Sexual Predator Prosecution Gregory S. Maggard CRJ 306 Professor Douglas Haas 21 Feb 2011 Many states have adopted sexual predator statutes which provide for incarceration‚ institutionalization‚ treatment‚ and registration for individuals convicted of specific sex crimes (Roberson and Wallace‚ 2008). The need for convicting sexual predators has become a top priority for lawmakers across the nation as society has determined that sexually related offenses are deviant
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revisited will have to wait for another day‚ one on which he can be in court with his attorney. John R. Harig Jr.‚ 36‚ of 8696 Mount Eaton Road‚ has pleaded not guilty Holmes County Common Pleas Court to a single count of intimidation‚ a third-degree felony. He has pleaded not guilty to the charge‚ which carries a potential sentence of up to three years in prison. Acting on the opinion of forensic psychologist Bethany Young-Lundquist‚ who‚ after evaluating Harig‚ wrote‚ “Mr. Harig is presently capable
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Challenges our society faces from the digital age is cyber-stalking and cyber-harassment. The crime is not new but the tools‚ anonymity and ability to expand the reach to operate was brought by the digital age. There is a shift in society that disengages a person from their actions and the consequence. Social media has been a breeding ground of misconduct‚ where people feed off each other creating a mob mentality. The disengagement of their actions allows them to justify their behavior and as one
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Felons Right to Vote The lines are long‚ it’s raining‚ it’s hot‚ or it may be cold‚ but exercising your right to vote is as important as all of your other civil rights. As Americans we have came a very long way when it comes to protecting our civil rights‚ and choosing the right candidate to protect our country. In 1964‚ three civil right activist set out to set up a voter’s registry for African Americans‚ but it was short lived because they were brutally murder by members of the Klu Klux Klan
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The changed bill states that “A person who commits aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult commits a felony of the first degree…” and “A person who willfully or by culpable negligence neglects an elderly person or disabled adult without causing great bodily harm‚ permanent disability‚ or permanent disfigurement to the elderly person or disabled adult commits a felony of the third degree..” This new law will affect anyone who is currently on trial for aggravated abuse of an elderly
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page and it came back to bite me in the butt. After I vandalized the woman’s car‚ she took down my vehicle license plate number and had the police at my house within a matter of minutes. I was arrested‚ taken into custody and booked into jail for a FELONY vandalism charge; my world was rocked and turned upside down. As I sat in the cold cell that night in jail‚ I looked back at my attitude towards life and told myself that I had to change. I guess you can say that I was a typical bratty and spoiled
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money or goods from a victim’s person‚ or in a victim’s presence and against his or her will‚ through the use or threat or force and violence (Inciardi‚ 2010‚ p. 68). Burglary is the breaking and entering of a dwelling with the intention to commit a felony of misdemeanor (Inciardi‚ 2010‚ p.71). Then the property offenses are Larceny‚ pickpocketing‚ shoplifting‚ and fraud to name a few (Inciardi‚ 2010‚ p.72-73).The laws for thou shall not kill are murder and manslaughter. Murder is defined as the felonious
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He needs to be stimulated by the environment in order to feel sane‚ and his way of stimulation is by committing property offenses. He was also quoted saying he felt a “rush” from breaking into houses. Due to the fact that he has 7 felony convictions at just 18‚ we can conclude his arousal needs in life are not easily met. The differential association theory could explain at least why Marquese started committing crimes. He admits he began his criminal career when his cousin from Atlanta
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casebrief Brief Fact Summary. The officers in question shot an unarmed suspected felon. This case was instituted by the victim’s family alleging that the victim’s constitutional rights were violated by the officers. Synopsis of Rule of Law. If an officer has probable cause to believe the suspect poses a threat of serious bodily harm either to fellow officers or to others‚ it is not constitutionally unreasonable to prevent escape by using deadly force. Facts. The police were summoned to stop
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EN101S March 13‚ 2013 Annotated Bibliography “A Check on Bad Eyewitness Identifications.” New York Times. (6 Dec. 2012): A.34. National Newspapers Core. Web. 5 Mar. 2013. This article is about how the Oregon Supreme Court made a decision on how eyewitness identification is to be used in criminal trials. The article states that misidentification is the country’s leading cause of wrongful convictions. In the ruling‚ it states that eyewitness should be subject to stricter standards. The court took
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