Criminal sentencing

          Criminal sentencing embraces a number of philosophies and seeks to satisfy sometimes conflicting goals: retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation, and restoration. The means to accomplish those tasks have traditionally...

Victim advocacy groups/ victim rights movements

      Another facet of sentencing that is usually forgotten is the victim. Most of the components of the criminal justice system focus of the police/district attorney office following the rules to ensure that the defendant (person arrested) rights are...

Crime rates

      Although crime rates make clear that most violence in society is committed by males, over the last three decades female participation in such acts has measurably increased. Use a feminist argument to explain this increase.      ...

The Global War on Terror

          Discuss the Global War on Terror. How did the US respond in Afghanistan after 9-11? Why is the US still there? Why did the Bush administration feel it was necessary to invade Iraq? How did the US invasion of Iraq create ISIS?  ...

The Uniform Crime Reports

          Access the Uniform Crime Reports for both the area in which you live and your state. (If you are an international student, access crime reports in your community and country.) Examine the types of crime reported in these areas....