Law essay samples

Recidivism is a common social phenomenon within the criminal justice system. This is defined as the propensity of released offenders to commit crimes again. United States Department of Justice realizes the threat posed by this issue and therefore seeks to address it through various programs. One of the main aims is to ensure that once the offenders ar... read more

Preventive detention and torture as part of Counterterrorism (CT) operation

International law sets absolute prohibition on torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, as this principle guarantees the basic human rights. The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment provides that: “No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, wheth... read more

Despite the fact that the definitions of legal insanity are different in the states, basically a person is thought to be insane and not responsible for the offense under the certain condition that at the time of committing a crime he was not able to realize and admit the wrongfulness of his acts, as the result of mental disease he suffered from.read more

Introduction

Criminal justice is the process by which criminals are brought to justice; it includes processes that offenders are treated, and processes involved in trying to contain and prevent further crimes. The purpose of this report is to acquire knowledge on the criminal justice system in a community perspective. The report is... read more

Case Study 1: The Terrible Tiger

First of all to give conclusions on the case, it is necessary to identify the main facts and issues described in it. It is known that Brunhilde and Joy have been performing their show with wild animals for many years and it has always been successful. Also it is known that they were quite liberal ... read more

Imprisonment is one of the traditional measures to combat crime in Canada. Incarceration in the modern sense of the word dates back to the construction of the Kingston Penitentiary in 1835. The Canadian correctional law was strongly influenced by the U.S. penitentiary justice for a long time. However, later, the advantage was given to the English corrective system. At first, Canadian prison ... read more

Taking account of the situation offered, Peter has found the land which is not registered and he is willing to buy it. Before he does it, there are certain issues that should be strictly considered. The purchaser should investigate the title deeds on each transaction that was made and that concerned the land. The second thing, which is one of the most important, is the first registration of ... read more

The application for employment that is suggested for analysis has a number of advantages and disadvantages. First of all, the application provides very detailed information, so that an employer gets practically all the information about potential workers, which will help to predict how hard-working, responsible, sensible, cooperative, and easy-going they are. The first part of the applicatio... read more

Battered Wife SyndromeBattered wife syndrome (BWS) is a controversial concept, which was developed by Dr. Lenore E. Walker to give a description of a battered woman’s emotional state and her mindset. According to Walker’s definition, “a battered woman is a woman who has experienced at least two complete battering cycles as described in dating and domestic violence” (RAINN, 2010).The concept ... read more

Dissociative identity disorderIntroductionDissociation is a mechanism that protects an individual’s emotional self from traumatic events, both during and after the events, and disrupts the integrated functions of the memory, consciousness, perception and identity. Dissociation interferes with normal living and functions of a person, and the ability to deal with daily realities and traumatic ... read more