Despite the increasing scientific evidence showing that there is no direct causal link between alcohol and violence, public beliefs continue to remain adamant that alcohol plays a key role in the influence that alcohol has on violent crimes. What has been scientifically proven though, is that alcoho...

Recidivism of Sex Offenders Sex offenders have been a serious problem for our legal system at all levels, not to mention those who have been their victims. There are 43,000 inmates in prison for sexual offenses while each year in this country over 510,000 children are sexually assaulted (Oakes...

Deviance Abstract Based on the world as we see it today through our own eyes, we can tell that society is undergoing a constant change. You only need to pick up a newspaper or read a magazine to realize that society is different from from past decades. Children today are born into a tech...

MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES Introduction The case of Robert Latimer, the Saskatchewan farmer who killed his disabled daughter Tracy, has once again brought into focus the issue of mandatory minimum sentences (MMS). Latimer was twice convicted of second degree murder for what he claimed was a comp...

Killer kids. They're everywhere, or so it seems. Each evening's news brings us stories of these savage juveniles who appear to kill for sport or simply for the thrill of knowing what if feels like to kill. These kids appear to have no remorse and leave the rest of us confused and ...

Feb. 2, 1996 Feb. 19, 1997 Moses Lake, Wash. 2 students and 1 teacher Bethel, Alaska Principal and 1 student killed, 2 killed, 1 other wounded when 14-year-old Barry others wounded by Evan Ramsey, 16, at his high Loukaitis opened fire on his algebra class. school. Oct. 1, ...

Capital Punishment Capital punishment is not a new concept. It is older then the Roman Empire, and has changed much since it's first use. Death through drowning, crucifixion, or hanging, or throwing form a high rock, or being thrown into a fiery furnace, or firing squad, or electric chair ...

1. Introduction The problem of violence in our schools is a serious issue in modern society. The problem of school violence has reached levels that necessitate intervention on many levels – including community and parental involvement. There is also a general consensus that preventative measures t...

Throughout history, domestic violence has been one of the most common types of crime. Society's attitude toward situations involving intentionally violent and controlling behavior against intimate partners is that it is not a social problem. Rather, society believes domestic violence is a...

INTRODUCTION The focus of the criminal justice system in Canada and all around the world for hundreds of years has been retributive justice. One of the main ideas has been you do the crime, you do the time. Thus, all of our prisons were beginning to fill up and exceed their capacity. This was a...

Today we live in a society unlike any before. This world also provides us with a great many more influences than in the past. By simply turning on a television we leave our minds open to infinite forms of influence. Even with cars and planes we can now cover far greater ground and extend our rea...