Crime

A common theory among many people is that if a crime is committed, punishment is deserved and that the punishment should fit the crime. What are the influencing factors when…

Cybercrime, hacking, blackmailing, fraud, theft and extortion; these are the first few types of crimes come into my mind when we are presented with the words “technology” and “crime”. One…

If a person is truly guilty of a crime worth the death penalty with solid proof then, should the punishment be executed right away with no appeals allowed. It is…

Community policing is defined as a ” philosophy that promotes organizational strategies, which support the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques, to proactively address the immediate conditions that give…

Police Officers work for many hours and most of those hours are stopping people on the street to see what they carry. Stop and frisk is “One of the most…

Statistical information is the most relevant tool of identifying the real causes of crime. Metropolitan areas including New York are the areas, where crime hotspots are integrally linked to social…

When a young person is involved in a crime starting at a very tender age, statistics and most studies show that the child has a big possibility that he/she will…

In criminology, there are several ways which can be used by professionals to subject a crime case to scientific social research. This involves asking questions which necessitate the professionals to…

Every year crime statistics are complied into a yearly crime index by the FBI in which analysts study numbers and make educated guesses on the continual outlook for specific crimes….

The Supreme Court decision in Missouri v. Simmons, which effectively banned capital punishment for offenders who were under the age of eighteen, represents a typical, but erroneous view of child…

A wrong deed that was done cannot be corrected by another wrong deed. This context may often be heard in many religious teachings. A man commits a most brutal act…

Crime is a noticeable part of society, and people acknowledge that attention should be made towards it. Most individuals recognize the danger of crime against their lives, however the methods…

The content of the article is quite significant primarily because the subject continues to be an undying issue worthy of attention and debate. The article focused on one of the…

Criminal profiling is defined by Kocsis and Palermo “as a technique whereby the probable characteristics of a criminal offender or offenders are predicted based on the behavior exhibited in the…

Delhi, the capital city of India that bears the legacy of Mughal as well as British reign is blatantly termed the crime capital of India! Certainly there are adequate reasons…

Police brutality has been and continues to be of major concern in society. First of all, police brutality is a term used to describe the excessive use of physical force,…

In 1995, OJ Simpson was tried for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson (his ex-wife) and her friend, Ron Goldman. Surprisingly, the twelve jurors found OJ Simpson not guilty in…

The ‘father of modern criminology’1, the description given to Cesare Lombroso, has gained a considerable amount of attention during the end of the 19th century. Those before his time, such…

One of the main reason Diversion programs were created is because many people believe juveniles deserve a second chance. These programs are generally created by state legislature and signed into…

With each passing day the crisis in Pakistan are increasing. The people of Pakistan now seem to be fed up of dealing with one problem after another. The most serious…