Essays on Law

Youths are a significant demographic group of any community especially when they are not involved in societal vices such as crime. They have the muscles that enhance productivity thereby supporting the economy by offering the required work. However, they can effectively disrupt social order by engaging in law-breaking activities. The...

Impact of the Criminal Justice System on Economically Marginalized Youth Young men from economically marginalized neighborhoods cannot think of conviction of a crime without the thought of jail. Crossing paths with the criminal justice system can alter one’s life by limiting opportunities that come with having no criminal record. One such...

Wolterstorff considers the concept bound to justice after reflecting on two life-related events. The 1976 apartheid concerns prevalent in South Africa associates to one of the theories noted. He observed how the Afrikaners failed to extend justice to both the ‘colored’ people and the ‘blacks.’ Another event concerns the 1978...

The following section of the research paper helps to put the topic of the research, “The legally prescribed tasks mandated of probation officers and their actual roles”, into its historical context, enabling the readers to understand the pertinent issues, trends, functions and roles of probation officers in implementing corrective processes...

I hereby take this opportunity to first and foremost thank the almighty God for enabling me to get this far by giving me the gift of life, knowledge, patience, strength, above all, the wisdom that helped me carry out my research diligently and insightfully. I would also like to express my...

Due to my deep interest in becoming a probation officer I have chosen to examine probation officer's roles which have been stated by the government, and the roles that are actually used to socialise the offender. I am very interested in getting to know the role and the process of...

Shrinkflation is generally defined as the act of reducing the size, volume or weight of a commodity while keeping its price at the same level. The term is a combination of two terminologies which are shrink and inflation respectively, which implies that reducing the size of an item automatically translates...

The Supreme Court in the US struck down a Tennessee State law that had permitted the usage of deadly force on alleged fleeing felony culprits. The decision found out that apprehending such a fleeing suspect through the use of deadly force amounts to seizure subject to justification requirement under the...

According to sociologists, marriage is the union of two individuals who love each other. Today we have two main forms of marriages; same-sex marriage and heterosexual form of marriage.  Heterosexual marriage involves the union of two individuals who have different gender characteristics, while same-sex marriage involves the union of two...

Society s Construct on Marriages and Attitudes towards Same-Sex Marriages Society construct on the issue of marriages is strict and enshrined in religious, political and demographic foundations. According to Christianity, marriage is divine and is only between a man and a woman as God created Eve to be a helper to...

Confidentiality refers to the protection of personal information. By implication, the client’s information must remain between the therapist and the client, and should not be shared with client’s close persons including friends, families, and co-workers. However, there are exceptions when the general rules of confidentiality can be dropped. These include...

If a criminal successfully uses the insanity defense, they are more likely to receive a less severe punishment or be proven innocent for the crime committed.MethodologyThe research will adopt a qualitative study methodology, which is primarily exploratory research that will facilitate an understanding of underlying reasons, opinions, and motivations on...