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Although we have laws put in place to punish those who prefer hate crimes are they strong enough? With such laws in place there are still hate crimes that are committed with no fear of the repercussions. What should be done to stop these crimes?

This website explains the statics of sexual assault and violence against native American women on the reservations such as the Alaska reservations. It explains how the tribal laws and the state laws play into wither a person caught for this crime may or may not prosecuted under the law. This website explains how the tribal representatives and congress needs to work together make sure these crimes don't go unpunished even if the person committed the crime does not live on the reservation or married to a woman on the reservation.

Hate crimes are a serious form of violence towards individuals with certain attributes. Such crimes have an impact on those who have been targeted and learning the different types of hate crimes can help reduce the rate of them.

Lyle Denniston talks about how police today use any means of new technology to help solve crimes. The example used in this article is how the fourth amendment comes into play when searching for criminals using an individuals DNA.

"Journalism 'Is Not A Crime': The Critical Role of a Free Press" was basically about Secretary Kerry discussing the rights of a journalist. Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter, was held captive in Iran for 18 months. Secretary Kerry discusses the main idea of press freedom.

Police say they are treating a fire that was deliberately set at an Ontario mosque a hate crime. Police are still searching for suspects in the Saturday night fire and say it is unclear if it was connected to the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris the previous day.

Over the years many innocent men and women have been wrongful convicted of crimes they never committed. Each day many are proven innocent and finally able to see loves ones and walk as free men and women again.

My heart hurts for people who are wrongly incarcerated. After they are released it isn't enough to apologize or give them large amounts of money. There are no transitional programs to reintegrate them into society. It's usually up to local organizations to help people get back on their feet.

Wrongful incarceration is a really big deal in our country. Black men and women especially are being incarcerated at higher rates due to petty crimes or crimes they didn't even commit and I think that really needs to be fixed.

This website provides facts about immigration in Arizona. The website provides facts and statistics about drugs, prison population, arrests and so on.

Fact sheet between the years as early as 2000 and as late as 2012. Information on the impact of illegal immigrants in Arizona, illegal alien population number, economic impact, and crime rate involving illegal immigrant.

The pros and cons of Arizonas illegal immigration issues. Including the benefit to the GDP of Arizona and the downfall for the citizens. Arizona faces a lot of crime issues involving illegal immigration but also faces the decline of GDP while a large number of immigrants flee back home leaving companies with low paying work undone.

Over the past 8 years, there have been obvious assaults at United States citizens second amendment right to bear arms. Guns, especially assault rifles, have received an awful lot of scrutiny for people shooting one another, however in reality shootings with assault rifles account for only 2% of homicides in the United States. Meanwhile the rifles themselves are being blamed for the unstable people wielding them. Meanwhile knives account for nearly 14% of homicides, however no one is attempting to ban knives, as it is general knowledge that they are tools, just like guns. But the media is making every attempt to make guns the villains, not the wielders.

This subject has been plaguing our country for years now, and it's proven that most violent crimes don't happen with guns. Especially assault rifles, people aren't just carting around carrying around rifles everywhere committing crimes. They use what's small and readily available. Such as, knives, bats, handguns, or even just using their fist to get what they want.

Blue on Black crime is a huge social justice issue that is present in today's society. It was mainly brought back up when a young, unarmed African-American by the name of Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by a police offer by the name of George Zimmerman. Ever since then, a hashtag was formed #BlackLivesMatter, which is now a movement.

The DOJ announced it will not prosecute marijuana crimes when state laws have declared them legal. Gives a brief overview of states which have laws legalizing marijuana use. Also gives brief overview of how states regulate the drug.

Should cyber-bullying have more strict punishments? Many experts say educational programs work best to teach children to respect each other, but others say stricter penalties are necessary.

Should cyber-bullying have more strict punishments? Many experts say educational programs work best to teach children to respect each other, but others say stricter penalties are necessary.

The controversy with the right to bear arms starts with the goverment. Only a goverment who is affraid of its citizens trys to control them. Gun control is not about the guns, its about taking control. When you remove the right to bear arms, we can not defend ourselves from senseless crimes.

The controversy with the right to bear arms starts with the goverment. Only a goverment who is affraid of its citizens trys to control them. Gun control is not about the guns, its about taking control. When you remove the right to bear arms, we can not defend ourselves from senseless crimes.

This websites states all of the different types of terrorism. According to the article there are six types of terrorism and how they get their massage across.

Punishment should fit the crime for which it is being handed out, the article covers multiple cases where individuals where jailed for minor incidents yet major problems were ignored.

Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the U.S.. Be careful of who you share any personal information with. It can be a very time consuming issue to turn around and fix.

Defines human trafficking, the causes behind it and the crimes that it consists of. Also shows ways the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is working to help victims and prevent these crimes.

This site provides information on not only what human trafficking is, but also what has been done and what can be done. It's useful as a starting point for the human trafficking topic.

This article starts with defining human trafficking and why it happens. It also discusses actions being taken to prevent and end trafficking.

This article shows a point of view most people do not think about nor are they faced with this situation in their personal lives. Being accused of a crime and presumed guilty by the media, society and sometimes family before even being tried for the crime.

This article is very interesting! I completely agree that because of the various forms of media in our society today, and the influence they have on the public, people accused of crimes are usually immediately assumed to be guilty. The authors suggestion that names and pictures stay out of the media, while still informing employers, family, or anyone else who comes in contact with the accused is a great way to ensure privacy if they turn out to be innocent, but also to keep them from victimizing others in case they are in fact guilty.

This topic is not brought up a lot, but it should. This article provides a very good explanation behind the saying "innocent until proven guilty". It also explains that not all of us follow under that saying. It is a saying with actual meaning behind it and more of us need to follow it.

This article says how gun control got loose over the last 2 decades and crime rates have gone down. Therefore, more control wouldn't really help bring down crime. It says how the argument is going no where fast and that no changes will end up being made.

Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, and New York passed restrictive laws concerning thirty-round magazines and various weapons based on characteristics - like pistol grips and flash hiders - that have nothing to do with a gun's lethality. The State Department immediately demanded that he take the code down, which he did, although once something is on the Internet it is beyond anybody's control - precisely Wilson's point - and the plastic gun has already been photographed in Europe, well beyond the State Department's control.