Memo Hello. I hope you are doing great. The general topic I have selected is “The Controversial Legality of Capital Punishment.” The law clearly defines crimes that should attract the death penalty. In some countries, capital punishment is a legal action, while in other countries, their laws prohibit the same. Laws governing capital have changed over the years. Numerous parties have questioned if capital punishment is moral (Matthew, 2018). Most of the individuals who defend and support capital punishment argue on the grounds that all societies and governments are morally obliged to ensure safety as well as the welfare of all their members. Adding to the argument mentioned above, murderers pose a significant threat to the safety of their fellow society members (Markkula Center, n.d). The controversial issue on this particular topic that I will focus on is to determine whether capital punishment is ethical or unethical and if capital punishment should be illegalized. It is essential to focus on the issue because it has been a subject of concern, not forgetting it has attracted a lot of debates in…

THE GIFT OF FEAR In our society almost everybody in one way or another has or will experience stress and violence in their places of work, at home, in school and in their relationships. Most of the chaos and violence do not just erupt abruptly but it takes a gradual process and conflict for the serious violence to occur (Welch, 2015). Various warning signs would be seen before the real violence occurs for example people exchanging bitter words, some people resorting to be quite not to talk to the other parties and some people avoid the other parties by changing routes or even quitting their houses or places of work. According to Gavin de Becker strategies should be developed to avoid violence and resulting trauma. He says that prior to violence various warning signs will be seen which he term as pre-incidence indicators of violence. These will help individual to solve the underlying issues and avoid violence or face violence in a point that you understand the underlying issues well. Some of the pre-incidence indicators include giving a promise to do…

attempts to try reform or abolish capital punishment Death penalty has been since history used for punishing individuals who commit specific crimes. This dates back in the eighteenth century during the reign of King Hammurabi who declared death penalty for crimes that were being committed by people (Stephen, 2010). In the seventh century, Draconian made death penalty as a punishment for all crimes that criminals do. This was executed through burning alive, impalement, drowning, beating to death and crucification. Hanging was the main way of death penalty that was being executed in Britain. During the reign of Henry VIII in sixteenth century at least 72000 people were executed through burning at stake, boiling, beheading, boiling, quartering and drawing. This was mainly done to punish people when they refuse to confess a crime, treason and for marrying a Jew. In 1700s capital crimes had increased in Britain and crimes that were punishable include cutting down a tree, robbing rabbit warren and stealing. In America, recorded first capital punishment was of Captain George Kendall in 1608 that was punishment for spying for Spain.…

The Death Penalty in the USA The death penalty is simply an execution of an individual as a result of committing a serious and specific crime that is against the laws of the land.   Many people in the USA tend to have different views on the issue of the death penalty on individuals who commit crimes. For instance, a majority of Americans support this act with arguments that for a society to be best served, and then it is important to get rid of such kind of people from the world. Consequently, some death advocates argue that death penalty should be continued since it prevents people from committing similar crimes in the near future. Studies conducted recently in the United States Shows that about 61% of the citizens are in favor of this penalty while 39% are against. Convicting individuals who have committed serious crimes such as murder is expensive as perceived by many people who tend to believe that their coins would largely be saved if these individuals are easily done away with. According to the study, those individuals…

DNA Exonerations and Discoveries in the U.S. In 1989, Gary Dotson was the first wrongfully convicted individual to be proven innocent through the then-new science of DNA testing. Almost two decades later, more than 200 individuals have been exonerated by post-conviction DNA testing and released from prison, some from death row. In 15–20% of these cases, police-induced false confessions were involved (Garrett, 2008; www.innocence project.org). A disturbing number of these have occurred in high-profile cases, such as New York City’s Central Park Jogger case, where five false confessions were taken within a single investigation. In that case, five teenagers confessed during lengthy interrogations to the 1989 brutal assault and rape of a young woman in Central Park. Each boy retracted his statement immediately upon arrest, saying he had confessed because he expected to go home afterward. All the boys were convicted and sent to prison, only to be exonerated in 2002 when the real rapist gave a confession, accurately detailed, that was confirmed by DNA evidence (People of the State of New York v. Kharey Wise et al., 2002). Post-conviction…

Death Penalty Outline Death penalty in the state of Georgia has been in place for several years. During the reinstatement of the capital punishment, death penalty was left for some crimes although the number of offenders awaiting execution constitutes of less than 0.09 percent of the total prison population. Death penalty in the state of Georgia is applied only on three crimes. Airplane hijacking, treason and murder are the only crimes punishable by death in Georgia. The main consideration before conviction is whether the offender has a prior conviction over capital crime. Death penalty cases have become rare in Georgia. The decision to pass a death penalty is procedural and does not happen on most cases. A panel of juries has to be involved in coming up with a unanimous decision and thus prosecutors have been going for other punishments. Georgia has been reporting the highest number of death penalty cases. After the 1976 reinstatement by the US Supreme Court that forced amendments on the allowance for death penalties, most states came up with strict terms that made it difficult…

Annotated Bibliography on Death Penalty Gross, Samuel R. “The Death Penalty, Public Opinion, and Politics in the United States.” . Louis     ULJ 62 (2017): 763. Samuel Gross researched in 2017 on the public opinion held by Americans concerning the idea of death penalty in the states. After conducting research from several sources, Gross found the hidden details of death penalty idea. Gross came to learn that the execution was based on luck and not aimed at bringing a solution to the crime rate issue. The article provides information on the need to stop death penalty application in the US. Hurley, Connor N. “A Measured Approach to the Death Penalty.” (2018). Death penalty has been applied without substantial evidence to support its effectiveness. Hurley came up with a measured approach in 2018 to assess the effectiveness of death penalty. Hurley recognizes the association between opposition of death penalty and religious beliefs but finds out that the process is mulled by several problems. The article by Hurley is important in showing the weaknesses associated with the death penalty process. Moore, Zachary.…

The Crucible review When things get bad, some people think it’s best to run away from their problems rather than face them. Some people would rather die for something they strongly believe in than lie to save their life. The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller that makes you ask yourself these questions. It is a play written in 1952 about the real Salem witch trials. In the play, people of the Salem village are accused of witchcraft because of a particular character that is trying to blame “witches” when she is caught doing something she isn’t supposed to. At the end of The Crucible, Abigail flees Salem to escape the punishments for her fraud, and John Proctor is facing the death penalty for a crime he did not commit. The crime being witchery or witchcraft. Hale tells John that he should lie and live because life is God’s most irreplaceable gift, but John decides to stand up for what he believes in rather than living a lie, and he hangs. I believe that Proctor and Elizabeth made the…

Digital forensic capabilities – FRCP 2006 edition impacts on an organization Information on the date is one of the most crucial and valuable things in the world. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedures were amended in 2006, and a lot of emphases have been laid on information and its storage. Electronically Stored Information (ESI) has been redefined in a way that no data can be left out of the digital warehouse. Why develop a team? The amendment has ignited a massive demand for digital forensic experts within the organizations. There are various benefits that organizations can enjoy if they have useful digital forensic capabilities. Some of the most common ones include: With digital forensic experts, they will have authorized investigators who can handle the tasks of collecting and storing important information electronically (Dirking & Kodali, 2008). This includes documenting all sorts of information electronically. The IT-related documents must be presented to the government while other records may have to be displayed in the court of law in cases of submission requests. Thus it is essential for organizations to store all…

Purposes of Sentencing Abstract In the world today, just as it has always been from antiquity, some persons perpetrate different crimes. In no age has crimes been absent. Each has had its share of these delinquent acts. Notably, without controversy, these acts have always arisen because of various factors—some preventable, while others not so much. To deal with these unwelcome incidences of crime, the criminal justice system resorts to the following measures, rehabilitation, retribution, deterrence, and incapacitation; among these correctional perspectives, according to popular belief and statistical information, rehabilitation is central. Therefore, this paper shall delve deeper into these measures and give a case of why rehabilitation is regarded as central. Purposes of Sentencing Rehabilitation In general terms, rehabilitation is defined as the correction of criminals’ crime causing traits. In other words, it is the treatment of criminals to ensure they do not repeat their delinquent acts. By other scholars, the term has been defined as not just a form of preventing re-offending but especially a form of promoting cessation from offending (Raynor & Robinson 2005). To this end, just…