Book Review – The Murder of Biggie Smalls Introduction The Notorious B.I.G. - Christopher Wallace‚ born in 1972‚ spent the majority of his life in the Bed-Sty neighborhood in Brooklyn‚ New York. At the age of 12‚ he began selling drugs. He became a central figure in the east-coast hip-hop scene after he was discovered by Sean “Puffy” Combs‚ with his platinum-selling album Ready to Die in 1995. The gangster-life was brought to an end on March 9‚ 1997‚ where Biggie was killed in a drive-by shooting
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Mother of five came to terms with the 77 years old after knowing that he had molested young boys. Sarah took the life of his neighbor who was a pedophile who had ruined the lives of several boys. The mother of five have been cleared of murder and charged with less offense of manslaughter. The victim and Sarah used to live in the same building in East London where the murder took place. The man had been previously convicted of child abuse but Sarah always lent him a helping hand. But after learning that
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Police Discretion Jocelyn Golphin University of the District of Columbia Criminal Justice System 2/21/2014 Golphin 2 Police discretion is a very important approach in matters concerning criminal justice. There has been a consistent problem between enforcing the law and the spirit of the law. Discretion in the broader sense can be defined as the individual’s ability to make a decision basing on the principle of courses of the action. During training‚ police
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In 16 April 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a letter to his fellow Clergymen in Alabama titled “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” This letter was in response to his Civil rights movement that was being carried out in Birmingham Alabama. On 12 April 1963‚ eight Clergymen from Alabama wrote a letter that was published in a Birmingham newspaper calling for the local issues on racial injustice to be handled through the courts‚ as opposed to them being handled through outsiders. In this letter‚ the
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answer several questions in regards to the following scenario. You are a police psychologist for a major metropolitan area. You are also a member of its hostage negotiation team. You have just been called out to a crisis incident at 3:15 p.m. on a Friday. It is a residential area about three blocks from a middle school and a public library. The information you have at this time is that the subject is a 42-year-old male who is holed up in his house with his wife‚ son‚ and family friend. He has murdered
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The Mysterious Phone Call It was late one Friday afternoon as my sister and I casually drove down the busy street‚ listening to the current hits on the radio‚ and trying to relax after a hard day at work‚ we could not imagine the news that was going to come our way in just a matter of minutes. I was slumped back lazily‚ my feet sloppily propped up on the black dashboard of my sister’s Suzuki‚ and my eyes beginning to droop as Nickleback flowed out of the car’s speakers. I could see the heat waves
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A Call for Independence Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence for the American colonists to proclaim freedom from Great Britain’s oppressor‚ King George III. American colonists had been suffering for many years when this important document was drafted. King George III had pushed the colonists into a state of tyranny and most decided it was time to start an independent nation under a different type of government. Jefferson focused his piece toward many audiences. He wanted not only
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comes to mind when we think of “Police Officers”. In elementary school‚ the most common phrase students would be asked was “what do you want to be when you grow up”‚ and the most common response would be “a police officer”; and now sadly‚ most are rethinking this occupational choice. The authority that most cops these days believe they have is over the top; they think that they can take advantage of everything and everybody simply by the power of their badge. Police officers need to have more discipline
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and the Police Part I: Outline Eileen Garcia CJA/344 Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice June 17‚ 2013 STEPHEN HUMPHRIES Police corruption and citizen complaints relative to ethnicity I. Introduction A. Police corruption Police corruption has become an international problem. This was initially a common practice during the period when the police institutions were being developed but the effect has been felt by many people‚ even affecting peacekeeping operations. The police abuse
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The Illinois Informer Stock broker convicted of convenience store murder Joshua Richardson is found guilty of second degree murder after trying to plea bargain for a shorter sentence. January 29‚ 2013| By Anthony Mancillas [pic][pic] |Eric Baron‚ left‚ Joshua Richardson‚ right. | In the late evening of July 16th‚ 2012‚ an armed robbery in Santa Barbara‚ California led to the gruesome murder of Eric Baron. Baron a cashier at a local convenience store‚ was shot twice
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