As shots ring out at schools across America, one cannot help but assume that America is more violent now than it has been in the past. Has America really become more violent? Violence has always been present in the world, and in America, but it seems that in the twentieth century American violence ...

Should society execute killers? At this point, I have decided to take a position because there are many different cases. I am against Capital Punishment. There are too many inconsistencies within the judicial system that should be questioned when it comes to punishing a prisoner. The enforcement of ...

In theory there is a rational difference between police profiling\' and racial discrimination\'. However, in actuality this distinction is open to suspicion of racial and other biases towards minorities and marginalized communities and cultures. The profiler is often seen as a discriminator ...

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 ...

Keep The Death PenaltyThe debate on the death penalty is a unique and controversial one, however after reviewing the relevant arguments associated with the debate the conclusion is quite clear. The death penalty should be retained. People throughout history have used the death penalty as a means o...

Originally there was no negative meaning tied to the word gang. In the Old English language referred to a group of people that hung out together. In this modern day when we think of gangs we think of bloods, crypts, violence and drugs. Gangs are a form of organized crime. At the top of the gang i...

Currently, 38 states have legalized capital punishment statutes. In most states, the reinstatement's of the death penalty were a response to public outcry over the perceived increase of violent crimes. There are now more than 3,000 people on death row, and more are being convicted each ...

Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are forever linked with school violence. Their actions dramatically altered the lives of their victim\'s families, their fellow classmates, teachers, and the community. Young killers take it upon themselves to do the work of God and ruin the lives of everyone who gets i...

Abolition of the Death Penalty 1-AC Version 1.0 My partner and I stand Resolved: that the United States Federal Government should ratify or accede to, and implement The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the Abolition of the Death P...

STATEMENT OF THESIS It is not violence that middle-school aged children are craving but indeed is the identity association, acceptance and the brother/sisterhood of the gang activity that draws them. The facilitation of "anti-gangs" is a viable option in lessening criminal gang activit...

The problem of violence in schools today is a major concern. Crime in and around schools threatens the well being of students, as well as the school staff and the surrounding communities. It also holds back learning and student achievement. The problem is more defined in the public school system tha...

During the Second World War, the world looked at Adolph Hitler as a monster because he murdered Jews by means of gas. However, in the United States of America as recent as the 1990's we have used the same method to punish capitol offenders. What makes the use of the death penalty by proper auth...

Gun Control Will Not Prevent Violence There is an outpouring cry for more gun control measures to prevent crimes and violence. However, throughout most of our history people have armed themselves for protection against criminals, invaders, and even abusive government. There are approximately fo...

There are many controversial issues in our world today. Every issue has various standpoints, no matter whether it is a social, a psychological or a spiritual dilemma. One issue that people are faced with is the death penalty. Many believe that it is an unreasonable form of punishment, while other...

The Supreme Court's 1966 Miranda ruling providing for "the right to remain silent" is now a well-known phrase thanks to American mass media and, especially, popular television police dramas. However, not nearly as well known is, that for better or worse, this right can also be extended to the workp...

Criminal justice in the United States is an expensive business. It is the only country in the west that routinely sentences offenders to prison terms longer than two years: 39 percent of state prisoners in 1991 had been sentenced to ten years or longer. It is also the only country in the ...

Issue of Gun Control and ViolenceThe issue of gun control and violence, both in Canada and the United States, is one that simply will not go away. If history is tobe any guide, no matter what the resolution to the gun control debate is, it is probable that the arguments pro and con will be much the ...

Although many individuals have some idea of just what the concept of "justice" means to them, one way of looking at the idea is that Justice is a means of controlling society and some of its aspects such that the "majority" remains safe. Of course, the way that this concept of justice is ...

Gun ControlWe live in a society in which people may own firearms, and there is a strong history of ownership of firearms. Some will argue that in modern society, we no long need guns to defend ourselves from wild animals, hostile Indians, or ruthless holdup gangs, and that the police a...

Deabler 1The Death Penalty"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." These are words spoken but not practiced in America, or are they? The United States does not rest its punishments on this axiom. If you rape someone, you are not raped. If you rob a store, you are not robbed in return. No, you...

PART I: IDENTIFYING THE STUDY ADOLESCENT TREATMENT HISTORY Adolescents who seek substance abuse treatment, as a sizeable proportion of the substance treatment community, fail to reduce their substance use, or resume use following treatment. It is however important to recognize that adolescents p...

Justice cannot be served until the debate on capital punishment is resolved and all states have come to agree that the death penalty is the best way to stop crime completely. "The bottom line is, one method of execution is just as brutal and as barbaric as the next," says Mr. Breedlove of the Nation...

Is Capital Punishment an effective penalty? Yes. It protects society and keeps order in it as well. Capital Punishment does not stop people from killing one another. However, the only thing it mainly does is stopping a known killer from killing more innocent people. I believe that it is a just and e...

Is Capital Punishment an effective penalty? Yes. It protects society and keeps order in it as well. Capital Punishment does not stop people from killing one another. However, the only thing it mainly does is stopping a known killer from killing more innocent people. I believe that it is a just and e...

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...