CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

Introduction

Terrorism, treason and Wartime Criminal activities are great offenses in a US law and leads to a severe punishment. Terrorism and Treason both have almost the same meaning.

Treason is a crime committed by an individual or group of individuals against the favor of US and US armies. They may assist the enemies of US against the favor of USA, by offering them aid and comfort. An individual who is involved in such an act is known as Traitor. Terrorism is the act of any harm or offense committed to ordinary citizens along with the civilians with any religious or political intentions.

According to US law, Terrorism is divided into two forms. One is directed for US citizens, while the other one is directed for someone residing in USA.

Discussion

In order to handle the issue of Terrorism and Treason, different heads of the state used various methods to counter the problem of Terrorism and crimes against the state. President Abraham Lincoln used force to restrict civil liberties and their actions against the state. He put the option of firing on Maryland, where various civilians and group of individuals disrupted the flow of Union troops. These actions were taken against these criminals before the state moved to court for their cases. Later, he abandoned the practice after he took office in 1861. He gave orders to arrest and detain the dissidents, who did not follow the rules and constitutions of the country (William Clarke & Whitt, 2007).

Things have not changed much for US as in the past Lincoln was not able to suppress the rebellion, while the current administration is avenging the deaths of more than 3,000 people during the September 11 attacks. Such steps are taken in order to prevent such acts happening in the future. In both cases, the head of the state tries to find out a balance between national interest and individual's freedom.

In Maryland, residents rioted and burned rail road brides to prevent the troops from moving ahead. Lincoln gave orders to his commanding general that if the civilians took arms against the people or troops of United States, they must adopt an efficient policy to counter the problem with minimum possible losses. The writ is often issued against such criminals, which is derived from English common law. The writ is a court order given to the official, who has custody of the prisoner. The court requires justification from the official for the basis of detention. If the writ is suspended by the court, the official does not have any right to arrest an individual in a civilian court.

Writ is still commonly used to counter the problem of Criminal activities against the state. It is a request made to the federal court of state against an individual who is blamed for violating the constitutional rights. Lincoln was of the view that the country could benefit from the fact that the union is preserved without ...