September 11th 2001, the day that my life had changed in an irreversible way. Awake in the middle of the night, half asleep as the first plane struck the world trade centre towers, I was unable to comprehend what I was seeing. Though the moment that the second plane crashed into the second tower, I...

I do think that lack of employment and poverty are the biggest if not the main reason for all of the crimes in this country. The reason why a man goes out to sell drugs to his own people is because he needs the money to either feed his children or to just help his family. And because he doesn't...

Justice is a way of punishing people when they commit a crime. Those who break a law or rule that has been put in place deserve to be punished humanely. Justice is usually fair, but on occasion it can be too light on those who commit crimes such as murder or theft. The courtroom ...

If one visits Natchez, Mississippi, and New Orleans, Louisiana, he is immediately aware of the differences between these two southern cities. New Orleans has a population of six hundred thousand, while Natchez has only twenty thousand people. The skyline of New Orleans consists of many skyscrapers, ...

Well, what does capital punishment really mean? Capital punishment is the execution of criminals for committing crimes. For many years capital punishment has become such controversial topics. Many people favour and object to this topic, but there are never a right and wrong answer to t...

Crime as a Social Indicator Crime is regarded as a major social problem due to its inherent nature as a threat to society as a whole, and to the individuals who live in that society. Crime reduction and prevention has been, and always will remain to be a top priority of the legislative, execu...

Andersonville Prison Andersonville prison opened on Feb. 24, 1864. It was the ideal prison. It's located in Sumpter County, Georgia. The prison was originally called Camp Sumpter. At first it was 16.5 acres then expanded to 26 acres. It was 1010' long and 780' wide, constructed of pine lo...