Abstract This paper examines the capital murder statutes in the State of Texas. It focuses on what constitutes capital crime cases in Texas. It also examines how the state conducts and administers capital murder cases.
From the Paper "The state of Texas has the dubious honor of being the death penalty capital of the United States. There are currently 451 offenders on death row in Texas. In 2003 321 executions were implemented in the state (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). These figures ensure that Texas leads all other states in the number of executions performed each year."
Abstract This paper examines the debate over gun control by limiting the related arguments to the questions of whether an individual should have the right to bear arms in the United States today and whether depriving the individual of the right to bear arms would constitute an infringement of basic civilian rights. The paper concludes that, instead of banning firearms completely, it would be wiser to control their usage and ownership in a variety of well-regulated manners.
From the Paper "In September of 1787 the United States Congress approved the Second Amendment which ensured that the rights of the American people to "keep and bear arms... shall not be infringed." [1] Although this amendment was designed to establish a "well-regulated militia" in America, it has been hotly disputed ever since. It was first legally argued in 1837, when the court case Nunn v. State banned handguns in Georgia and was later overturned by the Supreme Court as a violation of constitutional rights. However, those same rights didn't apply to slaves, and the 1850s saw a rash of laws which prohibited them from bearing arms. Even when slaves were emancipated in the 1860s, southern states still upheld these "Black Code" laws."
Abstract This paper seeks to explore the effect of rape myths on the victim. The paper explains that rape myths are stereotyped, false and prejudicial beliefs which serve to downplay the perpetrator's responsibility and criminality while shifting blame towards the victim. The paper looks at how these myths continue to be entrenched in society and thus dominate the general attitudes towards this crime. It also discusses how the myths contribute significantly to victims' feelings of guilt and often make it impossible for them to realize that they have even been raped.
From the Paper "To understand their dilemma we have to consider the societal predispositions towards the subject, the gender roles engrained in both women and men and the self protective mechanisms that exist in both the rapist and the society that tolerates his actions. The legal definitions of rape so far include forced vaginal, oral and anal sex that was either accomplished or attempted. Date rape, more specifically, is sexual assault that occurs when victim and perpetrator know each other through some form of accepted social contact. It is an act which uses sex as a weapon to exert power and humiliate, which makes this such a unique scenario, legally and personally. "
