Juries
JuriesGroups of laypersons whose primary task is to decide culpability in criminal trials or liability in civil trials. Although the use of the jury is limited (predominantly to cultures with English...
View ArticleForensic Science
Forensic ScienceThe word forensic is derived from the Latin word forensic— a reference to Roman court forums in which evidence of wrongdoing was presented. Modern use of the term forensics refers to...
View ArticleMaze Prison
Maze PrisonThe Maze is a high-security prison complex built in the early 1970s. Situated southwest of Belfast, it was constructed to house Irish terrorists, both Republican and Loyalist. From 1976, new...
View ArticleChild Pornography
Child Pornography‘‘Pornography’’ is a broad term generally applied to sexually graphic content. Prior to the advent of the World Wide Web, pornography appeared in some ‘‘adults only’’ magazines, books,...
View ArticleEffects of the War on Terrorism on U.S. Domestic Policy
Effects of the War on Terrorism on U.S. Domestic PolicyThe most immediate domestic effect of the war on terrorism was an increase in security measures across the country. Moves were made almost...
View ArticleNuclear Terrorism
Nuclear TerrorismNuclear weapons pose the largest threat because of their immense power of destruction. The technical difficulty and high cost of mounting a nuclear weapons program is a substantial...
View ArticleSkinheads
SkinheadsThe skinhead style is a direct descendant from the mods of the early 1960s. In the early 1960s the mod movement split in two ways. Some mods were attracted to the scene that became known as...
View ArticlePregnancy Disability Act
Pregnancy Disability ActPregnancy Disability Act is also commonly referred to as the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, or PDA, mandates that pregnancy-related disabilities be treated the same as any other...
View ArticleSpecial Damages
Special DamagesSpecial damages are a subdivision of compensatory damages, those damages that can be claimed by plaintiffs in civil lawsuits to repay them for harms resulting from legal injuries...
View ArticleChildren Witnessing Parental Violence
Children Witnessing Parental ViolenceThe psychic pain and debilitating effects, both short- and long-term, experienced by children who witness parental violence frequently goes unnoticed by others....
View ArticleRacial Violence: Riots and Lynching
Racial Violence: Riots and LynchingRacial violence in the form of riots and lynchings has occurred in the United States from at least the nineteenth century to the present, and such violence had a...
View ArticleWhat is Social Engineering
What is Social EngineeringSocial engineering is the act of manipulating a person or persons into performing some action. In the realm of computer abuse, this most commonly takes the form of, but is not...
View ArticleJihad
JihadJihad means a war that can be called for by any Islamic leader, but individual Muslims must decide whether to answer the call to arms. Most calls for jihad tend to appeal mostly to Islamist...
View ArticleAbatement
AbatementAbatement, in law, form of defense or plea that ends an action in law or equity on grounds that a technical error of fact prevents continuation of the action (Law). When used in an action in...
View ArticleKILLING FIELDS OF TWISTED STEEL
KILLING FIELDS OF TWISTED STEEL by Nehemiah Wong From darkened hearts，to darkened caves; from silos and bunkers buried deep to bustling marts and wailing minarets; from skyscraping Towers to smart...
View ArticleThe Black Dragon Society
Owing their origins to the yakuza, Japan’s native organized crime group, Japanese ultranationalist societies gained strength in the ex-samurai class during the reign of Emperor Meiji. The purpose of...
View ArticleThe Holocaust Tragedy
The Holocaust The term holocaust, derived from the Greek and literally meaning “a sacrifice totally consumed by fire,” refers to the Nazi incarceration and extermination of approximately 6 million...
View ArticleFascism
Fascism Fascism was a major political belief in the early 20th century, and the word was used offi cially by a number of political parties, notably the Italian Fascist Party. The name itself was...
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