Teen Violence Teen Violence has become an appalling problem in the US today. Statistics show that teen homicides have gone up 300% in the last 30 years. Suicide rate for 15 to 19 years olds has tripled to 10 per 100,000 in the past 30 years. Firearm death rate for 15 to 19 years olds has gon...

Everyday we hear of incidents of rape, assault, robbery and suicide. Often innocent people are affected by these heinous crimes. Since the police cannot save everyone from being harmed, it is up to each individual to protect themselves. Guns are used as a form of defense and not always for killin...

Bobby is an eight-year-old boy that loves to play baseball and performs well in his academics at school. He was awarded the prestigious "camper of the week" during the summer, and is the class pet feeder at his elementary school. He lives in a modern suburban community where there is little crime, a...

Teen Violence has become an appalling problem in the US today. Statistics show that teen homicides have gone up 300% in the last 30 years. Suicide rate for 15 to 19 year olds has tripled to 10 per 100,000 in the past 30 years. Firearm death rate for 15 to 19 year olds has gone up 43% between 1984 ...

Should there be gun control? Do we the people need help from the government to set guidelines and bans out to keep us safe? If we did, would the prices we pay surmount the desired results. No, gun control is not a constitutionally sound device nor does it protect us. Gun control is not...

Consider how many people are killed, lives are destroyed, or loved ones who are victims of domestic violence. In modern-day America, domestic violence has reached epidemic proportions. Domestic violence changes the ways that Americans live their lives, the way they act, talk, and even thinks. These ...

The right to bear arms is a constitutional guarantee, and is not open for discussion; however, the United States Government has used its power to limit and regulate this guarantee. Our government has been attacking this right for years, and like a covert terrorist organization, it denies its action....

During the film 'The Untouchables,' it is easy to see the violence of the gangs that were around in the time of Prohibition. The theme of gang violence is evident in the reading of 'Prohibition: The Lie of the Land', but not so much in 'Ardent Spirits: The Rise and Fall o...

Alphonse Capone And His Rise To Power During the Capone era many mobsters were in power. As Al Capone grew, he began to associate with many different bosses and was in the neighborhood with many mob run gangs. After being involved and associated with these gangs, Capone then joined one, which...

The fallibility of man and of his decisions is an inevitability for which society has had to make allowances. Due to this mundane imperfection, humanity, by necessity, has acquired tolerance for the accidental and imprudent. Thankfully, these indiscretions and lapses of good judgment are typically m...

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Alphonse Capone And His Rise To Power During the Capone era many mobsters were in power. As Al Capone grew, he began to associate with many different bosses and was in the neighborhood with many mob run gangs. After being involved and associated with these gangs, Capone then joined one, which...

Alphonse Capone – biography Alphonse Capone a.k.a. Al Capone was born on January 17, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York. Alphonse Capone which parents were baptizes grew up in a rough district and he was a member of two "kid gangs", the Brooklyn Rippers and the Forty Thieves Juniors. Alth...

THE YOUNG OFFENDERS ACTThese days more and more young people are turning to crimes. Thesecrimes are being committed by young offenders of all ages. The crimes they are committing are get even more and more serious and in the last five years the percentage of youngsters committing more crime has incr...

Throughout recent history there has been a constant battle between the media and the rest of America. The masses are disgusted with the sex, drugs, and the most important issue, violence, that are contained in today's mass media. Violence is present in almost every aspect of the media. It fla...

Hate In America On October 6, 1998, Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, was kidnapped from a bar by two men. While tied to a wooden ranch fence, he was beaten nearly to death with a .357 magnum handgun. Eighteen hours later, a passerby discovered him hanging there. He ...

Maralyn MoulMr. GluckmanPeriod 3April 9, 1998Juvenile Crime and Treatment: Causes of Adolescent Atrocity In a small town like Haddon Township, crime does not seem like a serious issue. Small crimes such as vandalism may be looked at as immense. In other parts of the country though, crime is muc...

Juvenile offenders should be held accountable for their actions, as should any criminal. Depending on the severity of a crime, they should face the same punishment for the same crime as if committed by an adult. The question remains, should they be considered equal to these adult offenders in the ey...

The defences of duress, necessity and duress of circumstances all recognise that a person ought not always to be regarded as criminally liable if he or she feels compelled to act against their will. Critically evaluate how and why the courts have limited the availability of these defences. If y...

AbstractThe Internet offers an amazing array of options to everyone. However, with that freedom also comes danger. The advent of the Internet has given once reclusive and hard to find criminals a wide-open playground. The crimes perpetrated on the Internet range from "victimless" white-collar cri...