Cyber Luring and Victimization of Children
Children can be victimized over the cyber world from hundreds or thousands of miles away. Cyber luring and victimization have been significant issues from the beginning of the internet.
Review of “Prison Kids: A Crime Against America’s Children (2015)”
Prison Kids offers an in-depth look at the country's broken juvenile justice systems. It examines how the United States incarcerates children at a higher rate than any other developed country and travels across the country to look at the stories of kids who grew up behind bars.
Juvenile-Involved School/Mass Shootings: Profile, Motive, Prevention
Juvenile mass shootings are mostly confined to school settings. School shooting appears to be primarily a US phenomenon and has been shaking America for the past twenty years.
Corruption in the American Police: Frank Serpico, and The Knapp Commission
Police corruption in the American police peaked during the political era, in the 19th century and early 20th century. Political figures influenced police management and law enforcement.
Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment
The Kansas City preventive patrol experiment was a landmark experiment carried out between 1972 and 1973 by the Kansas City Police Department of Kansas City, Missouri.
Summary of The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 movie directed by Frank Darabont and based on a book by Stephen King. The film is about the dramatic story of Andy Dufresne, played by Tim Robbins. The story began in 1949 when Dufresne…
Research Review of College Student’ Lifestyles and Self-Protective Behaviors
A Literature Review of a Research on Routine Activity TheoryThis is a literature review of a study entitled "College Student' Lifestyles and Self-Protective Behaviors - Further Considerations of the Guardianship Concept in Routine Activity Theory" (Tewksbury & Mustaine, 2003). The…
Prison overcrowding in The U.S. and The Call For Reform
The rate of incarceration in the U.S. per population has increased five times since the 1970s. Stricter laws and enforcement are the main reasons for the high percentage of imprisonment. For years, officials have been trying many methods to lower…
Causes of Prison Riots in the United States
American prisons are relatively calm, but the ten years between 1970 and 1980 have been called the "explosive decade" of prison riots. Researchers have suggested a variety of causes for prison riots. Among them are these: An insensitive prison administration…
Types of Defense in the American Criminal Justice System
There are four types of recognized criminal law defenses: Alibi. A Latin word that means "in another place." The defendant could not have committed the crime because he or she was elsewhere during the crime commission. Justification. The defendant admits…