Recommendation Paper University of Phoenix Criminology/ CJA 323 May 30‚ 2007 Prison Term Policy Recommendation Paper The crime of armed robbery is an offense that deserves punishment. Should that crime be subject to double the maximum prison term‚ or could the offender be rehabilitated? Individuals who purposely commit violent acts of robbery on innocent victims should not only receive double the maximum prison term‚ but those individuals should be made to compensate their victims by monetary
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a life sentence where permitted‚ and in some countries‚ the death penalty may be imposed for such an act – though this practice is becoming less common. 2. Robbery Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. At common law‚ robbery is defined as taking the property of another‚ with the intent to permanently deprive the person of that property‚ by means of force or fear.[2] Precise definitions
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investigator must be open-minded to any and all possibilities and be un-bias. The investigator must also know how to conduct all the elements of an investigation in the proper manner from a professional and legal aspect. Although homicide and robbery share a lot of ethical consideration they also have different elements for the investigator to follow to obtain a successful investigation and prosecution. The elements of an unlawful homicide is called the corpus delicti which is the basic facts
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With robberies at that number for the year‚ it averages out to about 36 burglaries a day throughout the whole year for Chicago and an average of 21 burglaries for Philadelphia a day. Now in 2013 the average amount of robberies were 11‚815 which were an average of 32 robberies a day where Philadelphia had 7‚562 with an average of 20 robberies a day. As far as the data shows Chicago had the highest crime rate for burglaries
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different crimes that people can commit in today’s society. For each crime there is an actus reus‚ mens rea‚ and it is classified as either crime against property‚ crime against person‚ or crime against public order. Listed below are kidnapping‚ robbery‚ and disorderly conduct. Kidnapping Kidnapping is a crime of unlawfully seizing and carrying away a person by force or seizing and detaining a person against his or her will with intent to carry that person away at a later time. A person may
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anyone convicted of armed robbery. Furthermore detailing to the reader regarding the author ’s professional opinion on doubling the prison sentence for those who commit armed robbery with the threat of force‚ whether explicitly stated or implied. In further discussion of the topic‚ alternatives to prison incarceration or additives to legal punishment will be mentioned including education of businesses and the general public as well
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The Second Degree Robbery is a class C felony‚ it occurs when the perpetrator forcibly steals property with an accomplice present. It can also occur if the perpetrator causes injury to a person not involved in the crime and/or displays some kind of weapon. The First Degree Robbery is a class B felony‚ it occurs when he or another participant in the crime causes a serious injury to those not involved
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plan to deal with the recent spate of multiple daytime robberies. To complete this task‚ we will develop a comprehensive investigation plan‚ determine our technological needs‚ analyze and synthesize the crime data‚ determine which investigative unit(s) will be assigned the task‚ and determine what our supply and equipment needs are. Investigative Plan On the morning of 1 April 2012‚ this department was notified of the robbery of 3 retail outlets in downtown Scottsville. Subsequent
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anyone convicted of armed robbery. I will also address the reasoning behind my recommendations concerning the matter. Regardless of how many voters are for or against a bill does not mean that it should become a policy. Many people would believe that this bill if passed would be for a greater cause or for the greater good. I think that the bill should be looked into a bit differently in order to see if there are some better solutions for people convicted of armed robbery. With the bill being in
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circuit court erroneously denied his motion to correct an illegal sentence‚ we discern from his brief two specific arguments as to why the circuit court should have granted his motion to correct an illegal sentence. First‚ Davis asserts that “Count 1-Robbery with a Dangerous and Deadly weapon‚ Count two First Degree Assault‚ [and] Count 8 Use of a Handgun in the Commission of violence” should merge. Secondly‚ Davis contends that he was deprived of procedural due process when his motion to correct an
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