Criminology 200 Criminology is a social science‚ entire world is a criminologist laboratory. Sutherland defined criminology as the study of the making of laws‚ the breaking of laws‚ and societies reaction to the breaking of laws. Topinard- coined the term criminology. Criminal Justice- term first used in 1967. President Johnson had the Wickersham committee and talk to people about police brutality‚ bad judges‚ and see what the story was really about. The report the Wickersham committee gave
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Part 1: Essay This essay will explore how deindividuation theory might explain the looting behaviour that can sometimes accompany crowd riots. The core concepts and assumptions of the deindividuation theory will be critically evaluated. The potential strengths and limitations of this theory will be considered‚ as an explanation of crowd looting. The social identity approach on crowd behaviour will be used in contrast of the deindividuation approach. Research and evidence will be used from social
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Brian J. Kinyon Soc 10100-00 16 March 2014 Serial Killer Questions Joachim Kroll Joachim Kroll is a German born serial killer‚ rapist‚ and cannibal‚ though he was not your average serial killer. He was known as the Ruhr Cannibal (Ruhrkannibale)‚ and the Duisburg Man-Eater (Duisburger Menschenfresser). He was convicted of eight murders but confessed to a total of 13. Born the son of a miner in Hindenburg‚ Kroll was the last among eight children. He was a weak child and used to wet the bed
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action takes place when convictions will more than likely result in the loss of someone’s liberty or cause damage to an individual’s reputation and their standing within their community. A few examples of this would be rape‚ murder‚ assault‚ burglary‚ arson and larceny‚ all most all of these examples happen to be felonies but these are the best examples of a criminal law actions that I can think of. One of the major differences between civil action and criminal action is that‚ in civil action the purpose
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Hayes are as follow; Capitol Murder‚ Sexual Assault‚ and Arson Murder. According to Conn. Gen. Stat.§ 53a – 54b (6-8) will be explained throughout the reading. (53a -54b (6)) is capital murder is committing murder in the commission of sexual assault in the first degree; (53a – 54b (7)) explains murdering 2 or more people in one occurrence; and (53a -54b (8)) explains murdering a minor under the age of 16 year of age. Per (53a – 54d) Arson murder is acting alone or with another person causing death
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victims are Caucasian women. These people do not stick out in appearance and are in fact‚ usually largely involved with society. As children they usually have three behaviors known as the MacDonald triad: these include bed-wetting‚ arson‚ and animal
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is not necessary. Different crimes have different mens rea. Example: murder requires intention to cause death or GBH. Sometimes an offence will have different mens rea for different aspects of the crime. Example: rape needs intention to commit sexual intercourse but only needs recklessness as to whether the victim is consenting. Intention The most blameworthy state of mind – worse to kill intentionally than recklessly or negligently. Meaning of Intention House of Lords => intention
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Social & Political Violence Hate Crimes A hate crime can be defined in two ways‚ by the legal definition and the criminological definition. The legal definition of a hate crime is a traditional offense like murder‚ arson‚ or vandalism with an added element of bias‚ a criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race‚ religion‚ disability‚ ethnic origin or sexual orientation. The criminological definition of a hate crime is a crime
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Case Name: Michigan v. Tyler 436 U.S. 499(1978) Issue: Do the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment apply to Firefighters in an active Arson Investigation? Facts: In the case of Michigan v. Tyler the firefighters had had legal reason to initially enter the premises of Tyler’s Auction house on January 22‚ 1970‚ which was to extinguish the fire and surmise the start of said fire. Upon extinguishing flames during a preliminary search containers containing flammable liquid were found in the premises. These
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completing their time in jail felons‚ which now are ex-felons‚ should have their right to vote restored. A felony is a serious crime usually punishable by imprisonment or death. Felons are people that have been convicted of a crime such as murder‚ rape‚ arson‚ child molest‚ drug offender and burglary. Virginia is one of many states that takes the right to vote away from felons as a form of punishment. Maine allows felons to vote even when they are imprisoned. The act of taking away the right to vote from
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