Essays on Violent Crime

From the earliest starting point of the Ramsey case, something was very self-evident: there was a significant issue with the way of the media inclusion in that it was both overcompensated and out of line. Exaggerated in that there was so a great deal of...

The ongoing battle between genetics and environmental stressors continues, but this theory is outdated and the evidence concludes that nature and nurture can equally share a role in human behaviour. Granted, genetics does play a significant part in the creation of aggression, as seen from...

There are numerous reasons and theories that explain why people commit certain crimes. One of these explanations is that criminal activities are performed in such a way to resist the state/society. There are obvious and well known examples of resistance against social structures, such as...

Moms Demand Action is an organization of mothers who are trying to raise awareness to gun violence and to gun control laws. In most of their advertisements there are two people, usually children , one holding an ordinary object and one holding an assault weapon....

In the US criminal justice system, only people convicted of violent crimes should be sentenced to prison. Violent crimes: murder, rape and sexual assault, robbery, and assault. Non-violent crimes: burglary, racketeering, fraud, drug possession, distribution, and manufacturing. An alternative to prison sentencing: probation i.e. suspending...

After watching the video about Richard Kuklinski in class and determining his psychopathic tendencies while using the PCL-R (Psychopathic Checklist-Revised) and filling out the different traits that are considered psychopathic, we are able to conclude that he displays the qualities that are seen in someone...

Criminology is a subdivision of sociology that has been taught in one form or another for many years. Regardless of its extensive history, until recently, criminology itself is considered a scientific discipline. Some specific areas of criminal interest involve the frequency of crimes, social, individual,...