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The Murder of Jordan Vong
Jennie Bunsom shocked Denver residents in 2018 when she smothered her 7-year-old nephew to death. Just 16-years-old at the time of the incident, Jennie became upset at her nephew after he asked her to play video games with him. In 2021, nearly three years after the murder, Bunsom learned her fate: she is guilty of second-degree murder and tampering with a corpse and will spend the next seven years locked up at a juvenile facility after her conviction in an adult court.
True Crime WriterPublished 2 years ago in CriminalBianca's Secret Boyfriend: The Disappearance of Bianca Elaine Lebron
Bianca Elaine Lebron was born on June 26, 1991. The 10-year-old fifth-grader lived with her parents and sister in Bridgeport, CT. She loved to sing and dance and had a pet hamster named Nina.
True Crime WriterPublished 2 years ago in CriminalThe Dena Schlosser Case: Water of Life Obsession Results in Murder of Infant
John and Dena Schlosser moved to Illinois from Fort Worth in 2000. John worked as a software designer while Dena served as a stay-at-home mom for the two kids shared by the well-to-do couple.
True Crime WriterPublished 2 years ago in CriminalStereotypes Put Innocent Women on Death Row
The justice system in America is not fair. When a woman commits a crime (or she’s accused), the police and court use information about her life that doesn’t prove her guilt. We’ll hear details about infidelity, housekeeping skills, and career choices. We rarely hear about why she committed the crime without gender-based suggestions, pointing out she wasn’t living up to the ideal woman/wife.
Chrissie Marie MasseyPublished 2 years ago in CriminalSolitary Confinement
The practice of solitary confinement was first practiced in the 19th century when Quakers in Pennsylvania used this method as a new form of public punishments in federal prisons. The reform for solitary confinement did not surface until 2014 when study found a significant amount of similarities between being in solitary and committing an act of self-harm. Thus leading activists to protest and push assembly speakers in New York to pass a bill with a 15 day limit to solitary confinement. The reason for a limit according to the Activists and United Nations “Any period of confinement longer than that amounts to torture.'' Studies have found that prolonged isolation has serious detrimental effects on inmates with and without pre-existing mental illness, and it continues to grow.
Marley GarciaPublished 2 years ago in CriminalThe Amazing Strength of a Mother to Find her Abducted Little Girl
The Jaeger family were excited to be on their first big family adventure. Bill had taken a month of work to travel, along with his wife Marietta, her parents and their children, then went camping. On 24th June 1973, they spent their last night in Missouri Headwaters near Three Forks.
Sam H ArnoldPublished 2 years ago in CriminalKelly Turner, Munchausen's By Proxy Mom, Gets A 16 Year Sentence
Even when the judge sentence Kelly Turner to 16 years in prison, the Colorado mother addressed the court to profess her innocence. She said she did not murder her child, but agreed to plead guilty to "spare her family any more heartbreak."
Chrissie Marie MasseyPublished 2 years ago in CriminalGypsy Rose Blanchard Says 'The Act' Is Not Based On Facts
Gypsy Rose Blanchard made national headlines when she manipulated her mentally ill boyfriend, Nick Godejohn into murdering her mother, DeeDee Blanchard. She convinced him, if he wanted them to be together, her mother had to die.
Chrissie Marie MasseyPublished 2 years ago in CriminalToke Makinwa Shares True Story of Man Who Tried to Swindle Her
The Tinder Swindler still has people talking all these weeks later. Now, Nigerian OAP and actress Toke Makinwa is narrating her own personal experience with a guy who tried to swindle her of millions of naira. Here's what Toke said.
Jide OkonjoPublished 2 years ago in CriminalPurpose and History
Purpose and History Paper Whitney Cervantez CJS 255 Purpose and History Thesis Since Socrates days and before there has been consequence, in theist beliefs such as christianity there is scripture that speaks of cutting the hand of a thief. In America of year 2019 we as people do not cut the hands of thieves because we have grown. As society changes, it has shown throughout history that laws change as well. A.D times there was not technology and no one knew of cyber crime. However in the present that is an area of focus and there are departments broken down into units that work to combat the rising and reoccurring issues. I will elaborate on the history of punishment. Following I will touch on the history of prison development. Third I will compare the Pennsylvanian System and the Auburn System. Concluding I will include the impact and involvement of prison labor over time.
W.E. CervantezPublished 2 years ago in CriminalCriminal Prosecution
Whitney Cervantez Criminal Prosecution Paper CJS 251 Steven Duskie Criminal Prosecution Paper
W.E. CervantezPublished 2 years ago in CriminalEthical Violations Paper
Ethical Violations Paper Whitney Cervantez CJS 211 Janet Evans Understanding ethics means to understand how someone can be unethical. The interaction between ethics and the criminal justice system approach is to be unbiased and impartial. Of the branches of philosophy ethics is the branch that is concerned with judgement, studying what’s right or wrong. Ethics trails into aesthetics, which is the study of beauty. Companies such as Johnson and Johnson who market toward family and skincare hold their promise to society to provide a safe product. Beauty products do not have to be FDA approved, however ethically as a company they have a moral reason to do right by society. The numbers of people who use Johnson and Johnson baby powder is in the millions. However, the recent Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder Lawsuit was told to pay $4.7 billion for causing ovarian cancer. Using the Johnson and Johnson Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit I will explain how the Johnson and Johnson Lawsuit is a recent example of a civil lawsuit. Second, I will explain how the criminal justice agencies use time wisely when involved with the NEWS and during press releases. Elaborating into how cooperation between law enforcement and the medias are not easy but can be accomplished. Third I will provide an article the media used when speaking of the Johnson and Johnson Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit. Fourth, I will mention etiquettes using radio etiquette and their role to broadcast ethically, not violating the direction of the broadcast to the masses. Lastly end with discussing if there are obvious ways the ethical violation(s) could have been avoided.
W.E. CervantezPublished 2 years ago in Criminal