Most state criminal laws subdivide felonies into different classes with varying degrees of punishment. Crimes that do not amount to felonies are misdemeanors or violations. A misdemeanor is misconduct for which the law prescribes punishment of no more than one year in prison. Lesser offenses, such...
Most jurisdictions have divided arson statutes into two or more degrees, reserving the heavier punishments for burnings that pose a danger to human life. Such acts generally include the burning of vehicles, bridges, and forests as well as habitable dwellings (e.g., houses, stores, office buildi...
Master Degrees in Law Studies Criminal Law Studies Criminology Students who want to learn more about criminal behavior may want to study criminology. Related classes might include human rights, social justice, policy development, human behavior, prison systems, criminalistics, biocriminology, and psycholo...
Students may choose one of two management tracks to customize their degrees: Law Enforcement Administration or Corrections Administration. Specialty course topics include Current Future Directions in Criminal Justice, Crisis Intervention, and Law Enforcement and the Community. This particular master’s in ...
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The present article discusses the “peace versus justice” dilemma in international criminal justice through the lenses of the respective legal (and political) theories of Judith Shklar and Hannah Arendt—two thinkers who have recently been described as theorists of international criminal law. The artic...
A look into the cybercriminal gender gap, the status and perceptions on gender profiles in the underground, and the role assumptions have for law enforcement. Key Findings Due to anonymity, gender plays a smaller role in underground cybercriminal forums, where people are valued more for their ...
Nonetheless, it persists unabated in the UK and to degrees across the world. The propagation of punitive drug policy may be driven indirectly by the power relations between politicians and the electorate in democratic societies as the incentive of votes, or the threat of their loss, inspires a ...
pollution, and its emblematic nature demonstrates how judicial process occurred at the 'crossroads of law and belief'.75 Although post-mortem punishments did not become formalised until the Early Modern period in Britain, it is clear that already in the Middle Ages there were degrees of execution...
Such marginalisation can be due to 'push' con- ditions in origin settings (e.g. poverty, family needs), expenses incurred during im/ migration, lower familiarity with the labour environment and employment options, language barriers, non-recognition of im/migrants' credentials (e.g. degrees, ...