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Both boys involved in the murder of James Bulger came from rough backgrounds. The city of Liverpool is known for its poverty. Robert Thompson lived with his single mother and six siblings. Thompson’s aggressive nature concerned teachers and other parents. Jon Venables was the youngest of three. He also disturbed community members. A teacher of his stated, “He would literally throw himself around the room, banging off the walls and furniture” (1). Both boys had a history of violence. Venables once attempted to choke another student with a ruler. Social alienation and financial stress from home may have led them to attack. When questioned by investigators, neither boy revealed a motive; however, Venables said to investigators, "No, I didn't really want to hurt him, I didn't want to hurt him or nothing cause I didn’t was to hurt him with strong things, only like light things... I deliberately missed..." (11, p.11). The boys may have been looking for an outlet for their feelings that led to such acts of violence. Thompson, throughout his interview with investigators and trial kept unusually calm. He seemed almost bored. Venables on the other hand, broke into tears frequently throughout the interview and even asked …show more content…
They were only twelve years old at the time. The three girls were at a birthday sleepover at Morgan’s house the night before. Originally, the plan was to kill Payton and lay her body under some blankets as if she was sleeping, and then run away. The girls chose to wait until the next day. They left for the nearby park. Payton was led into the woods as part of a game of hide and seek. Neither girl wanted to kill Payton, but Morgan eventually was the one to act. Morgan sat on Payton’s legs and stabbed her 19 times. The girls told Payton to lie down and wait for them to get help, but instead left in search of Slender
As a teenager David remained primarily a loner, which came as little surprise considering his parent's reclusive nature and lack of outside social contact. He was remembered as a nice looking boy, possessing a violent streak, a bully who often assaulted neighborhood children for no apparent reason (Bardsley 2001). These are common prototype traits of many killers at a young age. Even in cases like Cash and Jeremy Stromeyer, there are small indications that the child will have future problems in dealing with people and developing relationships (Aspland, 10/15/01).
Based on the evidence presented above and the circumstances of the case, I’ve decided that there is not enough strong evidence linking Amanda Knox to the murder of Meredith Kercher. The police were careless with their handling of the evidence, which led me to doubt some of their finding. Since the case relied heavily on physical evidence to convict Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito, and Rudy Guede, the evidence should’ve been taken care of better. Considering that a lot of the evidence found was mishandled in some way, I argue that any evidence that might have linked Knox to the crime isn’t enough for a conviction.
In 1893, Queen Lili’uokalani of Hawaii gave up her throne to the United States of America. About five years after in 1898, Hawaii was officially annexed and became a part of the U.S.A. During this time, the Hawaiian people were bitter and mournful as they watched the foreigners slowly take over their kingdom. Many foreigners came to Hawaii to achieve one goal, to increase the power of foreigners and decrease the power of Native Hawaiians. The kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown with the use of force and was unethically taken. Although Hawaii received benefits that were mainly in their economy, it still does not make up for the wrongful taking of the Hawaiian kingdom.
On September 12th, Carmela Buhbut, a battered wife who shot her husband to death 31 times from a close range, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment. She then appealed to the Supreme Court against the severity of the sentence. No less than three different justices held the complicated appeal- Bach, Kedmi and Dorner. All three of them, agreed that there is no doubt, that taking a person’s life is a crime which Buhbut should be punished for. However, only of them, justice Kedmi, thought the appeal should be dismiss in limine.
On June 22nd, 1994, one of the most high-profile crimes to hit the media will occur at the home of one of the most adored football players in American history. O.J. Simpson was at one time considered to play the lead role of The Terminator, but producers thought the public wouldn 't be convinced that he could be a robot on a murder spree on film. O.J. was that likable that no one could believe he could be a killer, and people today still don 't believe it.
On September 3, 1929, James “Whitey” Bulger was born into an Irish-American family in Dorchester, Massachusetts (biography.com, 2015). Being the first of six children, Whitey was usually not the center of attention, especially as he got older and his parents continued to have more children. As he and his younger brothers got older, it was clear that Whitey did not have the same intelligence level as the younger boys. When the younger boys started to get straight A’s and more accomplishments in school, Whitey was led to a life of street crime. Since he was not a particularly bright student (biography.com, 2015), his IQ was probably pretty low. This brings up the connection to the theory called IQ and Crime. Getting involved with street crime at such a young age, leads to the containment theory and who Whitey spent his time with and what he saw being done to people everyday. Also, since Whitey’s criminal record started so young, the social learning theory can also be applied. Though these two theories can explain Whitey’s life so well, there is one other possible reason to explain Whitey’s life of crime. The characteristics of Whitey could also lead to the general strain theory and some sort of mental illness. The general strain theory also relates back to Whitey’s family and school life and though it is not known if he has a history of mental
The accused, Jesse James Whyte (20) is not on probation and has no outstanding warrants or criminal charges.
Experts argue that no one is predestined for a life of crime. They believe that influences such as repeated abuse, extreme neglect, poverty, media violence, and easy access to guns play the major role in molding children into criminals. The father of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer wonders, "If potential for evil is in the blood that some of us pass on to our children" (Seifert 23). In the quiet New York town of Savona, Eric Smith, age thirteen, intercepted four-year-old Derrick Robie on his way to a park recreation program and offered to show him a shortcut. Hesitatingly, Derrick set off with Eric.
“My consuming lust was to experience their bodies. I viewed them as objects, as strangers. It is hard for me to believe a human being could have done what I've done”(Dahmer).
I've always lived in the era where news was harsh, fast, and never ending. The first major news story I can remember blaring from my mom's TV was about a high school near us. I had been home sick that day and missed being locked down with the rest of my elementary school buddies while two troubled high school kids ruined lives. I don’t know if the news coverage was the same in other states but I can remember by summer break still hearing about. It wasn't here or there. One public debate after the next on who was to blame, who wasn't and why it couldn't have been the kids faults. Even now they still bring it up and while I was not personally hurt by the actions of these kids I still have this pang. The News Media refuses to let the wounds heal.
Classical Criminology is credited with initiating the shift away from rather barbaric forms of torture. In classical criminology, the naturalistic approach of social thinkers had challenged the way of the spiritualistic approach. During this time, the spiritualistic approach was the base for all policies in Europe. This means that every crime had as spiritual meaning for which it was committed. St. Thomas Aquinas, a contributor to the topic, argued that people had a natural tendency to be good rather than evil. He also argued that because they committed a crime it did not just hurt other, it would hurt them.
The world will always be full of crime, thus it is necessary for scientist to grow along with the gruesome and increasing amount of violations. Due to this it sparked scientist to develop crime theories in which emerged to explain why crime is caused by individuals. Some of the few theories that have advanced over the past century and provided many answers to why crimes are committed are biological theories, psychological theories and learning theories. These theories provide an insight to its first use and change in order to provide answers.
The Classical School of Criminology generally refers to the work of social contract and utilitarian philosophers Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham during the enlightenment in the 18th century. The contributions of these philosophers regarding punishment still influence modern corrections today. The Classical School of Criminology advocated for better methods of punishment and the reform of criminal behaviour. The belief was that for a criminal justice system to be effective, punishment must be certain, swift and in proportion to the crime committed. The focus was on the crime itself and not the individual criminal (Cullen & Wilcox, 2010). This essay will look at the key principles of the Classical School of Criminology, in particular
The death penalty honors human dignity by treating the defendant as a moral able to control his/her own destiny for good or bad behavior. I believe it is an asset to society. The death penalty should not be abolished because it will reduce crime rate, it will save us and the government money, and It helps our society.
Crime is typically classified as either a property or personal crime. Personal crimes embody crimes of violence like murder and theft. With a private crime you'll have a offender and a victim. Property crimes area unit simply that, crimes against a bit of property wherever there's no use or threat of force against someone. the foremost common crime sorts area unit violent crimes, white collar and company crime, social group, and crime.