Essays about Justice

The relevance and the admissibility of evidence that are used as a part of defense in court cases are often controversial. Joan E. Benin and Mary S. Henifin present the “Daubert Standard” proposed by the Supreme. Court, which lets the trial court judges act as ”gatekeepers” for scientific evidence by examining if the evidence is…

I take my text from Lionel Lokos, who, in his strongly worded novel ‘The New Racism,’ said this: “ruthe New Racism is fervently convinced that it can use tools of discrimination to find equality; that the positive discrimination that today favors Negroes is somehow more saintly than the discrimination that favored whites in the past.“…

Superheroes have long been the fictional idols that men and women all around the world have looked to for inspiration. “Superhero stories present and explore many important and pressing concerns such as ethics, justice, crime, punishment and social responsibility.”(Sharp, 353). These superheroes are often thought of as cultural icons (Pearson, 142). However, there is so…

Blood began to boil and tensions began to rise. Eventually, it happens to everybody; whether it be a family member, friend, or random stranger, tensions rise because of misunderstood, or perhaps very well understood, actions. For most individuals, a primary reaction is to get even. There is a place for every emotion: love has its…

The juvenile justice system was developed separately from the adult system to specifically address the crimes committed by minors. As society recognized that the underlying causes of juvenile delinquency are different from that of the adults, it consequently strove to develop a different approach to it. Thus, the juvenile justice system concerns itself with intervention…

Children in the media are a controversial subject because of the mainstream lines drawn that assess maturity and a judgment of which is age appropriate to know the moral standards of “right versus wrong”. When the media concentrates on the term “stranger danger”, it pulls attention away from other criminals and focuses primarily on forewarning…

On any given day you canâ€TMt open up a newspaper or watch television and not find an article or a broadcast about juveniles committing crimes. The government follows a policy that no crime goes unpunished. The controversy that surrounds courtrooms today is whether or not a juvenile should stand trial as an adult and be…

The Federal Government should have kids tried as adults. What happens to the teachers families who are killed in school shootings? I feel that the federal government should change these laws for the following reasons. It filters out bad kids, helps keep them off the streets, and lowers crime rates over all. It will help…

A movement has taken hold of our nation to change the juvenile justice system, and erase any distinction between young offenders and adult criminals. Almost all fifty states have changed their juvenile justice laws, allowing more youths to be tried as adults and scrapping long-time efforts to help rehabilitate delinquent kids and prevent future crimes….

What are the realities of juvenile crime? Determining what is considered a crime, status offense, or delinquency for a juvenile depends on their offense. There are many variables that correlate with juvenile crime statistics. The court process for a juvenile is different than that of an adult but it has many similarities as well. All…