Crime Essays

Is pride beneficial? At what point does pride become destructive? In the three short stories, “The Lesson”, “The Cask of Amontillado”, and “The Scarlet Ibis,” each protagonist displays a sense of pride and confidence in their actions. Sylvia of Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson”, is brought to a toystore by …

I believe that Graffiti is most certainly a valid art form. The question as to whether any forms of graffiti can be considered art is a controversial area. Is it vandalism when it is placed on the side of a building or a car and art when it is on …

Violence in the 20th century has proven to be an increasing social problem. Younger and younger youths are expressing themselves by committing the most heinous crimes. With this rise in youth related violence, society as a whole has begun to point the finger. Everyone and everything under the sun has …

The opposition of light and dark as symbols for life and death is the foundation upon which much of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is built. Darkness in our society is indicative of many symbols of evil. For instance, a black cat, dark night, and dark place are all ominous symbols. Light, as …

Theories of Deviance are limited in their ability to explain deviant acts if one adopts the view that these theories are universal. There is no universal, right or wrong theory, rather each theory provides a different perspective which only “fully makes sense when set within an appropriate societal context and …

Describe a situation in which an individual might be ostracized from family, friends, a specific segment of the society, or the society at large. What would it take? What would happen? What are the possibilities for reconciliation? Throughout history, ostracization has been used to punish the rule-breakers, the rebels, the …

There are two television shows that I particularly enjoy. Their plots are intriguing and the characters and action of both shows are lifelike. I quickly become absorbed in these dramas. These shows are Law and Order and NYPD Blue. The two shows are very similar in some aspects. At the …

The film also presents a critical question of which law is closest to a consensual perspective of justice: the fanatic or trackers? It reveals an Aboriginal perspective, which allows them to define and apply their own version of deviance onto white Australia with the colonial period. The film contains references …

Ted Conover’s foray into the world of corrections started as undercover expose of the Sing Sing prison system. He soon discovered a world rarely seen by those outside of corrections. More than once, Conover was advised that he was not a “prison guard” but a correctional officer and he quickly …

“Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl was a very enjoyable and witty short story. The story revolves around Mary Maloney, the loving wife of respected policeman Patrick Maloney. Life is bliss for the couple until one day when Patrick announces that he is leaving Mary. Mary kills Patrick and …