Essays Tagged: "felonies"
The Death Penalty
s vicious cycle of murder and revenge.' (Euripedes, Orestes 408 B.C.) By 1500 in England only major felonies carried the death penalty. Reform of the death penalty began in Europe by the 1750's. By th ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Essay discusses themes, plot, and symbolism.
et in the colonial time period in Boston, Massachusetts when accusations of trivial crimes and dull felonies were high. But not all were for nothing. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's book, he depicts the scen ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
How juveniles should be tried as adults.
Californian high school. He will be charged as an adult under state law.I believe that in cases of felonies such as murder committed by juveniles over the age of reason, as defined in their state, th ... les to make decisions whether they be good or bad.If the United States were to punish juveniles for felonies as adults I believe it would defer other juveniles from committing crimes. Peer pressure wo ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
An opinion piece on California's Three Strikes law.
. Prosecutors cited his prior offences, and got his two most recent shoplifting counts bumped up to felonies, which then counted as his third and fourth strikes. He was sentenced to 25 years to life, ... rosecutors in California have tried successfully to turn drug possession and shop lifting into full felonies, so that they count as strikes. The problem with all of this is that now, more so than ever ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Can Crime Control be Justified?
t level crime. Street level crime consists of everything from burglary, rape, and all types of drug felonies. These crimes cost American people millions of dollars a year, whether it is in direct effe ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Should juveniles be tried as adults?
n Diego,California. He will be charged as an adult understate law.I firmly believe that in cases of felonies suchas murder or arson committed by juveniles over theage of reason, those juveniles should ... decisions whether theybe good or bad.I believe that if courts were to punishjuveniles as adults for felonies committed, then itwould defer other juveniles from committing crimes.The peer pressure to c ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Death Penalty
represented in the execution chambers. If the death penalty goes for only those who commit serious felonies, such as someone kills, they too deserve to die, this is viewed as fair. However, no crime ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Court Visitaton/Obervation
wing actions; all Traffic and Ordinance violations, all criminal misdemeanors, preliminary exams on felonies, small claims suits, civil lawsuits (amounts up to $25,000), and all contract disputes betw ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases
Habitual Offender Laws - How do they Operate in Reality?
, US, a "habitual felony offender" means a person who previously has been convicted for two or more felonies in Florida and for whom an extended term of imprisonment may be imposed by the court. Such ... imprisonment may be imposed by the court. Such a person may be accordingly prosecuted if committed felonies including aggravated assault, rape, child abuse and murder.Encyclopedia Britannica explains ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Australian convicts
by people stealing food and money" and as the time the government had made up many other punishable felonies from as little as stealing fish from the pond. "This led to a lot of over crowded prisons. ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History
Police Discretionary Behavior
in the discretion Police use is the seriousness of the crime-a misdemeanor/traffic type compared to felonies.I do believe that one of the highest factors of police discretion is your gender. For examp ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
The Love
years old or older, you must posses a driver's license" (Police 1). And you cannot have prior felonies or serious convictions.The trade journals and other publications of the field are works suc ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Gideon's Trumpet
and often turned to a life of crime to support himself. Gideon had been convicted of four previous felonies before breaking into the Bay Harbor Poolroom in Panama City, Florida. During his trial, the ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Capital Punishment
tly draws out all of there convictions under the "hanging" style or death. Its were they hang there felonies, and it is very possible that they will perform many tortures before the executions. China ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty
The Three Strikes Law is Lost in a Dessert The
enders increases the cost to society, since they are more likely to commit more violent and serious felonies than the non-violent three strikers. Thus, the law is inappropriate by engendering an influ ... those who are sentencing second- or third strike. The public is not really as concerned about minor felonies or even residential burglaries as it is about truly violent crimes. It does not want to pay ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty
Legal brief essay-3 strikes case
of 1994. After being a long-time heroin addict and with a 15-year criminal history consisting of 5 felonies and 2 misdemeanors, was given the sentence of 25 years to life, after attempting to steal v ... criminals is doing just that. Andrade and Ewing both have a heavy criminal record, Andrade had five felonies, and Ewing was convicted of a violent robbery. They have been to prison and paid their dues ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
Police Discretion
major crime. Many people will try to talk their way out of the simplest traffic violations, to some felonies. An officer only has so much discretion they are allowed to use. In some cases an officer d ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
What is the meaning of the second amendment?
o provide us with standardization of money, establish post offices and roads, define punishment for felonies, raise and support an army and navy, and more, (The Cato Institute) but without the second ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing
State Comparison
ourts deal with cases such as: some small claims ($5,000 limit), adoptions, misdemeanors, exclusive felonies, traffic/ other violations, juveniles, and many more.The California court systems are divid ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Discuss and Evaluate the Arguments For and Against the Use of the Death Penalty.
for crimes such as murder, kidnapping, witchcraft and many more. By 1500, in England, only foremost felonies conceded the death penalty - murder, larceny, burglary, rape, arson and treason. However, f ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays