Picture this, a nice quiet street lined with similar built houses, and a SUV or minivan parked in every driveway. All of the homes are well maintained and the occasional child on a bike rides by or a couple passes you walking their dog. Everyone you meet on the street is friendly and there isn&...

Public Register Sarah Payne, an eight-year old girl who was murdered in September 2000 by an (ex) sex offender. Because of that, the British paper 'News of the world' published a list of convicted sex-offenders. Name, photo and place of residence were published. This naming and shamin...

Capital Punishment The Debate over the merits of capital punishment has endured for years, and continues to be an extremely indecisive and complicated issue. Adversaries of capital punishment point to the Marshalls and the Millgards, while proponents point to the Dahmers and Gacys. Society must ...

Capital Punishment The Debate over the merits of capital punishment has endured for years, and continues to be an extremely indecisive and complicated issue. Adversaries of capital punishment point to the Marshalls and the Millgards, while proponents point to the Dahmers and Gacys. Society must be ...

Capital Punishment The Debate over the merits of capital punishment has endured for years, and continues to be an extremely indecisive and complicated issue. Adversaries of capital punishment point to the Marshalls and the Millgards, while proponents point to the Dahmers and Gacys. Society must be ...

Crime: The Price We Pay Today American correction facilities experience a crisis of epic proportions. United States prisons and jails house inmates in record numbers with no relief. This situation leads many to suggest that overcrowding in prisons constitutes an important issue facing American...

The Debate over the merits of capital punishment has endured for years, and continues to be an extremely indecisive and complicated issue. Adversaries of capital punishment point to the Marshalls and the Millgards, while proponents point to the Dahmers and Gacys. Society must be kept safe from...

Capital Punishment The Debate over the merits of capital punishment has endured for years, and continues to be an extremely indecisive and complicated issue. Adversaries of capital punishment point to the Marshalls and the Millgards, while proponents point to the Dahmers and Gacys. Society must ...

Today American correction facilities experience a crisis of epic proportions. United States prisons and jails house inmates in record numbers with no relief. This situation leads many to suggest that overcrowding in prisons constitutes an important issue facing American correction reform toda...

Megan's Law He walked the streets of Hamilton, New Jersey with a mission to mutilate and destroy, hidden in the shadows of the darkness. What was it that possessed this being to commit such a malicious crime, taking the life of an innocent 7 year old girl? Twice convicted pedophile, Jesse ...

"Old North Durham" The living condition in North Durham has changed dramatically since my adolescent years. As a child I lived on 908 Gurley Street, located off the corner of Dowd Street. My neighborhood was called North Durham. Many different areas of Durham were known as the So...

1a Argument- Lex Talionis, the principle that the punishment should fit the crime. 1b Evidence- Lex Talionis states "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and arm for an arm, and a life for a life." Proponents of the death penalty argue that criminals should have to pay for there ...