history of prior crimes‚ with 87 percent reporting prior felony arrests. John Leonard Orr was a serial arsonist that threatened Southern California during the 1980s. The amazing thing about this particular offender is that he was a fire captain and an arson investigator himself. John Orr was considered one of the best investigators‚ highly respected in his field among his peers. He began his days in the Air Force fire suppression unit. Later on he would go apply for a job as a firefighter but would
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Prison "Reform" in America In the essay "Prison "Reform" in America‚" Roger T. Pray points out the much attention that has been devoted to research to help prevent crimes. Showing criminals the errors of their ways not by brutal punishment‚ but by locking them up in the attempt to reform them. Robert Pray‚ who is a prison psychologist‚ is currently a researcher with the Utah Dept. of Corrections. He has seen what has become of our prison system and easily shows us that there is really no such thing
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Louisiana are defined as anyone who is older than age 10 and younger than age 17‚ where a 17-year-old is classified in the eyes of the state as an adult. In the State of Louisiana a 10-year-old juvenile may be charged for any crime that he or she may commit. In the juvenile justice system there are six categories in which are still used in today’s judicial system jurisdictions to describe the variety of children are subject to juvenile court jurisdiction (Schmalleger‚ 2011). Delinquency‚ which is
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including that inflicting punishment on wrongdoers discourages others from wrong doing. Some may say that the death penalty is a way to lash back at those who have harmed us‚ but cooperatively we must be more reasonable and humane than those who commit the act
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Training is an essential part of the fire department‚ whether it is annual‚ daily‚ or basic training; there are often too many resulting unnecessary deaths and injuries. Training is the fundamentals to any job‚ and in the fire department training is the only thing fire fighters can rely on to do their job and save their life and others. Training has specific goals in order to improve individual’s performance‚ productivity‚ capability‚ and capacity. Police‚ emergency medical services‚ and fire service
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Miller v. Alabama (2012) Supreme Court Case Introduction The Supreme Court reviewed the constitutionality of mandatory life sentences without parole enforced upon persons aged fourteen and younger found guilty of homicide. The court declared unconstitutional a compulsory sentence of life without parole for children. The states have been barred from routinely imposing sentences based on the crime committed. There is a requirement
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"The Uniform Crime Report statistics state that blacks are more frequently arrested than whites. While this may mean that blacks actually commit more crime‚ what are some other factors that may be driving the statistics?" "If black neighborhoods are under more police surveillance than white neighborhoods‚ what does this mean for crime statistics?" "Can you give examples of how blacks receive differential treatment in the criminal justice system?" What are your thoughts? Remember to back your comments
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Abstract Pyromania is an impulse control disorder categorized by the DSM-5 as “deliberate and purposeful fire-setting on more than one occasion” combined with “tension or affective arousal”‚ “pleasure‚ gratification or relief when setting fires or when witnessing or participating in their aftermath” (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013). Also‚ those diagnosed with pyromania aren’t setting fires for monetary gain‚ to conceal crimes‚ as an expression of emotion or ideology‚ or because of impaired
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that arose.” “Some of them are students coming on a field trip to an area close to their drilling site. Another problem is that there is an endangered panther in the area. Also‚ Torkelson‚ a fire investigator found a Red Diamond energy pen near the Arson. Someone glued Melton‚ one of our crew members‚ to a tree naked. They also painted Melton orange and took the front axle of our truck. Another problem that arose is that we hired a dog named Horace to find Twilly but Twily Dog naps him with steak.
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Fire and arson investigators need to be aware of search and seizure laws. There have been several court decisions and laws created regarding proper search and seizure procedures for fire and arson investigators. Research into these laws and court rulings will help fire and arson investigators understand what type of search warrant is required‚ if search warrants can be obtained‚ and who can obtain a search warrant. Search Warrants for the Fire and Arson Investigator
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