Crime and Punishment
Delve deeper into the study of crime. Read criminal profiles, guides to the criminal justice system, statistics, and more.
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5 Arguments in Favor of the Death Penalty
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Top 5 Conservative Supreme Court Justices
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The Keddie Cabin Murder Case
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San Quentin: California's Oldest Prison
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Kentucky Death Row Inmates
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What You Should Know About the Prison-Industrial Complex
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Harsh Punishment Backfires, Researcher Says
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What Is a Felony? Definition, Classifications, and Examples
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Understanding the Crime of Battery
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What Is Forgery?
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What Constitutes a Crime?
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What is Total War? Definitions and Examples
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Overview of the Crime of Accessory
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What Is a Wire Fraud Crime?
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The Three Different Elements of a Crime
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What Is a Criminal Infraction?
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Aggravating and Mitigating Factors
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What Is the Crime of Murder?
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What Is the Crime of Aiding and Abetting?
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Mandatory Drug Sentencing Laws
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What Is an Alford Plea?
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The Main Classifications of Criminal Offenses
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Overview of the Sentencing Stage in Criminal Cases
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The 10 Stages of a Criminal Case
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What Is the Crime of Kidnapping?
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Can Jurors Ask Questions During Trials?
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History of Megan's Law
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Overview of Misdemeanors and Why It Can Be a Big Deal
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Overview of the Jury Trial Stage of a Criminal Case
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Juvenile Incarceration Linked to More Crime
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The Arraignment Stage of a Criminal Case
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What Is Chain of Custody? Definition and Examples
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7 Different Types of Crimes
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Do You Know Someone Who's a Psychopath?
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America's Most Famous Murder Cases
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Female Criminals, Murderers, Rapists, Kidnappers and Thieves A - Z
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Mafia Mug Shots
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The Theresa Andrews Case
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The Crimes of Nate Kibby
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The Jennifer Hudson Family Murders
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Famous Criminals' Last Words
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The Murder of Micaela Costanzo
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Profile of Death Row Inmate Brenda Andrew
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Susan Atkins aka Sadie Mae Glutz
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Robert Berdella
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Biography of Lucky Luciano, American Gangster
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Ward Weaver Case: The Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis Murders
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Sadistic Killer and Rapist Charles Ng
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Dennis Rader - The BTK Strangler
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Profile of Richard Kuklinski
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Life of Bonny Lee Bakley, Murdered Wife of Actor Robert Blake
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The Aryan Brotherhood
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Crime Profile: The Debra Evans Case
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The Murder of Shanda Sharer
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Phil Spector and the Murder of Lana Clarkson
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Julissa Brisman: Victim of the Craigslist Killer
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Charles Manson and the Tate and LaBianca Murders
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Profiles of Notorious Male Criminals
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One Woman Is on Death Row in Kentucky
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Profile of Husband Killer Kelly Gissendaner
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The Murders of Terrance Rankins and Eric Glover