345 Search Results for Serial Killers
The second way is that individuals, specifically children can become desensitized to violence. This is because, daily exposure to violence may make one lose their emotional impact on them. Apparently, when one becomes emotionally numb, it becomes ea Continue Reading...
In 2002 the crime lab in the state of Mississippi found that the semen in the victim's body belonged to two different men and neither of them was Kennedy Brewer. Balko concludes by stating: "Forensic scandals have been troublingly common of late, wi Continue Reading...
The Gambino crime family began to fall apart after the head of its founder died. It had split into two factions. This book centers on the more ruthless Brooklyn faction. Away from the scrutiny of the Manhattan police, for many years it could do what Continue Reading...
The popular media's negative coverage of the insanity defense in contested cases when a defendant claims not to have the rational capacity to commit a crime or has a diminished capacity to conceptualize a criminal intent has caused the public to dis Continue Reading...
Psychology and the Criminal Offender
Individuals commit crimes for many different reasons, and some of these and psychological in nature. In other words, the way that a person's brain works and the way that the person looks at the world can contribu Continue Reading...
Forensic anthropology is a relatively new field in anthropology. When it was first recognized as a forensic science about thirty years ago, there were only six forensic anthropologists, all of whom knew each other (Guntzel, 2004). The role of forensi Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples
1. The History and Evolution of the Death Penalty in Texas:
This topic explores the origins and changes of capital punishment in Texas, examining how legislative amendments, court rulings, and public op Continue Reading...
Topic: Examine the history of the Texas insanity ruleThe topic of insanity as a defense is particularly apropos considering the recent criminal justice incidents within the media. Over the past few years, America has been marred by tragic shooting de Continue Reading...
Psychology
Analysis of the crime scene
After Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced, he was taken to the Correctional Institution of Columbia, located in Portage; a town in Wisconsin. During his first incarceration year, Dahmer was confined separately in ord Continue Reading...
The impact of the psychological profiles of the offender and victims on the court evidence presented by the prosecutor and defense teams and witness use
Psychological profiling involves developing a composition of behavioral attributes. It combines Continue Reading...
Interview With a Child
Bill is a 12-year-old child, Caucasian, ethnicity unknown. He is the only son of Sandra and Dave, who are divorced. They separated when Bill was 9. He currently lives with Sandra in their home. Dave moved to a different city a Continue Reading...
Maximum security prisons have grown in recent decades and have implemented methods some may deem inhumane. A 2016 article discusses prison conditions in maximum security prisons and addresses specifically the topic of preservation of human dignity an Continue Reading...
Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell and "The Destructors" by Graham Greene share a similar structure, where each story is organized around the completion of a "game" with artificial rules, which ultimately demonstrates darker truths about human motiv Continue Reading...
Integration in the CI/HUMINT Community
An Analysis of the Benefits of Integration in the CI/HUMINT Community and Strategies for Effective Implementation
Shea Larson
The success of any counterinsurgency operation depends largely on the effectivene Continue Reading...
Women in Combat: The Effect of Integration on CI/HUMINT Collection
The Effect of Integration on CI/HUMINT Collection: Women in Combat
Key Words: #Combat # Integration # CI/HUMINT
The success of any counterinsurgency operation depends largely on th Continue Reading...
bag?" "Bottle of wine for my wife." "Good trade," is a joke that plays upon a number of images and ideas (Taylor, 2005, p. 130).
The bottle of wine in a paper bag conjures images of the homeless man drinking in public or the vagrant walking the str Continue Reading...
Women in Combat: The Effect of Integration on CI/HUMINT Collection
The Effect of Integration on CI/HUMINT Collection: Women in Combat
Key Words: #Combat # Integration # CI/HUMINT
The success of any counterinsurgency operation depends largely on th Continue Reading...
Gun Laws / Gun Violence
Gun violence, gun registration, and mass shootings in the United States -- and to a lesser extent in the United Kingdom -- have caused authorities great concern over the past few years. And these issues have received a great Continue Reading...
Violence
Becker, S, Tinkler, J (2015) 'Me Getting Plastered and Her Provoking My Eyes': Young
People's Attribution of Blame for Sexual Aggression in Public Drinking Spaces, Feminist Criminology, 10(3): 235-258.
This article is about how "unregula Continue Reading...
Female Sex Offenders
Are female sex offenders more evil than male sex offenders?
Biological differences in men and women have been thought to contribute to predispositions for various criminal activities. For example, hormonal differences exist bet Continue Reading...
Cluster B Personality Disorder
In this article some of the latest research regarding the Cluster B personality disorders has been given along with their etiology, diagnosis and treatment. Further some research related to the causes, preventive measu Continue Reading...
Crime
Labelling theory
Bob was labeled as a criminal from a simple act of taking money from the bag of one of the teachers. This act of the school authorities and the parents calling him a criminal and eventually subjecting him to the legal system Continue Reading...
lens into the worlds of interesting people, movements, cultures, and practices. Three films, two of which are documentary, show how the presidents of the United States behaved and were involved in scandal. Although the films were effective in highli Continue Reading...
Scientific Objectivity and Scientific Irascibility:
Melvin Harris' rhetoric on the perpetration of the fraud of the Maybrick Ink test
According to author Melvin Harris, one of the most infamous hoaxes ever perpetrated against the community of scien Continue Reading...
, 2013). Different families vary in their emotional and physical resources and they react differently under stressful circumstances. Some resort to violence to a child in cases of a family crisis. The seesaw model brings these elements together to a Continue Reading...
Hinkley was obsessed with the movie Taxi Driver, in which the main character -- a drifter like himself -- saves a teenage prostitute from her pimp through violence. Before his assassination attempt, Hinkley wrote a letter to Foster detailing how he Continue Reading...
Globalization is melting the territorial differences and boundaries between the countries. There is a need to develop new working relationships, locally and abroad. The evolutionary process of terrorism requires that DHS should incorporate the inte Continue Reading...
Personal Ethics Theory
For me, the concept of utilitarianism is the most compelling ethical philosophy. When we think about society, we think about what is best for the many, and/or does the means to the end matter more than the end results. This is Continue Reading...
Changeling is the 2009 film directed by Clint Eastwood that looks at the complex relationship between Christine Collins and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) as she sets out to find her son, Walter, who vanished and "mysteriously" reappeared o Continue Reading...
Jury Selection Process, Sequestration, Verdict and Relevant Controversies:
OJ Simpson's case had already set the record for being the longest jury trial in the history of California even before the commencement of closing arguments. For a better p Continue Reading...
Justice and Security
Free Balance in the Administration of Justice and Security
Justice and Security policies have always been at the center of international politics, but their nature has changed due to the advent of nuclear weapons and their prol Continue Reading...
Gun Control Legislation
The Gun Control Debate & Gun Control Legislation
With reference to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees the right to the lawful possession of firearms to private citizens as well as with reference to law & economi Continue Reading...
Prisons as an Area of Corrections
Throughout the years, prisons have become a major component of the criminal justice system since they act as institutions that help in punishment of convicted criminals and deterrent for crime prevention. This artic Continue Reading...
Watson, and his several forays into the real world to solve mysteries that confounded others. In this regard, Magistrale reports that, "Dupin solves crimes in part from his ability to identify with the criminal mind. He is capable of empathizing wit Continue Reading...
Firstly, in Piagetian manner, the subject is confronted with a moral dilemma, that is, a short story in which two or more moral principles oppose each other. He or she is asked to make a choice. Secondly, the interviewer uses intensive probing, that Continue Reading...
The fact that they planned and were able to commit the murder is a sign that this person is not well balanced. Instead, they are more than likely someone who is mentally disturbed enough by not thinking about how to conduct these activities on a reg Continue Reading...
Despite the more commercial and thrilling aspect of this film, Lee retains his trademarks, from close-up shots to his signature floating shot and infusion of music and athletic iconography.
Lee continues to infuse his films with social and politica Continue Reading...