worldwide due to the capital punishment. Capital punishment is a life or death situation. It is the execution of people who have been found guilty of certain offenses. Many people in today’s society believe that a death crime is so severe that they deserve a punishment equal to their crime. In some people’s mind they believe in killing the killer, but how does that show us that killing is morally okay? There are numerous proven reasons why the death penalty should be abolished. The best reasons are to…
Final Project - Juvenile Crime Paper Tonya Gray CJS 200 January 27, 2013 L. Scott Bennett Final Project - Juvenile Crime Paper Most states have designated courts for both juvenile offenders and adults and there are many differences between the two court systems. The differences are that the juvenile courts are not as open as adult courts, meaning that hearings are held in private and the offender names are not released as public information, the records can also be erased from the record after…
Fortyseven percent of American adults used social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Classmates.com in 2011, up from twentysix percent in 2008.On social media sites like these, users may develop biographical profiles, communicate with friends and strangers, do research, and share thoughts, photos, music, links, and more. Social networking is, in fact, a great thing for our society. Things that make social networking good for our society is that they can spread information faster than…
Property Crime One day john and his friend jack was driving around in the car. They were very board. Jack said we should go on a cross country on a road trip. Then john said we don't have any money or a relibel car. So they both decide that they need some money and a new car. So jack said how about we go steel some and then john agreed. So they drove to this very nice rich neighbor hood thinking that they will get lost of cash. So john and jack got mask and went up to the windows bust them out and found the…
Social networking was first used in 1997 on a website called sixdegrees. Social networking definition in the dictionary is “the use of dedicated websites and applications to interact with other users, or to find people with similar interests to oneself”. According to social networking pro and con article “76% of American adults online use social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest, as of July 2015, up from 26% in 2008.” Social media is only getting popular…
Cyberbullying is very serious and can lead to teen’s suiciding. Cyberbullying can lead to anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. Once things are posted on the Internet, they are there forever. Is cyber bulling a crime? Yes, cyber bullying is banned by most social networking websites and can be a crime. Website administrators can remove pages with offensive, harassing or intimidating messages and photos and may also ban cyber bullies from using the site in future. Cyber bullies may also be charged and have…
Hailea Gentry Professor Young Period 2 February 16th, 2015 No Escape How do you define a bully? There is no doubt that the answer to this timeless question is different now than it would have been 50 years ago. It is just the same for technology. Today’s technology has changed everything! From communication, to teaching, to spending quality time with family; but most importantly technology has changed bullying. When my parents were in high school the bullying stopped after the bell rang and that…
PJ Koscher An Analysis of the Nature of Blame: Reactive Attitude vs. Assessment In current philosophical literature on moral responsibility, there have been recent developments on the increased focus on the nature of blame. A theory of the nature of blame claims to understand what it means for one to morally blame another for an act previously performed. An account of the nature of blame is an account of the conditions necessary for the holding of the blame relation to be deemed appropriate. There…
upload pictures or videos, join groups, or even add your own event to your friend’s calendars. Twitter on the other hand, gives you a limit of 140 characters to say what you want while including links every now and then. Twitter seems to have been created for blogging, while Facebook seems to be that and more. Looking deeper into Twitter and Facebook, you may notice the people you interact with have different names. For example, on Facebook you have “friends”, to where on Twitter you have “followers”…
be purchase may decrease the rate of violent crimes. Because of the growing rate of gun related crimes there have been several pieces of legislation pass or propose by the states and government aim take control of these violent crimes being committed. In these following states New York, New Mexico, Minnesota, and Wisconsin have all pass restrictive gun control laws, banning concealed handguns. However these states have 80% higher less violent crime rates then states with loose gun laws: Arizona…
