Tradionally the law has recognized the seperate crimes of rape and statutory rape.Rape is sexual intercourse without consent. An aggravated form of rape occurs when the pepetrator uses a weapon or some other form of force to compel the victim to have intercourse. Statutory rape is intercourse between an adult and a minor.

This article gives a vivid description of the social and economic factors driving the American correctional system.

In this article I will argue the case on whether criminals in our society are weakly punished or not for serious crimes like murder or theft.

In the beginning.

A startling view from behind the scenes of criminal justice.

So many outcomes seem out of our control. Decisions are made that change our companies, our jobs, our lives—decisions we feel helpless to affect.

Get to know more about law enforcement before you judge the job. Police can only do what the laws allow them to do, the rest is really up to us (not intended to mean we take the law into our hands). We need to work with police, not against them.

Don’t Let it Be the End when Happiness is the Future.

Criminal investigations are an essential part of any criminal case as it sets the field for any court case. The criminal investigations function appears to be a very popular element of policing. The media—television, movies, and news—tend to emphasize the investigative function of policing.

On September 3, 2008, two officers from the Mobile Police Department agreed to an interview, which took place at different times at Mobile Police Department or on a ride-a-long. This is the result of the interviews. Names have been changed to protect the officers.