Crime in Society

Crime is something that is within our world every day. If you were to ask people just walking down the street how they would describe a criminal, most would probably speak of the street criminals. Many people do not pay attention to the white collar crimes or the crimes that are not happening around the area that the live in.
Crime to me is something that someone does to break a law. Crime is basically something someone would do if they had lost their job and could not take care of their family. They would fend or what they could get, even if it meant break a law or committing a crime. These people would feel as if there was nothing else out there. Society has the options to view crime as they will. Some will define crime as everything is bad if they are breaking a law, they should be punished. Others would define it to be light for some criminals that have punishments and for crimes like murder some would consider this crime is a death penalty case in some societies. Someone can define crime with any of their opinions. Many people define crime as murder, robbery, or even damage to someone else’s property. Many people would consider these crimes to be punishable by law.
An accurate statement and crime that we know to be true would be the shooting that happened this year at the movie theater in Colorado. We know that this crime is true because he had guns and ammo hidden within the theater before the incident occurred. Also, that he killed twelve people and injured more than fifty would be another way to show that it is true. It was well planned and thought out for what he was doing and when he was going to do it. There was also eye witnesses that said he looked ready for way. This was one of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States history to date. After they was finished at the scene of the crime, the cops decided to visit his home, in which to find it booby-trapped and found more guns and ammo.
One widely misconception that many people have in the world is that finding someone to pic the crime on is the only thing that the police are worried about when solving a case. This misconception has many mixed feelings throughout the world. My opinion is that as long as they have someone to call a suspect or someone to pin the crime on, they do not care. Another would be that our judicial system is fair to everyone. This statement can be very broad because many things affect the way our system is operated. One last misconception that we have today within the world would be that the death penalty is wanted by everyone. Defenders of the death penalty also suggest that it is a cost-effective way to eliminate the added expense of housing serious criminals in prison for life (Collica & Furst, 2012). Many people with the thoughts of the death penalty have mixed thoughts. Many people share the same feelings I share meaning, I do not think that they should be trying to enforce the death penalty until they fix the corrections within the systems and know that for one hundred percent fact they have the person that committed the crime. Other proponents argue that the execution of the offender will bring closure and will allow survivors to move on with their lives (Armour & Umbreit, 2007; Gross & Matheson, 2003). “Killing innocents is murder, and if the state does it in our name, because we have demanded it, then we are guilty of it. And if we are all guilty of premeditated murder, then we should all get the death penalty (that is one instance where crime will certainly drop dramatically)” (Leman-Langlois).

References:
Leman-Langlois, S., Crime ET Regulations in Society. Retrieved on October 22, 2012 from http://www.crime-reg.com/index.htm
Armour, M. P., & Umbreit, M. S. (2007). The ultimate penal sanction and closure for survivors of homicide victims. Marquette Law Review, 91, 381–424.
Gross, S. R., & Matheson, D. J. (2003). What they say at the end: Capital victims ' families and the press. Cornell Law Review, 88, 486–516.
Collica, K. & Furst, G. (2012). Crime & Society. San Diego, CA:Bridgepoint Education

References: Leman-Langlois, S., Crime ET Regulations in Society. Retrieved on October 22, 2012 from http://www.crime-reg.com/index.htm Armour, M. P., & Umbreit, M. S. (2007). The ultimate penal sanction and closure for survivors of homicide victims. Marquette Law Review, 91, 381–424. Gross, S. R., & Matheson, D. J. (2003). What they say at the end: Capital victims ' families and the press. Cornell Law Review, 88, 486–516. Collica, K. & Furst, G. (2012). Crime & Society. San Diego, CA:Bridgepoint Education