Nathaniel Ramos Professor Nancy Lubick CCJ 120 1/23/2013 Jared Lee Loughner shot blatantly into a crowd of people during an event that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords hosted’ called “Congress on Your Corner” I reacted like any other person would, I was shocked and in distressed. And I was more surprised at the fact that it had happen in the state that I was living in. It just surprises me how the mind of a killer works; you don’t know his first or next move, all you can do is be prepared.
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Douglas S. Coppin The Effects of Capital Punishments NIC / Executive Leadership June 2013 Evidence-Based Practice in the Criminal Justice System The phrase “because we have always done it that way” universally is no longer acceptable as it pertains to working in many sectors of the work-force, especially within the criminal justice system. Constant financial pressure to streamline budgets, coupled with ever-changing political climates have forced criminal justice organizations to embrace
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Juvenile Justice Progress and Corrections Pedro J. Ramirez CJA/374 August 12, 2014 Victor Candelario - Vega Juvenile Justice Progress and Corrections In Henderson NV, Colleen M., who is 15, has been arrested for the homicide of her next door neighbor. Colleen was arrested on the probable cause that she through a liquid substance on the neighbor during an altercation over an ongoing dispute over Colleen’s dog. Colleen was transported to the Clark County Juvenile Hall for intake and booking
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Serial Murders and the People Who Commit Them Written assignment for Criminology, Module 9, Serial Murders and the People Who Commit Them, December 8, 2013. Abstract Ronald Dominique was labeled as "The Bayou Serial Killer". He murdered at least 23 victims between 1997 and 2006. His victims ranged in age between 16 and 46 years of age. He murdered his victims by suffocation or strangulation. He pleaded guilty to only eight murders and was sentenced to eight life sentences (Blanco)
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people. In between their crimes the serial killer appears normal and fits in with society quite well. Serial killers are very different from all other murders. A serial killer is smart, cunning, and will conceal everything they can. A mass murder kills or tries to kill a lot of people at one time; like shooting up a school or movie theater. A spree murder kills one or two victims here drives to another town and does it again. There seems to be no logic to mass and spree killers. A serial killer is very
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“In Genesis 9:6, God told Noah that the penalty for intentional murder should be death: “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.” [ (Mohler, 2014) ]. This is something that I feel very strongly about and is something I believe to be true. “In the simplest form, the Bible condemns murder and calls for the death of the murderer. The one who intentionally takes life by murder forfeits the right to his own life.” [ (Mohler, 2014) ] Then he
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On January 31, 1970, David Milgaard was convicted of the rape and murder of Gail Miller. One year ago, on the same day, he was out on a road trip with his friends, Ron Wilson and Nichol John to Saskatoon, where Gail Miller was raped and murdered. They were on their way to Albert Cadrain’s house who was also a friend of David. Since none of them knew Saskatoon that well, they ended up getting lost and asking for directions at a motel. On their way, a man stopped them because his car was stuck and
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about hurting Tarasoff but the professionals taking care of him did not alert the right authorities, Tarasoff, or her family. From withholding that information Poddar did act on his threat and murdered Tarasoff. Poddar was convicted on second degree murder but that trial was overturned. Poddar was released and was expedited out the country and went back to live in India. Tarasoff family went after the four psychiatrists who were taking care of Poddar for failure to protect their daughter.
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Life without parole is the harshest punishment given to juvenile delinquents. Since minors are still developing, it is argued that life without parole is only used as punishment for extenuating circumstances such as felony homicide. The Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to give life without parole to juveniles that commit “non-homicide” crimes (Kaiser 2012). In a recent Supreme Court ruling, a 5-4 vote opposed the mandatory sentencing of life without parole for children ages 18
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the sale and distribution of firearms is necessary because of the homicide rate involving guns. In 1988, there were more than 9000 handgun-related murders in America. American metropolitan centers and some suburban communities of America are setting new records for homicides by handguns. The larger American metropolitan centers have ten times the murder rate of all Western Europe. For example in Washington, D.C. there was an estimated 400 homicides including guns. Gun control is a necessity because
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