There is a growing concern over the extent to which US law enforcement and military personnel have perpetrated or been victims of domestic terrorism. According to Piazza (2020), the US faces threats from domestic extremists, especially from individuals who espouse white nationalist ideologies or white supremacy. It has been established that several domestic networks are […]
Small towns and big cities in the United States require law enforcement assistance to deal with issues. Such problems might be as little as a group of teens vandalizing buildings or as severe as widespread gang violence, drug trafficking, or a community struggling with many killings. When an issue is discovered, the community and law […]
Correctional facilities, mostly known as jails and prisons, are houses where convicted felons are detained for a particular period to change their behaviors positively. Prisons hold them for more extended periods compared to jails. A considerable percentage of prisons in the United States are public prisons meaning they are owned and operated by the government. […]
Rich’s (2019) article focuses on the issue of increasing prison health care costs in Texas. According to the article, Over the past years, although there have been fewer incarcerated individuals, there has been a significant surge in healthcare expenses in conjunction with the proportion of convicts who are elderly and unwell. Currently, every state is […]
The criminal justice system in the United States is divided into several departments, all having the same objective of public safety. Police departments are within the more comprehensive criminal justice system, comprising prosecutors, court systems, juvenile court systems, and correctional facilities (U.S. Department of Justice, 2015). Examples of such facilities include jails and parole and […]
Stanford v Kentucky Background The case of Stanford V Kentucky was decided in 1989 by the United States supreme court. At the age of 17, a Kentucky jury convicted Stanford Kevin of different crimes including murder, robbery, sodomy, and receiving stolen property (Oyez, 2022). Some of the crimes Stanford was convicted against fall under class […]
Introduction According to the Federal Bureau of Investigations 2020 statistics report, violent crimes were estimated at 387.8 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants, while property crimes estimated rate was 1,958.2 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants in that year. These numbers show the continued prevalence of crime in the country. Numerous studies have identified crime risk and protective factors […]
Case: Graham v. Florida. 560 US 48 (2010) Parties: Terence Graham (petitioner) Florida (respondent) Facts and History Graham was 16 years old when he committed an attempted armed robbery and an armed burglary, both of which are felonies punishable by up to 15 years in jail and a maximum life sentence without the likelihood of […]
Case: A seventh grader in an Albuquerque middle school was clowning in class by making loud burps. His teacher reported this 13-year-old to a school-based police officer who searched the boy for drug possession. A school vice principal accused this youth of selling drugs to other students. The youth was asked to remove his shoes […]
Church Renaissance was the outcome of the rise of secular spirits that led to the reformation of religious principles in the 15th and 16th centuries. Even though people had a great deal of respect for the dominant catholic churches in earlier ages, there were revolts challenging the oppressive church doctrines of that time. The rise […]