Essays on Gabel

While the use of scientific evidence in solving crimes has helped in the identification of criminals and the exoneration of the innocent, there are certainly a number of problems that are associated with the use of forensic technology such as DNA testing within the criminal justice system. According to Edmond (2014), the use of forensic medical and scientific evidence within the criminal justice system has in a number of occasions led to wrongful convictions and hence a miscarriage of justice due to the fact that most of them are not reliable. The aspect of the reading from the Innocent ...

There has been a societal shift in how we deal with children and failure. From every participant in sport getting a trophy no matter what, to schools implementing a no fail policy, children are now cushioned from failure in a way that previous generations have not been. Despite the desire to keep children self-esteem high by not giving them failing grades, this is an injustice for the child since they never learn how to fail and then try again. In fact, it would be for the students benefit to do away with no-fail policies within the school system. Ultimately, ...

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Incarceration refers to the act of detaining a person in prison as a form of punishment from a wrong thing done. Parent incarceration forms one of the most serious problems with a long-lasting effect in the American society, especially to their children. Research findings show children separated from parents by death do not suffer as much as the children left behind by incarcerated parents. The higher rates of incarceration indicate that more parents are being imprisoned today that before. Children left by an incarcerated parent become needy of basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter. In additional, the child’s emotional and ...