Summary : Double Star Crime Hunter

The subject of the book “The Midnight Assassin” by Skip Hollandsworth is focused on uncovering the truth behind who is truly at fault for the murders of Mollie Smith and, several other victims. The murders occurred in Austin, Texas during the 19th century. Based on the first three chapters, three prominent characters have been introduced. All three characters are currently prime suspects. At the time, Austin was a prestigious town, equipped with the finest law enforcement made first hand by god himself, the Texas Rangers. When the young yellow skinned slave Mollie Smith was murdered, terror truly struck Austin. News reporters from all over Texas came to cover the story, thus creating conspiracies about each suspect. Evaluation of each suspect and their motives to perpetrate such a gruesome murder-Walter Spencer, a hardworking slave, who had never done any harm; Tom Chalmers, the brother of the land owner where the murder took place; Lastly, Dr. Ralph Steiner, the esteemed doctor.

Why discuss the development of the marketplace? Why is it central to the concept of white-collar crime?

This week I read chapter 5 of American street gangs (old book) Tim Deleany mentioned 3 points of what happens inside a gang that many don’t know, the first point is the categories they have based on the age the recruits are, the second point is the categories they are placed in depending on the activities they are involved, the third point is the process that involves the recruitment, punishment, and leaving the gang. At the conclusion of the paper I would be providing an experience my uncle went through when he was leaving the gang.

Many say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but Le Thi Diem Thuy can paint a picture in her readers’ minds with less than twenty. She uses detailed imagery to construct a mosaic of five stories in The Gangster We Are All Looking For, a novel inspired by her own immigration to America. She takes on the role of a young girl who narrates the struggles she faces alongside her mother and father (also known as “Ma” and “Ba”) to adapt to their new environment and move on from past memories and failures. Through the use of intense imagery and figurative language, Le evokes vivid images and feelings in her readers to expose her characters’ dispositions, experiences, and emotions.

The intended audience is skilled labored oriented bushmen’s and sawmills hands workers. This is what seems like the recruiting offices were in need for at the time.

In this day and age crime is crazy, a leap in crimes committed, the population is growing and so the demand for technology is increasing, this only results in more crime, more criminals and more witnesses. Joint enterprise is a new law recently re-introduced aiming to reduce the amount of criminals but ended up punishing the innocent witnesses. Joint enterprise is a topic in which experts have been debating about for a long time. Some believe that joint enterprise is a form of human rights abuse whereas others think it is just.

There are three conjoined elements of crime: Mental State (Mens Rea), Conduct (Actus Reus), and Concurrence.

The officer was still seated, but returned punches, trying to get him away while he radioed for back-up. The man fled, but back-up units found him scaling a fence, trying to leave.

Al Capone. Everyone is bound to hear the name at least once in his or her life. The charming, broad smile, the greenish gray eyes, heavy set, and five foot ten and a half; a seemingly normal man. Until someone notices the scars. A faded purple, still fresh looking, Al Capone’s scars marred the normal face, they gave a glance into the life of the notorious gangster. But who was Mr. Alphonse “Scarface” Capone? One reporter comments, “… Here is a man [Capone] who is an enigmatic, a man who nobody knows, not even his closest intimates.’” (Eig 198) What did the public think of “Scarface”? Katherine Geroud said, "It is not because Capone is different that he takes the imagination;

Many people walk through the paths of life hiding secrets from one another. Sometimes these secrets can be small and insignificant to other people. Sometimes people carry around with them much more serious, deep, dark, and often dangerous or disturbing great example of someone who may be carrying around secrets that everyone could agree on are dangerous and disturbing. A serial killer is generally described as a person who has killed more than three people in a time frame spanning more than a month with time lapsing between each one of their kills. Serial killers come in all different shapes and sizes. Race, age, gender, social status, economical situations, family background, physical

When hearing about serial killers or criminals do you ever wonder what went through their minds or why they committed the crime they did? These FBI agents examine crime scenes, create a profile of the perpetrator, and describe their habits and predict their next move. The FBI method of profiling is a system used to detect and classify the major personality and behavioral characteristics of an individual based upon analysis of the crime or crimes the person committed.

The concept of career criminals varies depending on your interpretation. The United States Sentencing Commission defines a career criminal as

1a.) The Dark Figure of Crime is the unknown or unrecorded crime. All too often, there are crimes that do not get reported to the police. Other times, there is simply not enough evidence for the police to report a crime has happened.

Welcome to the age of white collar crime. A time when the words thieves and businessmen go hand in hand. White collar criminals don't get their hands dirty in their work. They use their heads to get what they want instead of using a little muscle. These criminals are just as dangerous as the rapists and murderers. In these times, even the most seemingly respectable people are suspected of white collar crimes. President Clinton and the first lady Hillary Clinton have been tangled up in the Whitewater and Travelgate business ventures. Although the two have not been formally charged with any wrongdoing, there is a committee currently investigating their dealings and charges are not out of the question for either of them. In Michael Isikoff's

First things first, I know when a lot of you watch the trailer of Criminal Minds or see the poster for the first time will think that it is another ‘one -of- a- kind’ show that involves unbelievable cases being solved by a bunch of people carrying guns around and claiming to be the F.B.I. If you did have such an impression then it’s time throw it out of the window.