Background and Introduction Despite the gruesome nature of their works , serial killers have always been fascinating . Serial killers such as Jack the Ripper and Ted Bundy had caught the public ‘s attention , not because they were exceptional individuals who contributed to the advancement of humanity , but rather serial killers have amazed …

Criminology and penology have undergone diverse developments in terms of determining the causality of crime during the past decades . More criminologists are now open to new views and ideas and are no longer hindered or confined to the merits and limitations of a single school of thought as compared with another . Criminologists have …

What follows is a summary and reaction on two recent journal articles covering medical aspects of marijuana . One article , Predictors of Treatment Contact among Individuals with Cannabis Dependence (Agosti and Levin 2004 , reviews medical findings on chronic cannabis users and seeks to establish predictors on who will seek treatment . The other …

Argument for the death penalty using rational choice /deterrence theory We are now debating on the use of death penalty as a form of state punishment . The Rational Choice Theory provides us valid reasons for the proposition of death as penalty . It is based on the utilitarian assumption that human beings are calculating …

Criminal Law According to the information presented , Bill could be charged with disly conduct , making a terroristic threat , and aggravated battery The disly conduct charge stems from Bill using abusive language towards Joe , in the same token the language that was used also falls under the guidelines of a terroristic threat …

Ben Hill Griffin Jr .-Entrepreneur Extraordinaire It is said that not all millionaires are people born with silver spoons on their mouths . This is quite true for Ben Hill Griffin Jr (October 20 1910 – March 1 , 1990 , former U .S . senator and entrepreneur extraordinaire . Mr . Griffin ‘s success …

The term Criminology ‘ is used to refer to the scientific study of crime . It was first coined by an Italian professor of law in 1885 Criminologists are concerned with the different forms of crime as well as crime rates . Much focus is given to behaviors of individuals and groups of individuals (society …

THE ECONOMY AND NATIONAL SECURITY I . Introduction People of all nations , from all walks of life has the basic and intrinsic desire to be able to have the freedom to speak freely be able to choose the people who will govern them send their children , both male and female to school free …

Running head : Emergency Disaster Management Emergency Disaster Management By Part 1 Incident of National Significance Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-5 , was issued to develop a new National Response Plan (NRP ) for aligning and unifying Federal coordination structures , capabilities , and resources into a well integrated , all discipline , and all-hazards …

Equinoxes are days in which the length of night and day is of equal duration . There are two equinoxes that occur yearly as the Sun crosses the celestial equator . The vernal equinox happens in late March and the autumnal equinox on the other hand occurs in late September . When vernal equinox occurs …