...issue of gangs and knife crime. A gang is a group of people who hang round together in a certain area. Many are involved in crime and they are intimidating to people in their area. Many gangs are also connected to knife crime. ------------------------------------------------- We chose gangs and knife crime because these issues directly affect a large number of young people living in the United Kingdom today. When we looked into our issue we found many interesting facts about gangs. For example we found in 2013 there were 15,000 individual gang members in London and 35000 across the UK. Gangs are also connected to lots of knife crime. Knife crime is a very serious issue in London and the UK. The London Standard newspaper reported that there were about 1000 victims of knife crime in London per month. ------------------------------------------------- We discovered other important information about our issue such as knife crime. ------------------------------------------------- Our issue is important locally because it will help reduce knife crime in the city and it is really important to make sure knife crime is stopped in certain areas because young people are becoming victims of knife crime. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Our issue is important nationally because knife crime rate is increased in some areas of Britain. However it is important because too many young people carry knifes and instead of making...
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...over murdering King Duncan for power and obsession to soften his crime. Shakespeare indicates his obsession using diction. Obsession means a state in which someone thinks about something constantly especially in a way not normal and usually comes along with symptoms such as anxiety. Obsession can be seen when Macbeth states that he is getting a “fatal vision” (36) and a “false creation” (38). Due to Macbeth’s obsession, Macbeth sees false hallucinations. His hallucination is fatal because he will use the dagger to kill Duncan. He has created a false creation in his mind to try to convince himself that what he is doing is not going to be his fault; instead the crime was the knife’s fault because the knife was calling out to him. When Macbeth calls the knife an “instrument” (43), he is calling the dagger as a tool to gain power than a weapon to harm. He wants to justify and alleviate his crime as just an obstacle he must pass to reach his dream. When Macbeth calls the murder “business” (48), he is trying to make the crime not personal and indicate that he shouldn’t feel any guilt. Macbeth is using these words to soften his guilt to get rid of his anxiety about the murder. Macbeth exhibits ambitiousness when he used the word “marshall’st” (42). Marshall’st means that he was pushed into the crime in a military manner. By using marshall’st, Macbeth indicates his inner desire, recklessness and confidence in doing the crime. Shakespeare also uses imagery to reveal Macbeth’s obsession...
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...Detective Tiana is trying to find out who was killed at the park because they found a lot of blood. The blood looked like it was there from one day ago. Detective Tiana found spots of blood that went to the river and they found a body in the river. In the river, they found a young boy name Blake that was killed and thrown into the river. The killing had to happen at night time because the cops check the park every night and there was nothing and they check the park every morning and they found the blood on the ground. It happens by someone killing Blake. When it happened at night time. Where it happened at the park. The people that they are suspected are Kyle, Brooklyn and Cory because they were in the sense of the crime. The detective got a lead on the suspect because Brooklyn and Cory came to...
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...state that ‘’ people carry knives to get their reputation up’ ’or ‘to win respect’’ I force fully disagree with this because carrying a knife is not the only way to increase your reputation or to look cool carrying a knife is a ridiculous way to look cool or to fit in. Also there are other ways to increase to increase your reputation simply by wearing expensive clothing and by having popular new gadgets which also portrays them as cool. If teenagers start to carry knives they would find it okay and normal now teen agers are carrying knives who know later on they may start to carry a gun which leads them on the road of crime. Is this what they want for their future? In your article you stated that knives and all weapons can all maim and ruin human lives. This is true and I strongly agree with this because carrying a knife causes a high probability physical and mental damage. Someone who is barbarously stabbed can have a permanent scar, which will take them back to the past and previous event. This will cause a great distress and mental pain that will always be nagging and hovering at the back of their heads you tell me who wants to live an grievous and torturous life? You also stated that people carry knives ‘’just for protection’’. I forcefully disagree with this because you are doing the complete opposite by carrying a keen edged precious knife which causes a disastrous situation to develop. This is stupid and ridiculous as they are not only putting their lives in danger but...
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...judiciary and prosecuted by the courts pursuant to the social contract. Citizens under indictment can only be held responsible for a crime if all five elements of criminal law are proven beyond a reasonable doubt. These elements are mens rea, actus reus, concurrence, proximate cause, and corpus delicti. After two hours of deliberation jurors found Zach Williams guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of his ex girlfriend, Lindsay Hollister. Friday morning, Lindsay was found in her apartment; victim of six stab wounds. The Forensics team and other officers who arrived on scene collected evidence including a mirror with blood splatter and the knife suspected to be the murder weapon found under a chair. Phone records prove that late Thursday night Zach texted Lindsay’s best friend, Emily, saying that Lindsay would pay for breaking up with him. The murder weapon was proved to be the knife found under the chair by matching the shape and pattern to the wounds in Lindsay’s body. DNA Forensic Analyst, Dr. Mark S. Levin, tested the blood found at the scene. Lindsay’s DNA was a match to the blood splatter on the mirror and the knife contained two different DNAs. One was confirmed to be Lindsay’s and the other was a match to the DNA of Zach Williams. Upon Zach’s arrest it was discovered that he had a deep cut in his hand made by the same knife used to kill Lindsay. Zach Williams was convicted using the five elements of criminal law....
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...complained about the poem, stating that it was ‘Vulgar’ and resulted in the aforementioned ban. 400 years ago when Shakespeare wrote plays like ‘Macbeth’, you didn’t see ‘Ye Olde’ teachers complain and ban it. Is it really so different now? Shakespeare has been studied in schools for years now, which contains blood, gore, and knives and it probably isn’t going anytime soon. Knife crime is a very big problem in Britain at the moment, with over 277 stabbings per year, that’s nearly 5 per week. This shocking statistic just shows the state at which Britain is in. The main concern is that Teenagers may relate to the poem and carry out the deeds mentioned. Which may end up to something similar to the dreadful ‘Columbine Massacre’ in 1998? 2 years later, 8 year old Damilola Taylor was stabbed in the leg and bled to death. Many people say that this was the spark that started the fire in the media reporting knife crime. Young people in today’s culture are under pressure to have a ‘hard’ status- especially young male. In a recent survey, nearly half of teenagers have been involved or affected by Knife crime. Violent gangs are also a major issue, many of them glamorise knives and guns as if they were toys. Also, many famous celebrities claim to have something to do with gangs or weapons. Some of these include 50Cent, Snoop Dogg and other famous Rap artists. Probably the most controversial of these involved the singer Katy Perry, of whom posed with a...
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... throwing the knife to the post all the time. Living with his siblings and his widow mother, Mama Torres. Mama Torres being a protective mother tells Pepé that he must take the horse and ride to Monterey for medicine and salt. Pepé shocked that she would tell him do such a thing. Mama Torres still believing that he is not a man yet but a peanut. As Pepé left his younger brother asked, “Did Pepé come to be a man.” Mama be as wise as she is said, “A boy gets to be a man when a man is needed.” But no matter how wise she was she could not foresee what would conspire in Pepé’s travel. When Pepé returned home in the middle of the night he changed. He didn’t seem fragile anymore, no laughter, his eyes with purpose. He told his mother he was called names he “could not allow” by a man. Where a fight escalated to a killing with the very same knife. His mother then nodded saying, “Thou art a man.” She then helps Pepé get items ready to go to the mountains. As he leaves she then starts crying, screaming knowing that he will not survive. As he was killed by an avalanche. So far out of few stories so far I say this is my favorite. In the story I like the complete character change Pepé had in the story. From just a boy who rather just sit and play with a knife to a man who is struggling to survive in the wilderness. He changed so drastically that even his mother who believed him nothing more than just a foolish boy has swayed her to believing he has become a man. What I didn’t appreciate...
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...the prosecution's points. Juror #8 points out some inconsistencies and slowly some of the jurors start to understand his point of view. Each juror has real world preconceptions and prejudices that threaten to turn their deliberations. When the verdict is finally reached, everyone goes their separate ways, back to their daily lives. Unfortunately, personal prejudices are weeded into the criminal justice system. Some prejudices found on a jury are in fact personal and affect how a person is charged and convicted of a crime. Prejudices affect how the defendant is perceived in terms of what, if any, charges are brought up. A jury, because of prejudice, in some cases are more likely to convict certain characterized groups. Sentencing also tends to be longer based on prejudices. Bigotry is alive and well in our justice system. Because of basic bias, and bias found on the news and tv shows, people tend to assume certain groups are more likely to be guilty of a crime solely on their social characterizations. Depending on the...
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...This week lecture discussed the use of guns and drugs, in regards to violence and crime. To begin with, gun are the immediate cause of about 40,000 U.S. deaths annually, in the event of injury however, they are less likely to occur if a gun is being used, compared to the using a knife since they are more lethal. For every gun homicide there are 6 gun crime victims who are injured and many more who are threatened. Consequently, suicide rates are higher in homes where an individual owns a gun. That being said, 49% of households own a gun and there is about 200 million guns in circulation. Though, the percentage of households with a gun has not increased, the number of guns in private hands has however grown. What this means is that individuals...
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...It is described that the weapon focus effect is when a witness of a crime that was committed with an armed offender stays focused on the weapon and not the offender. Since the witness stays so focused on the weapon they cannot recall correct details about the offender when reporting the crime. However, if there is not a weapon involved then the witness is more likely to recall details about the offender. There have been many studies conducted involving the weapon focus effect. Each study consist of different variables to better understand the weapon focus effect. Researchers have changed the types of people involved, the places in which the study is conducted and the way each people experiences the effect. Theories have been made in regards to why weapon focus effect occurs. A hypothesis called cue-utilisation says that because weapons are known...
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...(7TH February 2003) 1.0 Introduction This report is about Michael Furlong who was shopping for an electronic part at a shop in Smithfield. As he left the store, Sorrell approached him and fatally stabbed Michael Furlong with a hunting knife. Sorrell was found to be not guilty of murder on the grounds that he was mentally ill when he committed the crime. Sorrell suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. 2.0 Procedures of the case This Act is the Crimes Act 1900. PARTIES INVOLVED: Regina v. Sorrell, Michael Peter At about 4pm on 3rd June 2002, Michael Furlong, the victim and his brother Glen went to R.S. Components, an electrical retailer, at Smithfield to purchase electrical components. The accused was then present. He left the store shortly after. The victim and his brother had left the store and went to another electrical store in Smithfield. They were followed by the accused. When they returned to their vehicle having entered the store, the accused approached them, and, after speaking to the victim, killed the victim with a knife and chased the victim’s brother. The following day at about 3:20am the accused was apprehended asleep in his vehicle with a large hunting knife present with him, presumably the knife with which the offence was committed. He was in possession of the victim’s wallet which enabled the police to link the accused to the offence. 3.0 Court Proceedings In the R v. Sorrell case, the complete defence used was mental illness...
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...A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS ABOUT NECESSICITY OF INTERNET CENSORSHIP TO AVOID INCREASING CYBER CRIMES INTRODUCTION- In today’s life, we all are living in an internet age. Nearly everyone is using internet, computer or electronics source for the sake of mankind. We all are very dependent on all these modern equipments. Now it is one of the part and parcel of our day to day life. Earlier we always used to say that bread, cloth and house are three essential necessicities of mankind but now we have to add one most essential necessicities i.e. Use of computer. We all are so habitual and so dependent on computers such that if in future computers stops working then our life will also stops at the same time. As every coin has two sides, the computer also has one dark side. As we all are very much familiar about use of knife .It plays important role in everyone kitchen. Almost all uses the knife for the purpose of cutting the vegetables. But very few people use the knife for killing or hurting others. In the same way, few people are using the internet, computer for the purpose of doing wrong deeds or for doing crime. Day by day the use of computer as a weapon for the purpose of some misdeed is increasing. Many people have affected due to misuse of computer. Such people experienced monetary loss as well as defamation of image .Many girls facing trouble due unauthorized obscene profiles created by unknown persons without taking their prior permission. Young children...
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...Question 1: Mel suffers from a mental disorder that gives rise to a subconscious desire to commit homicide. Under the influence of the mental disorder, Mel formulated a plan to kill Herb by breaking into Herb’s house and shooting him to death while he was asleep. Brent, who had never met or communicated with Mel, learned of Mel’s plan. Brent knew when and where Mel intended to kill Herb, and he desired to assist Mel in the crime. On the night Mel intended to kill Herb, unbeknownst to Mel, Brent forced open the front door to Herb’s house so as to effectuate Mel’s entry and facilitate his killing of Herb. Mel arrived at Herb’s house. He discovered the front door open and entered the house. Mel tiptoed to the bedroom and sprayed bullets into Herb’s body. Unbeknownst to either Mel or Brent, Herb had died of a heart attack an hour before Mel fired the bullets. 1. Are Mel and/or Brent guilty of: a. Murder? Discuss. In this particular scenario, I would not find it plausible to charge Mel with murder since Herb died from a heart attack prior to being shot by Mel. If Herb was still alive at the time, then Mel should be charged with homicide. b. Attempted murder? Discuss. Mel and Brent should be charged with attempted murder. Despite Mel having a mental disorder, his attempt to murder Herb was pre-meditated; he formulated a plan to kill Herb. Brent should also be charged with attempted murder because he wanted to be a part of killing Herb, even if it was unbeknownst to Mel. ...
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...basket of peaches he would sneak one peach into his pocket, resulting in having 12 peaches in his pockets and all the way around his giant cloak everyday. When he was caught with all the peaches one day this resulted in him being accused of being a thief. Even though he seemed like a generally happy man he was very poor with no home and rags for clothes. He lived day by day on the stolen fruit and little money earned. As for his opinion on crime, he did not accept it. Even though he committed a crime of stealing everyday, he was against crime and everything Serpenera was involved in, his “dirty business”. Part 2 1. Serpenera was also a very tall, thin man who seemed very stealthy. He tried to convince Testagrossa to come with him to a “palace” where he could have a suit and a pair of shoes to wear instead of rags, making him look like a gentleman. He seemed very conniving trying to convince Testagrossa to come with him and join him in his “dirty business”. By dirty business Testagrossa was referring to the way that Serpenera made a living, crime, violence, and robbery. He seemed to have a lot of money and accused Testagrossa of being a spy. He told him that everyone thinks he’s a spy and that if he joined him that he would be protected and no one would think he was a spy if he became “one of them”. He bribed...
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...of people have a discussion on how to raise a child. Is it better to just punish the child with force? Or to rehabilitate the child by teaching the child what he or she did wrong? I say both works when they are used together. In this paper I am going to explain where I stand on the juvenile justice system. I believe by having the juvenile justice system be more focused on punishment it will see a decrees in crime. As a child if you did something wrong and you parents sat you down and told you not to do it again, and nothing else happened would you do it again? Children like to push and push to see what they can get away with, but by punishing them you are setting boundaries. By having a stricter punishments on juveniles we can prevent crime. It the juveniles know what type of punishment they will receive from committing a crime then it might be a deterrent from committing that crime. This works in high schools around the country. Twenty years ago it was not that uncommon for a juvenile to have a pocket knife in his pocket even during school, but times have changed and by bringing a pocket knife to school is a serous offense. Juveniles know this and this prevents them from bring a pocket knife to school. It works in that example and I think it could work with every crime. Punishment is light on every juvenile crime that is committed from the just being delinquent to committing murder. Riley (2007) stated,...
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