One concern in Long Beach is the security at the Port of Long Beach. Since \"9/11,\" there have been many security concerns all over the nation. With the Port of Long Beach being the second busiest container seaport in the United States, after only Los Angeles, security is a big concern. In seeing ...

Gang affiliation has been an ongoing insure though out the entire world as far back as the world remembers. The Federal Bureau of Prisons states that, "Some suggest they first emerged following the Mexican migration to the Southwest after the Mexican Revolution in 1813. Gangs appear to have s...

On May 16, 1855, a train owned by the South Eastern Railway, traveling from London to Folkestone, the perfect crime took place. A group of four men succeeded in robbing the train of £12,000 of gold, weighing two hundred pounds, while it was being transported from London, England to Boulogne, ...

The Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention HomeThe Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Home was established to provide safe, secure custody for juveniles being charged with a crime, or are awaiting court action. The majority of children are held pending court disposition or transfer to another jurisd...

Explain the ways in which hacking is an offence under the UK Computer Misuse Act (1990). Illustrate your answers with examples and cases from the news or text books. Definition of Hacker: "Someone who uses computer skills to gain unauthorized access to computer systems", or "A mal...

This essay has given me an opportunity to explore a subject that has for a long time impacted on my work. The young people with whom I work travel to my sessions using public transport and due to the negative experience they often have they can arrive feeling agitated, angry, upset or confrontation...

Abstract This paper will attempt to discuss the various issues surrounding gun control, the positive and negative aspects of it. It will also discuss gun control measures already in place, and their efficacy, as well as the delicate balance between protecting the public and ensuring that individ...

Technology offers the potential for friendship, unity, and a lasting support to law enforcement, but is this friendship truly compatible or has technology increased the need for new and tougher laws, with a revision to most of the old laws already on the books. Technology has taken an average man&ap...

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...

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...

A Mediation of Two Different Views on Megan's Law Next to murder, sex related crimes involving children are arguably some of the most heinous offenses. Convicted murderers face the death penalty or incarceration for life, thus protecting society from further harm. The question of how to deal...

The death penalty has been around for thousands of years. Punishment by death which was common among all ancient civilizations was made a public spectacle. Crowds would gather to observe executions by boiling in oil, flaying alive, stoning, or impaling. In the 1700s, England had over two hundred ...

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 ...

The costs of the death penalty in the United States Capital punishment has existed in the US since colonial times. Since then, more than 13,000 people have been legally executed. Today, there are only twelve states which do not have the death penalty: Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Mich...

Capital punishment has existed in the US since colonial times. Since then, more than 13,000 people have been legally executed. Today, there are only twelve states which do not have the death penalty: Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont...

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...

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 ...

Violence in SchoolsPolitical officials and several different administrations and programs are not facing a new advisory while dealing with school violence. Problems with violence in schools have been reported back as far as the 1950's. John William's wrote an article about the increase in serious ...

Criminology Paper 4 In Marcus Felson's book Crime and Everyday Life, Felson discusses temptations without controls, the chemistry for crime, delivering crime to your doorstep, and out-of-sync youth in chapters 2-5. In this paper I am going to summarize and critique each chapter. F...

Criminal Justice The following paper was written with the intent to give an accurate description of the duties performed by Juvenile Case Managers in the Juvenile Justice System. Through my research on the subject matter and an interview with a Juvenile Case Manager Supervisor, I hope to have attai...

Safe Schools, Safe Students: A Guide to Violence Prevention Strategies Violence in schools affects teachers and students. It is brought into classrooms because it exists in society, in the home, and in entertainment. There are many reasons why violence has come to li...

When we hear the word "corrections" the first thing that most people will think of is jail or prison; some custodial institution. Many people don't realize that the same term also applies to non-custodial alternatives such as parole or probation, programs and/or facilities specifically designed for...

Gun control is undoubtedly an issue that most Americans have been exposed to. In 1989, guns killed 11,832 Americans. The National Rifle Association (NRA) members believe that it is their constitutional right to own guns, stating that guns are not the root of the crime problem in the United Sta...

?I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.? Abraham Lincoln said this in 1865, but his words should not be overlooked when considering how people are punished in today's unforgiving United States. When it comes to the punishment of criminal offenders, the public is beco...

Imagine a man who commits murder, and is given a fifteen year jail sentence and is returned to the streets where he kills again. He is imprisoned again only to be released. This could happen since almost one in ten death row inmates has been convicted of murder at least once. That means that s...