Essays on Crime

A seat belt: a lifesaving device A seat belt is a restraining device that is installed in vehicles to prevent and reduce force of an injury in the event of an accident. For anyone travelling or driving using any means of transport, wearing seatbelts is an important safety measure. The importance of...

The central objective of the term paper was to highlight five theories that define juvenile delinquency or criminal behavior among adolescents and teenagers. The focus on delinquency among the young was informed by the fact that it was commonplace in the modern society. For instance, close to 1.6 million cases...

Research on Juvenile Attitudes towards Police and Authority Leiber, Nalla, and Farnworth (1998) conducted a research to investigate what determines juvenile attitudes towards police and authority. The researchers hypothesized that juvenile attitudes could be altered by the juvenile's social environment, the impact of their obligation to criminal behaviors, and their personal...

Everyone dreams for that time when the elections will be of integrity, free and fair. There has been a lot of debate whether the voter ID laws are the solution or not. All Americans can freely acquire the photo IDs even though some may get it easier than others depending...

1. The Texas State Rifle Association is the Official State Association of the National Rifle Association and a premier firearms organization in the State of Texas that seeks to acquire the necessary resources in support of a number of public activities that engage the use of...

The Rise of Serial Killers and Flaws in the Criminal Justice System The social institutions have established a scenario where the public shiver upon the idea of death as it is a terrifying experience for many. Documentaries such as “Making A Murderer” and “Forensic Files” have elaborated on the killing schemes...

Self Defense is the right that any individual has to use reasonable and defensive force in defending one`s life or the lives of others. It includes in other circumstances, using deadly force to achieve this objective. The defense has to be equal and proportional to the actions of the offending...

Life involves a process and not an event. The fact remains that whatever a child learns from the tender age plays a significant role in determining the direction of behavior one grows in.  During the life of the child, parents cannot be considered as the only stakeholders in their life. ...

The social reaction or labelling theory focuses on the negative linguistic characterisation or tendency embraced by a majority group to a minority group based on the deviance from social norms. According to the theory, self-identity, as well as the behaviours of individuals, may be influenced or determined by the perspective...

Violence is a significant, universal political occurrence. There is hardly any difference between the history of violence and the history of politics. Abuse can take different forms such as physical, economic, psychological, political, social, and identity-yielding (Siroky, 2012, p.350). It is vital to differentiate between the types of violence that...

The Transgender Persons Bill 2016 The transgender persons Bill 2016 was recently listed for passage during the ongoing session of parliament. The bill aims at recognizing transgender persons and conferring anti-discriminatory entitlements and rights related to welfare, education, health and employment measures. The bill provides for the self-perceived gender identity (World...

Liberal democracies such as Australia are struggling to establish a balance between the demand for national security and individual rights. On one hand, individuals ought to be given vital human rights that accords to the rule of law such as privacy and on the other one, the government must protect...