling more youth into the adult system does no good and much harm. Juveniles are not adults, and saying so doesn't make it so. Besides, we don't really mean it: When we try them in criminal court, we do not deem them adults for other purposes, such as voting and drinking.
There is also very little similarities among child sex offenders, there may be little to no way to identify them primarily. 4. What are the different kinds of robbery that this module discusses? Describe the criminal careers of robbers. * There is personal and institutional robbery discussed in this module.
There are definitely pros and cons for individual(s) being able to have a concealed weapon but in this case I am for people being able to carry a concealed weapon. Criminals are less likely to target a person if they know that person is armed. Second I don’t feel the government can 100 guarantees the safety of all of its citizens. Third reason why is criminals are going to carry a concealed weapon legal or not. So why shouldn’t law abiding citizens be able to do the same and be able to protect themselves.
Other methods like the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), improve on several characteristics of the UCR but have their own errors and are subject to limited use (Maxfield, 1999). Steven Levitt (1998) points out that the issue of the validity of reported crime statistics is a hotly contested issue. Opinions vary widely on the significance of the problems connected with UCR data. Numerous researchers think that reported crime data is tainted from measurement errors coming from the vast differences in police department reporting in different jurisdictions, technological changes in crime recording and changes in crime reporting by victims ultimately. Even when such issues are present, it doesn’t affect the utilization of reported crime statistics for determining the efficiency of guidelines intended to diminish crime.
Robbery is not considered a property crime. Robbery involves force or threats and is therefore considered a violent crime against a person. Pennsylvania’s definition of a property crime differs slightly from the data set provided in the case; it is more inclusive. I will begin by defining each variable within the data set. Then I will describe the independent variables based on their relationship to the dependent variable of CRIMES using Minitab’s Fitted Line
Describing crime and deviance is varied across different cultures; history; social situations and place. It will look at the bodies that measure crime and look at the reasons why they are not accurate. There are several differences between crime and deviance, deviance is a violation of the social norms whereas crime is a violation of the laws of the land. Society has no power for deviance but the government can punish with crime. Much behaviour that was seen as deviant in the past has today become a criminal offence, as with crime behaviour seen as criminal is now seen as deviant.