Category: Crime Investigation

The history of humanity has seen multiple cases of extreme violence, and such instances can hardly ever be justified by any factors. However, despite evident similarities in terms of form, a more profound examination of violent crimes may reveal certain underlying issues on both individual and global levels. The case of Hernando Washington, who kidnapped,…

Table of Contents A Brief Overview Reading’s Summary Author’s Main Arguments and a Brief Critique Reference A Brief Overview The present chapter is intensely focused on survey research, questionnaires. It is divided into four main parts covering the topic in detail. The first part introduces the history of survey research and explains how surveys are…

Chapter 5 of “Introduction to the Use of Statistics in Criminal Justice and Criminology” focuses on the importance of dispersion. The term dispersion refers to the measurement of the spread of variables in the given distribution (Gau, 2019). Dispersion is important as it is not enough to merely know the measures of central tendency to…

Macomber v. Dillman Case Facts The plaintiffs Macomber had approached the defendants to have a permanent operation for sterilization, that is, tubal ligation. The operation was done by the defendants. However, the plaintiff conceived a child after the operation. The plaintiffs thus filed a suit to the superior court to which they alleged the negligence…

Table of Contents The Definition of Rape The Dynamic of Rape Social / Cultural Factors Personal and Psychosocial Factors Preventing Different Forms of Rape Reference List The Definition of Rape Researchers stress that the prevalence of rape culture leads to the increasing rate of this type of sexual assault worldwide. There have been several definitions…

Table of Contents Case study of JonBenet Ramsey Areas of forensic science Evidence examination in Ramsey’s case References Case study of JonBenet Ramsey Jon Benet Ramsey was murdered in the year 1996. The killing took place in Boulder, Colorado. After looking for their daughter for close to eight hours, the parents found JonBenet’s body placed…

There are diverse approaches towards the alleviation of crime, depending on the levels to which the community can choose to cooperate and the effectiveness of the law enforcement agencies. One of such approaches is the peacemaking model in criminology. The peacemaking approach towards crime alleviation contrasts itself with the conventional approaches that significantly rely on…

The culture of carrying a gun is strong in the U.S. and has deep historical and cultural roots. The majority of households have at least one firearm at their disposal. It is also relatively easy to become an owner of a weapon. Most people purchase guns in order to be able to defend themselves against…

Table of Contents Introduction Crime Gender Behaviour Discussion References Introduction The number of women convicted of various crimes has jumped dramatically in recent years. In one report the number of women offenders has risen 17 percent in the past four years and this is significant because in the same span of time, increase in the…

The criminal justice system has several inefficiencies most of which can be interpreted under a variety of lenses. One of these explanations concerns the ideal victim mold that many law enforcers, criminal justice prosecutors as well as several other persons have held about crimes committed. The paper shall look at this matter of female perpetrated…