Rudolph Holton Case

A woman by the name of Debbie Sykes became the victim of a murder and rape. she was found behind an apartment building located downtown. She was a copy editor at the twin city sentinel. She was recognized by the chief editor who called in saying she did not appear for work. She was considered fight for her life however, she was stabbed and killed. The lead in her murder was a simple raspy call on a pay phone. He stated that he was Sammy Mitchell . By then they put up the photo of Darryl Eugene Hunt. He had been quickly taken in for the charge of rape and murder and stated that he didn 't commit the crime.

Edwin and Paul hold incredible educational and research related criminal law and criminology. In this article, the authors discussed the effect of society’s communal condemnation of the criminal justice actions. The article is different to that of Adam and Aiden (2012). The article provides an in-depth analysis of the common law, federal law, environmental law and the criminal law. The research included results that indicated that the law prohibits and facilitates enforcement of the criminal law even if it means to wrongfully convict innocent individuals. In addition, the findings prove that there would always be perpetual temptations to violate the laws which result into corruption in policing” (Edwin and Paul, 2012). Furthermore, it also

At the beginning of the article, under Emotions and penal law, the author begins by introducing emotions and how it plays into law. Karstedt throws in perspectives from prominent social theorists and mentions that emotion such as fear is power tool in the criminal justice system because it instills compliance. The author’s main interest of the “return of emotions” has been important in two areas of the criminal justice system and penal polices: “public discourse of crime and sanctions in criminal justice system based on aroused emotions” (Karstedt, 2002, p. 301). In a society constituted with emotions of moral disgust, shame, and revulsion, lead offenders to take the most severe punishment because of the justice seeked by victims and the public. These emotions dealt with punishments trigger our moral emotions and it may help to consider the foundations that shape our attitude toward crime and

In the USA, the criminal justice policy has been guided by the 1967 President’s Commission of the Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice which issued a ground-breaking report “The Challenge of Crimes in a free society”. This report made more than 200 recommendations as part of a comprehensive approach which is toward the prevention and fighting of crime. Some of the recommendations had found their way into the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. The Commission advocated a “systems” approach to the criminal justice. This approach improved coordination among the law

The criminal justice system is a system that prides itself on being able to help control crime and implement penalties to those that commit crimes. There is a specific way into which a person enters the justice system. First, a crime is committed. The crime is reported and that leads to an investigation. Once the investigation is completed and there is enough evidence, an arrest can be made (The Criminial Justice System, 2008). But what happens if something goes wrong within the investigation? What happens if there is a lot of pressure to make an arrest in the case? The answer is that people get wrongfully convicted. When an investigation is not done correctly, it can cause innocent people, such as Susan Marie Mellen, to be wrongfully convicted and spend many unnecessary years in prison.

In the group discussion for this week, we had Austy, Thana, Asia and me. We have discussed about the passage after we read it. Firstly, we all thought that bringing together the criminal and the victim is a good idea. But it is not really work for all crimes and bullying. It depends on each cases because we thought there are some people who really bad from inside in our society and we can’t use this way to change people from bad to become good rapidly. Next question, we saw the number of 60% of people released after serving one year in prison are convicted of another crime. Austy and Thana strongly agree that the punishment is too soft, which can’t make the criminal feel guilty or sorry. Moreover, some people may felt guilty but they

Through such mediums as the media, political debates and official statements the public is made aware and so is able to form opinions and ideas about the way the criminal justice system, and the agencies involved, function and its effectiveness. When looking at other countries clear differences can be seen in the structures and practices in place; such things as the ‘contents’ of the law, the various sentences enforced by the courts, and countries citizens perspectives of crime and punishment.

It was 1990 in Goldsboro, North Carolina where the killer recognized as the “Night Stalker” roamed the neighbourhoods, viciously attacking and murdering several elderly women. One of who had been assaulted in March through a violent rape and almost murdered if it wasn’t for her daughter’s early arrival. Authorities had then found materials in the house that were mistakenly left behind by the perpetrator, which had the intention to be used to burn down the residence and victim in an attempt to conceal any possible chance of identification of the suspect. Three months later, the same crime had been committed along with the following death of her husband. This house was then engulfed in flames by the perpetrator in attempt to cover the crime, however fire/rescue personnel managed to swiftly haul the bodies out from the house to test for any possible biological evidence. By comparing the vaginal swabs from both the criminal offences, it

Cesare Beccaria’s publication of “On Crimes and Punishment” has become a handbook in criminology world. Although Beccaria publication was meant for his country of Italy to make the criminal justice system more ethical and efficient (Raymond. 2010), many other countries (U.S. included) adopted some of Beccaria’s principles. Beccaria’s believed in “swift and severe punishment for deterrence of crime and the U.S justice system still uses this theory to today. I feel that the U.S justice system uses severe and swift differently than other countries might convict their criminals. With the U.S justice system once a criminal is arrested and sent to jail depending on the crime, the city, how many cases the court house has and the bail set, the criminal could be

Ever wondered what was going through a serial killer's mind when they commit a terrible act of hate? Or why a teenage, who had his whole life ahead of him, get shot while he was walking home from school? Or why a parent decided to take their young child's life? In a world full of crime and criminals, there has to be an equal balance. To help balance out the world between good and evil, law enforcement and their colleagues work with criminals on crimes they have committed. More specifically, criminologist study the crime and their causes and also the effects, and also the social effects.

The reason why the Criminal Justice System (CJS) exists is to ensure justice is delivered –punish the guilty and help them stop offending, while at the same time protect the innocent. The penal system often employs different measure, some of which may involve the deprivation of fundamental human rights, such as freedom. Nevertheless, they are often justified on the basis of requirements of just social order and beneficial impact. The ongoing political debate and media coverage seem to be constantly accusing the CJS of leniency and inability to take appropriate actions, requiring it to issue harsher punishments.

When a crime is committed, there is universal agreement that the individual or group of individuals must be held accountable. That is, punishment must be administered to people who commit crimes. However, questions begin to arise when societies are tasked with contemplating the application of procedural rules and the outcome (justice) that comes as a result of procedural rules. How does society determine what a fair and just punishment is? What concepts of procedures should society administer to determine the innocence or guilt of those who are accused of crimes? What outcomes should society seek to accomplish through the use of punishment? The vagueness of these questions allows societies to answer them by applying different concepts of procedures and desired outcomes that encompass the overall idea of justice and its

The crime control model supports that crime control is best accomplished by having an efficient justice system that is unhindered by legal controls and hands out tough punishments to criminals (Siegel & Worrall, 2013). As a result, many believe that having an unhindered justice system could potentially lower crime rates (Siegel & Worrall, 2013). However, there are ethical dilemmas that can arise from such a method. One such dilemma is known as, noble cause corruption, which according to Bayley (2010) says that, “law enforcement professionals will utilize unethical, and sometimes illegal, means to obtain a desired result” (Bayley, 2010). In other words, an officer will break the law, such as lying on reports or in court, and planting or

Over the last two decades, law enforcement takes a methodology known as community prosecution, which was also known as community policing movement. Consequently, it relies heavily on practices that stand in line with traditional approaches. Based on the findings of Rainville & Nugent (2002) it was argued that traditional court based prosecutor seek authorizations to criminal actions after guilt is established. While the community prosecution tries to stop future criminal activity through the problem-solving role and improving public safety as well as the quality of life in the community. However, the problem with this approach is whether this breed of prosecutors determinations problem informally or formally. As a result, much empirical research

Crime develop theories and categories of different type of criminals. Determining a criminal by studying the crime scene, photos, evidence and witnesses are question with details description of the suspect. Will the individual’s attitude toward the way society look at other individuals and behaviors?