...Homicide Crime Story Analysis – The Tattoo Man Course Code: SOC*2760 Course Name: Homicide Number of Pages (not including title page and references): 5 Peter John Peters is one of Canada’s most dangerous fugitives. Peter was given the name the Tattoo Man because of his numerous tattoos and his affinity to showing them off. Peters murdered a 25 year old woman named Charlene Brittain and left her in his basement apartment naked with a plastic bag over her head. Thus triggered the beginning of his five-day crime spree. Peters then fled to Toronto where he beat a 63 year old man named Albert Philip and stole his station wagon in order to escape. Philips later died in the hospital after undergoing emergency surgery. He then took hostage a young woman named Sandie Bellows and used her car to escape with her. He threatened and proceeded to rape, beat and stab the young woman until a retired police officer noticed what was going on and intervened. Peters escaped and went on to break into an elderly woman’s home and threatened her into providing him with a vehicle. He then held up a local bank in Paris, Ontario. Peters continues to attempt to take more hostages, break into homes and steal more vehicles in order to escape. Finally on the fifth day Peters was caught by the police and surrendered when he realized he was outnumbered. The crimes committed by Peter John Peters were accurately represented in accordance to the course material by the documentary “Crime Stories: The Tattoo...
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...reality exists that the social issue behind certain crimes are much more complicated than the allegations made pertaining to juvenile courts and certain crimes. When allegations such as “the juvenile was raised knowing that his behavior was acceptable” are being employed to reason for the juvenile being tried in a juvenile court (even when crimes of homicide are committed) then those who commit capital crimes ought to be penalized by the law as written by the law. Under this presumption alone, anyone who commits capital crime is subject to the penalties of the law. This creates the reasons as to why juveniles should be treated as adults in homicide cases. Research findings by Fox, J....
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...Profiling Approach This is a case study on the triple murder/suicide on the gold coast in 2011, It will outline what caused such tragic events, give you insight into the victims and the offenders characteristics and what events can trigger people in similar situation to commit filicide-murder-suicide. The evidence relied on in this paper were the coroners report, understanding homicide and other familicide related papers based on prevention, causes and reasoning. Offender Paul Rogers Caucasian 40-year-old male, Born on the 4th of January 1971, New Zealand He had an 8-year relationship with Tania Simpson 2002-2010 and had two children, Kyla Rogers, girl born on the 19th of April 2006 and Bronnson a boy born in July 2009 (Barnes, 2012) Together Tania Simpson and Paul Rogers part-managed a caravan park owned by Tania Simpsons parents and had been engaged before Tania Simpson called off the engagement in 2010. After Tania Simpson left with the Kyla and Bronnson Rogers, Paul Rogers became very distraught he threatened committing suicide to Tania Simpson in order to upset her, lied, stalked both Tania Simpson and Julie Simpson (Tania Simpsons mother) to monitor where they were going and lashed out against the entire family (Barnes, 2012) The reaction that Paul Rogers had to the breakup in reference to stalking, lies and threatening Tania Simpson are all significant characteristics for why he murdered his family and friend (Brookman, 2005) There...
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...The consequences of the Youth Criminal Justice Act [YCJA] can be referred as too light. Since the YCJA has taken over, youth crime is slowly decreasing. The discipline of the YCJA may need to become harsher. The YCJA has evolved from the harsh Young Offenders Act [YOA]. Stats on youth crime suggest that the YCJA is helping to reduce the amount of young offenders. Some cases suggest that the YCJA is not being tough enough with what young offenders are being sentenced with. The study of the human brain suggest that youths don’t understand the consequences of the crimes that they are committing resulting in the need for them to know the consequences. Through cases and the study of the human brain the YCJA needs some aspects changed for the better of society. The evolution of the YCJA has been formed from many different acts. Each act consists of similarities and differences between them. Different acts are formed over time to satisfy the needs of punishment as the world develops. The YCJA is the newest act which consist of similarities and differences of the YOA. The main difference of the YCJA and the YOA was the severity of the penalty for the crime committed. The YOA “was a highly controversial statute. While conservative politicians criticized the law for being ‘‘soft on youth crime,’’’ (Pulis). Since the YOA was soft on youth punishment, youths were not too concerned if they broke the law. Youths would break the law get a slap on the wrist and move on to committing...
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...society has become accustomed to seeing homicides make national headlines in the media, it still comes as a shock when an individual decides to take a family member's life. These murders become even more alarming when the offender turns out to be a juvenile. While cases of familicide are infrequent, they are considered to be the most common type of mass killings ("Familicide," n.d.) and are unique in that the victims are known to the offender. The motivation and circumstances surrounding a juvenile's decision to end the lives of their family members often stems from the family being dysfunctional...
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..."Stand Your Ground Laws Cat in the Hat ENG/757 December 7, 1941 Dr. Seus "Stand Your Ground" A Citizen's Right to Self Defense. As of 2012, 24 of the United States have put in place some form of “castle doctrine” or “stand your ground” law. These laws are designed to enable citizens to legally defend themselves with deadly force and eliminate the requirement for them to attempt to flee when they feel that an attacker is threatening their life. In the wake of the case in Sanford Florida in which self-proclaimed community watchman George Zimmerman shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin during a confrontation, much attention and public scrutiny has been brought to bear on these controversial laws. A few “stand your ground” states have claimed that abuse of these laws has fostered what some say is a shoot first ask questions later mentality, and in some cases, instances of what could be considered legalized murder. However, instances of abuse are minimal, and in states that have instituted these laws, homicide rates are the lowest in the nation. “Stand your ground” laws are also said by some to promote vigilantism, but even if in some cases this were true, law abiding citizens must be afforded the right to self-defense by any means necessary, without fear of prosecution. “Stand Your Ground”, “Castle Doctrine” What Do They Mean? In the growing debate concerning abolishment of the “stand your ground” laws in place in nearly half of the United States, there are several...
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...empirical investigation of their impact, not only on crime but also on victimization. This laws makes it easier for some people to use deadly force when their “reasonably fears” result in serious injury at the hands of others. In such cases, those persons may be entitled to immunity from prosecution and civil liability. In fact, these laws usually confer powers that police have on private citizens, without the need of training kind and accountability. Before the Stand Your Ground laws, right to use deadly force was strictly not allowed. An individual had to show that it was reasonable to believe that the use of such force was necessary to prevent sudden death or great harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible ‘felony’. Only when a person was attacked in his home by a person not having an equal right to be there, she/he had a duty to retreat if he/she could do so in safety. Florida was unambiguous in protecting human beings.an individual under attack had to retreat to the wall before taking a life. The one interposing the defense must have had used all reasonable means in his/her power, steady with his own safety, avoiding the danger and to avert the necessity killing. Introduction On February 2012, a 17 year old teenager, ‘Trayvon Martin’ was lethally shot by ‘George Zimmerman’, societies’ watch coordinator for ‘a gated’...
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...of Labor Statistics | OCWC/OSH, PSB Suite 3180, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20212-0001 www.bls.gov/IIF/ | Telephone: 1-202-691-6170 | Contact IIF http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/cfoi/osar0016.htm Workplace Homicides Up 50 Percent In The Last Year Dan Fastenberg Jan 28th 2013 9:43AM Updated Jan 28th 2013 11:00AM The massacre at the Sandy Hook elementary school reinvigorated the dormant debate over gun control and how best to stop the gun violence in schools. Now, new research suggests that violence in the workplace also has jumped dramatically, with workplace killings up 50 percent in the past year alone. That would make 2012 the "worst year in about 20 years" for workplace homicides, according to Dr. Larry Barton, president of the Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based American College, an expert in crisis management and violence in corporate America. In a previous interview with AOL Jobs, Barton said that his statistics are based on data he collects from his clients, which includes a roster of 40 Fortune 500 companies. "Up until 2011, we had an average of two people killed at work every workday, so you could average it out to about 10 a week," Barton told the Houston-based Cypress Creek Mirror. The 50 percent increase in workplace homicides in 2012 is "stunning," Barton noted. More: Sign Up For AOL Jobs' Newsletter...
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...been more and more acts of workplace violence that are being highlighted in the news and media. Workplace violence is becoming one of the most talked about topics in organizational behavior. According to Nelson and Quick, “Organizational behavior is the study of individual behavior and group dynamics in an organization.” From this, one can see how any form of violence in a workplace can effect an organization and make one question the overall ethics and morals of the business and how workplace violence is a major topic in organizational behavior. In order to better understand workplace violence, our group decided to take a look at exactly how often work place violence occurs, past example of workplace violence, and how one might prepare themselves on preventing it at one’s job. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (2012) “Workplace violence is defined as nonfatal violence (rape/sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated and simple assault) against employed persons age 16 or older that occurred while they were at work or on duty”. The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) gathers statistics on violent criminalities against people in the workplace. “Attempts are included with completed victimizations” (BJS 2012). Between 2005 and 2009: Law enforcement officers, security guards, and bartenders had the highest rates of nonfatal workplace violence. Workplace violence accounted for 15% of nonfatal violent crime against persons age 16 or...
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...Gangs and Aggregate Homicides: An Analysis of Effects During the 1990s Violent Crime Peak" Homicide Studies 16(3): 280-307. June 11, 2012. Online. June 12, 2013. City-level violence escalated and peaked during the 1990’s, which possibly caused a similarly high homicide rate. Many studies have linked gang activity with higher rates of violent crimes. This study uses empirical research to link gang violence with homicide rates. A majority of studies only looked at the micro level of gang attribute violence and homicide correlation. Costanza focused on the macro level using 154 U.S. cities to determine if active gangs directly correlated with homicide rates. Criminologist in the 1990’s paid special attention to the structural factors contributing to the all-time peak of violence in the young men demographic. Researchers have remained focused on the patterns of homicide within the context of the violence peak in the 90’s. Costanza chose to “focus explicitly on the plausible empirical link between street gangs and homicide offending in central cities throughout the Unites States”. The factors that lead to an increase in homicide include the drug market, guns, and gang presence. Recent studies have shown that it is a combination of factors, as opposed to just financial opportunity, that lead to gang membership. The reason for the lack of macro level studies of gang violence has been due to the lack of gang related studies. Maxson in 1992, published a study that systematically...
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...to show that many people sit on death row waiting to get executed are in all actuality guilty of their crime. You can keep a killer off the streets without executing them, by giving them life without parole. It won't be easy for the criminal, for he will be thinking about how he will spend the rest of his life locked up, knowing he will never get out. According to an issue in the ACLU of Northern California, letting a person die while serving a sentence of life without parole, is 3x cheaper and also protects any mistakes of sentencing an innocent person, than sentencing them to death. ("The Truth About") Many studies have shown that it cost more to execute a person, rather than letting them serve life in prison. The process of sentencing a person to death is a lengthy more complex time frame than most cases. Money is being poured into death penalty cases, and most of the time there is no execution. In California,...
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...Assignment Cover Page ENGLISH COMPOSITION II 2012-12-ENC-102-OL013 Assignment: Module 6 Unit 10 Assignment Due Date: 02-23-2013 A Compulsory Review of Quixotic Gun Control Distributed February 23, 2012 Prepared for Ms. Catherine Peck TESC English Comp Mentor Abstract Few events in life demand your immediate attention like gun violence. These events are always shocking and bring about deep emotions that can take us on quixotic crusades, resulting in ineffective and restrictive regulations. Universal evidence and correlations have long been offered as proof of the mantra that more guns mean more violence and fewer guns, therefore, mean less violence (Godwin 281). While the hearts and souls of the regulatory author are well placed, all too often the resulting debate is rooted in erroneous statistics and unrepresentative comparisons. To illustrate Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced Assault Weapons Ban legislation that would ban any weapon with a grip on the premise they are too easy to get and used too often for bad (Feinstein). The NRA states “the average annual number of background checks for the last five years, 2007-2011, is 25 percent higher than for NICS’ first five complete years, 1999-2003” (NRA). The NRA also states “In 2009 alone some 1,868,268 pistols were imported or exported by U.S. manufacturers, according to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) data (NRA). If the old mantra holds true overall crime should...
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...his execution, the case was investigated, and the truth was uncovered. He was innocent like he had been pleading all along (Grann). Is the death penalty really worth the risk of killing an innocent person? Today, the death penalty remains a method of punishing for murder and other heinous crimes. But is this really the most effective method to stop people from committing a crime? Arguments on whether the death penalty serves as a valid and justifies form of punishment continual to spread on in today’s society. One says it is a form of justice and punishment, when the other side says execution is an act of murder. But since the death penalty is not a deterrent to crime, it has a much higher cost than keeping the criminal in prison, and the belief is true because our society is much more highly evolved, therefore, the death penalty should be abolished. The death penalty was supposed to decrease homicides, but there is no evidence that has proved this theory. Most people who commit murders either do not expect to be caught or do not carefully think through the differences between an execution and life in prison before they act. Studies have also find out that states without the death penalty have better record on homicide rates. A new survey by the New York Times found that the murder rate in non-death penalty states has remained consistently lower than the rate in States with the death penalty. Ten of twelve states without the death penalty have homicide rates below the national...
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...According to Noam Scheiber of The New REPUBLIC, in the article published on July 24th, 2012 title “Yes, Really, Ban All the Guns”, http://www.tnr.com/blog/plank/105337/yes-really-ban-all-the-guns#; his opinions are that, that no guns are safe. He feels that guns from home defense to hunting all should be banned. In this article he states “Guns kept in the home for self-protection are 43 times more likely to kill a family member, friend or acquaintance than to kill an intruder, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine”. Guncite.com (2004), discusses how flawed the 43 times rate actually is. First of all, it must be noted that the original findings of the 43 times ratio, was first given in 1986 by doctors Arthur Kellermann and Don Reay, and is titled, "Protection or peril? An analysis of firearms related deaths in the home." (New Engl J Med 1986. 314: 1557-60.) A ratio of 389 violent deaths to 9 justifiable homicides provides the 43 to 1 ratio. However, it must be noted that there was a second ratio of 397 non-gun violent deaths to 4 justifiable homicides which provides a ratio of 99 to 1. So according to the method of Dr. Kellerman, the ratio more than doubles from 43 to 99 to 1 in non-violent gun deaths. Mr. Noam Scheiber also states in his article that “for every justifiable handgun homicide, there are more than 50 handgun murders”. Although this may be the case, what a lot of the people who support a ban on guns, fail to realize is, the ban on...
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...Donna’s fate five years later (Irvine, Kincaid,2003). My aim today is to share a few ideas that enforce capital punishment as an effective means of deterring heinous and horrific crimes, providing comfort for victims and their families, and saving the legal system money. Let’s start by taking a look at deterrence. Capital punishment can be looked at from the aspect of deterrence, which is discouraging individuals who may have the intention to participate in homicide. It is also a reference to the criminal, denoting that he may not commit a crime or participate in homicide. Deterrence is summed up by the deterrence theory (Siegel, 2012); this theory requires that individuals weigh the costs and rewards associated with different actions. It’s based on the premise that individuals will choose those actions that translate to greatest reward at lesser costs. The theory also proposes that crime is preferred when it is seen as yielding a greater reward at a lesser cost than conventional alternatives. In this case, capital punishment introduces the cost perspective; since nothing is costlier than life, criminals will be convinced that crime does not pay; this is referred to as general deterrence (Chandler, 2002). However, these actions would only be possible when the sanctions are...
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