Essays on Misdemeanor

In the majority of states all crimes are divided into two groups: felonies and misdemeanors. The difference between these two groups is in seriousness of crimes. (Hasselm, 2011) If this is a felony, an accused person can get 1 year in prison, life imprisonment without parole or even the death penalty. If it is a misdemeanor, an accused person could be punished by less than 1 year or a year of imprisonment and/or fine. Crimes are not equal in weight. General public considers some of the crimes more severe than others. (Kappeler, 2014) The majority of people considers the ...

Part 1 – Assault and Battery

The terms “assault and battery” are often used together although these are two separate crimes. An assault is defined as an action that causes a person to feel the threat of impending violence. An action such as raising a fist or moving menacingly towards the intended victim constitutes an assault, even if no physical contact has occurred. The crime of battery occurs when there is physical contact. Grabbing a person’s arm or punching or striking a person constitutes a case of battery (Baldwin, 2007). Simple assault or battery, where there is limited threat of violence or a minor ...

Introduction

A career in nursing seems fulfilling, but nurses encounter challenging situations every day. Regardless of their roles, nurses face ethical dilemmas that may affect them and the patient. Importantly, there is no right or wrong solution to a particular ethical dilemma. However, nurses rely on the legal papers related to nursing standard of health care practice according to legal aspects of nursing. This paper involves the standard and legal relation between nurses and their patient. Even with the nursing standard of health care practice literature, ethical dilemmas still occur in healthcare institutions. The aim of this paper is to ...

According to Arizona Statute 13-2910 et. Seq., animal cruelty can be defined as, "Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly subjecting any animal to cruel neglect or abandonment" (Otto, 2007). In addition to that, much is also involved in animal abuse. For instance, failing to provide medical attention to an animal or causing any physical injuries to the animal is considered a crime. Moreover, when one harms an animal or kills it without legal consent from the owner, they commit a crime. This paper will provide an insight into what dog fighting involves and the consequences that one suffers for animal cruelty ...

Israel has never been a liberal state. This country was built by true communists– so convinced that they emigrated from the socialist Soviet Union, and created even more socialist kibbutzim. The kibbutzim embodied communism ideals much better than Soviet collective farms: the property passed into the ownership of the community, people’s incomes were combined into a common pot, and children were often brought up by a commune more than by their own parents. There is no freedom of speech in Israel. It has a military censorship; however, the greatest obstacle to the freedom of expression is the Israeli ...

Crimes against Persons

Crimes against persons are those criminal conducts punishable under penal law and which are mainly committed against individuals as the victims (Gardner & Anderson, 2014, p.25). In such categories of crimes, the perpetrator or offender normally has the intention to cause the victim actual grievous bodily injury and harm. Examples of crimes under this category include rape, assault and murder.

Crimes against Property

These are a category of crimes in which the offender intends to take another person’s property with the intention of permanently depriving the owner of the property without necessarily intending to use force against them. Examples of these crimes ...

Philosophically, there are intrinsic and extrinsic objections to Mrs. Pettit’s behavior. Intrinsic objections state that the behavior is morally wrong regardless of the consequences of it, while extrinsic objections propose the behavior is not wrong, but the outcome is morally unacceptable. In this case, the intrinsic objections involve the act of group oral sex while extrinsic objections are the potential impact on her students in the event of discovery. Classical theories of ethical behavior may assist in clarification. Utilitarians believe that benefits to society as a whole take precedence over individuals; in other words, the most good for ...

Law enforcement officers may have discretion in specific number of situations depending on local, state or federal laws that govern the extent and scope of application of this discretion. The law allows them freedom to make reasonable decisions as to what needs to be done in the particular situations Some of the main areas where use of discretion may be required include, inter alia, motor vehicle violations, driving under influence, drugs, domestic violence, juveniles and vice crimes. According to Bromitt and Stenning (2011), “discretion is a ubiquitous and legitimate aspect of modern policing” (p. 319). The law enforcement officers ...

Introduction

Sexuality refers to sensation and linked closeness between two human beings. In psychological terms, sexuality is the way through which people make an expression of the completeness of love between a woman and a man. In biological terms, this is the means through which the conception of a child occurs and the ancestry is passed over to the next generation. The purpose of this paper is to look at the issue of public expressions of sexuality concerning the law in the United States. In this paper, is going to be established that public expressions of sexuality in the United ...

Abstract

A plea bargain has defined the court proceedings in the recent history of the criminal justice system. As such, prosecutors and judges have adapted to the policy to carry on activities while practicing copping plea arrangements so as to reduce the number of pending cases and the pile that characterizes most of the district magistrates’ courts. On one side, the idea of a plea bargain has greatly enhanced the efficiency of the legal systems. This is because it has reduced the time for prosecutors to work on various trials as well as reducing the instances of overcrowding in jails ( ...

In m any states, crimes are usually divided or broken down into two major categories of misdemeanors and felonies. The main difference based on this classification is usually in the form or type of punishment that can be meted out on the commission of either offense. Thus, it is the amount of jail time that an offender once convicted can be sentenced to serve in incarceration that forms the primary difference between these two categories of crimes. Dear client, please refer to the above subject. A misdemeanor is a crime that involves petty offences involving violations that are normally ...

Introduction

In the year 2014, the citizens of California voted for the passage of Proposition 47 (Couzens & Bigelow, 2016). The intention of Proposition 47 was to ensure that the amount of money spent on prisons and jails of California was reduced. An alternative was to be undertaken on the nonviolent and non-serious offences. The money saved due to Proposition 47 was to be used for other important programs and activities in the state. Some of those programs include support of high-level education and treatment of those people with mental problems. After the adoption of the Proposition 47, criticism emerged as ...

Campaign Zero and Police Policies

In today’s society, there has been an increasing unrest on how police officers are treating the citizens of their towns. There are more news reports of police using unnecessary force when it comes to arresting a person or unfairly searching someone due to their racial background. Many advocacy groups against this type of behavior have sprung up over the months. These groups aim to protect citizens from being unfairly targeted by police as well as to change the ways police officers handle certain situations. One of these groups is called Campaign Zero. This group has targeted various problem ...

INTRODUCTION

Criminal homicide is the act of ending another person’s life by the hand of another (Luckenbill, 1977). There are many different ways in which criminal homicide is defined in the American criminal justice system; different degrees of what constitutes homicide, as well as other mitigating factors, can help to determine the sentencing of an individual or individuals who take part in the act, whether voluntarily or not. This is meant to apply as individualistic a sentencing as possible on the particular situation, instead of making standardized choices for criminal homicide on the whole. All of this leads to an ...

The United States law is composed of many levels of forms of law. “Of all these forms of law, the most significant one is the Unites States Constitution and the federal government of the United States “(Hess, 2011, p. 57). The constitutional law and the federal law are most supreme. Federal law constitutes of criminal law. However, federal law is considered inferior as compared to the constitutional or state law, and hence, the state law may have more impact. Sources of criminal law include common law, criminal statutes, and model penal code. Common law is where past judgments ...