78 Criminal J Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
african americans in the criminal justice system
Going back to the birth of America, law enforcement has shown more discrimination towards those people of color. In law enforcement the officers are suppose to treat all people no matter what race they might be with respect but that wasn't the case in the days of slavery up through into the lat....
australian criminal justice system
INTRODUCTION
The criminal justice system is an important part of our everyday lives, it sets out rules and functions that governs people and keeps the interests of society protected.
The purpose of the criminal justice system is to maintain social control and to deliver justice for all. This sy....
Barriers to Effective Communication in the Criminal Justice System
Effective communication is a vital method in our daily lives. We should be able to converse efficiently with each other on a personal and business level. Breakdowns in the communication process can lead to misunderstandings, or a communication failure. In order to begin effective communication, one ....
Both Sides of Capital Punishment
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human being with an intentional or criminal intent. In today's world, terrible crimes are being committed daily. Many believe that these criminals deserve one fate: death. Capital punishment, the death penalty, is the maximum sentence used in punishing peop....
Both sides of Capital Punishment
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human being with an intentional or criminal intent. In today's world, terrible crimes are being committed daily. Many believe that these criminals deserve one fate: death. Capital punishment, the death penalty, is the maximum sentence used in punishing peo....
Canadian education: Contributing to prepetualism of racsim and inequality in todays society
A view shared by many Canadians is that biological race is part of the natural order (Anderson, 1996: 404). Canadians often pride themselves on the equality and multiculturalism Canada has worked so hard to obtain. However, it can be argued that race does not exist; and that instead it is socially ....
Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment
One of the most debated issues in the Criminal Justice System is capital punishment. Some people believe that the death penalty should be prohibited while others believe that the death penalty should be permitted. When this issue comes up it can cause tension between both side....
Capital punishment
Death Penalty 2
Death Penalty:
Dying the Easy way
Capital punishment, also known as the Death Penalty is one of the most debated issues in the Criminal Justice System and is a very controversial issue among society. The death penalty is currently implemented in 30 states. It was....
Capital Punishment
Some people might agree with the death penalty. Families get devastated when someone they love and care about has died. Its different when that person they care so much about has been murdered or killed. People tend to hate that person and have the urge to do just about anything to them in order for....
charles manson
Charles Manson
There have been millions of people murdered since time began. There are murders committed in the act of survival, culture, and plain malice. In the 1960s a man named Charles Manson led a group of people referred to as the Family in a series of murders in California. There h....
child sexual abuse
Child Sexual Abuse
It is often said that children are our future. How we treat children and how we allow them to be treated reveals much about ourselves and about our values as a society.
Over the past ten to fifteen years, child sexual abuse has surfaced as a painful issu....
Communications and Investigation of a Crime
Introduction-
On Thursday evening, July 5, 2007 at 16:35 hours I, Detective Karen Whitney, was called to respond to a drive-by shooting that took place at a local gas station, Ross Minit Mart. Dispatch has reported that witnesses seen a silver, 1997 Ford Contour approach the gas station, going nort....
correctional facilities
1
Living under constant terror and fear of another terrorist attack one is set to wonder whether freedom is an option. With constant criticism it seems that the distribution of funds by the government have seemed unreasonable as ever. It is no longer clear where the governments priority is locat....
Corrections and Alternative Forms of Justice
The issue of criminal punishment can be seen within the media with respect to the various debates that surround the controversy of sentencing policy changes. When examining the various disputes regarding criminal punishment policies it is important to critically analyze the context in which they app....
Crime in Canada and in the United States: A Comparative Analysis
In the past three decades, a number of researchers have undertaken the comparison of American and Canadian crime rates. Among them, Lipset (1990) and Hagan (1991) have shown that violence was more frequent south of the border than in Canada. Using infra-national disaggregated crime rates, this artic....
Crime Reporting Methods
The United States Justice System has several different ways of reporting crimes. The main way is the Uniform Crime Report, but there are also two smaller methods that are Victim Surveys and Self-Reported Surveys (Criminal Justice In Action, pd. 71-80). All of these methods have their advantages, ye....
Criminal Justice Process
Criminal Justice System
Justice in America, from the Bill of Rights to the Supreme Court will continue to be an altering process from black and white, to gray, leaving it open for interpretation that varies in states across the country. The criminal justice process has provided the United States....
Criminal Justice Theory - Biological Theory
The biological Theory is a perspective on criminological thought that holds that criminal behavior has a physiological basis, meaning that this theory believes that crime is committed based on inheritance and learning from parents or other guardians. So the real question becomes can criminal traits ....
Criminals are born, not made
What makes someone a criminal?
To begin it is impossible to put down one cause of criminal behaviour. The result of any kind of behaviour is the interaction of genetics, social and environmental causes.
To cover any of these issues the question should be raised; what is criminal behaviour? ....
Cultural Diversity in America
Race in America
Abstract:
Why is the valuing of cultural diversity important in America? Cultural diversity is considered facially neutral, and is to be practiced and viewed upon as culture-conscious instead of race-conscious, (Ramirez, Steven).
In order to value cultural diversity in Amer....
Department of Justice
Historical Overview
The Department of Justice was created by the Department of Justice Act, passed at the first
session of Parliament of the Dominion of Canada and assented to on May 22, 1868. This act
outlined the responsibilities of the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General of Ca....
Development of a Training and Mentoring Program
A person who is ready to start earning a steady source of income embarks on a road that can seem frightening and exciting at the same time. If he or she is career minded, he or she will most likely attend some form of education program first. After completing the education, he or she will set out....
deviance and social control
· Deviance and Social Control
o Norms or rules about what members of a society should and should not do are universal, that is all societies have them and the members of all societies enforce them.
o Some norms apply in specific contexts, settings, or situation. i.e. Laughing at a funeral.
o....
Different Theories for Different Perspectives (Drug use)
Different Theories for Different Perspectives
In the last several years, researchers and physicians have offered three main theoretical perspectives on drug use. These perspectives are biological, sociological, and psychological. Each perspective offers and interesting and intriguing v....
Elections in Flordia
I have done very extensive research on the 2006 elections in our great state of Florida. I have seen websites, read newspaper articles, and watched debates on television about the three election races. I have followed the race for the next governor of Florida, between Charlie Crist from the Re....
Ethics In The Criminology System
It goes without saying that ethics is an extremely important aspect of criminalistics work. More often than not, your findings will hold more weight in the outcome of a case than anything else. You basically hold someones freedom in your hands. With the technological advancements made of late, ....
Evolution of Criminal Law: From the Common Law to Modern Statutes and the Model Penal Code
Introduction
The history of Criminal Law in the United States does not begin as one might imagine with the creating of our Constitution, nor even with the Declaration of Independence that predated it by more than a decade. Nor indeed does that history begin in the colonial period. Our crim....
Feminist Criminology
Feminist Criminology
Criminology refers to any kind of study concerned with crime and criminal justice. It is a term used to include a multitude of topics and approaches. Feminist perspectives, over the past thirty years have not only put some new topics under the criminological cover, they....
Gun Control
Gun Control, a term that refers to the management of firearms in an effort to reduce the criminal use of these weapons. (MICROSOFT (R) ENCARTA 1995) In the early 1990s there were more than 200 million privately owned guns in the United States, which makes it plain to see why there are arguments for....
Hate Crimes
According to Adams (2005),
many people continue to believe that wronging others while, or as a result of, hating them ought morally to expose the wrongdoer to an increased or enhanced punishment--a penalty aggravated over what he or she ought otherwise to receive. This belief appears to be rooted ....
Hate Crimes
Hate Crimes Statistics
Hate Crimes is the violence of intolerance and bigotry intended to hurt and intimidate someone due to their race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity/national origin and disability (In the Spotlight). Agencies reported and identified 7,330 known offenders in 7,722 bias....
how does criminology help in our understanding of crime and criminals
To answer the question how does criminology help our understanding of crime and criminals this essay will first define what criminology is, then will explain how causation research has allowed criminologists to produce a number of different theories which helps with our understanding of crime and cr....
Human trafficking: A Modern-Day Slavery
Introduction
Human trafficking has become prevalent in the United States as well as other countries across the world. Some researchers have begun to refer to human trafficking as a form of modern-day slavery. Human trafficking has become the second-largest criminal industry after dealing drugs a....
Illicit Drug Use in Australian Youth
Illicit Drug Use in Australian Youth
Eileen Bergan
CRIM 11-100
Crime and Deviance in Australia
Bond University
In the past years, drug use has become a relatively common form of behavior for young people in Australia. Th....
Impact of Stability in the Family and Home on Violent Juvenile Convictions
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
Criminal Justice
Proposal for Research in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
Sacred Heart University
The Impact of Stability in the Family and Home on Violent Juvenile Convictions
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Importance of Law Enforcement and Main Causes of Crime
Every day on the news there is always a story about someone getting murdered, an officer getting beat up by a suspect he or she is trying to arrest, or there is a murderer on the loose. Why? How come there is so much crime? What is causing all this? Is it hate or is it something someone likes to do....
Influence of Violence in Media
Influence of Violence in Media
Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine say, Brain scans of kids who played a violent video game showed an increase in emotional arousal and a corresponding decrease of activity in brain areas involved in self-control, inhibition and attentio....
Inside criminal law
The main function of Criminal law is to protect citizens from harms to their safety, property and from harms to society's collective interests (Criminal Justice in Action, 2006). Criminal law has two main functions. The first function of criminal law is to protect and punish it is the legal function....
Jury System
The jury system is a topic that is being discussed by writers all over the country who are trying to figure out a way to fix any flaws the system contains. People everywhere are coming up with there own ways to fix it. But there are always going to be some type of flaw in the system. The main idea i....
Juvenile Delinquency
Juvenile Delinquency
I am studying Criminal Justice, so I am doing my research on Juvenile Delinquency. My first search was threw Google. I visited a web site (www.agyp.org) I learned of The Andrew Youth Program. This program provides an alternative to incarceration that works. The ide....
Juvenile Probation
There are many jobs and careers that can be achieved in the Criminal Justice field. They can range any where from being a cop on the street to being a Judge trying cases in a court room. While these jobs can be held and done well if a person does not have strong professional ethics, then the job tha....
Knowledge and skills needed by Probation Practitioners inorder to manage high risk offencers
What knowledge and skills are needed by a practitioner in the Probation Service to work with offenders who present a high risk of harm? Illustrate your answer with reference to case material as well as theory and research.
Risk management getting the right balance between innovation
and cha....
Main Appeal routes for defendants from the Magistrates Court and the Crown Court.
The normal route of appeal from the Magistrates Court is to appeal to the Crown Court. This however, is only available to the defence. The type of appeal depends on the plea given by the defendant; if the plea is guilty then the defendant can only appeal against sentence. On the other hand, if the....
Mandatory Minimums for Offenders
Mandatory Minimums
In 1986 Congress passed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act which would sentence convicted drug offenders to a fixed amount of time. A mandatory minimum sentence is a minimum number of years, typically 5- or 10-years in prison that must be served when a person is convicted of a particular....
Miranda Warning
The Miranda Warning was a result of a 1966 Supreme Court decision involving Ernesto Miranda. Mr. Miranda was arrested in Phoenix Arizona and accused of kidnapping and raping a young woman. The woman identified Mr. Miranda as the offender and the police interrogated him for over two hours. Mr. M....
Misperceptions of Crime
Common Public Misperceptions of Crime
Emily Shirley
University of Phoenix Online
Media outlets continue to perpetuate some of the common misconceptions of crime while others are simply the result of misinformation. Whatever the case, the facts about cert....
my future goals and plans
As the most of my peers, I have been asking myself a question, what is it really I want out of my life? This question has been bothering many people, and not only the college students who are trying to figure out the path which will lead them to the comfortable life. One might ask, what is that comf....
Natural Crime and Legal Crime
Natural Crime and Legal Crime
There are two terms that come to mind when thinking of natural crime and legal crime, mala in se and mala prohibita. Mala in se is an act that is inherently evil and considered wrong regardless of whether or not there is a law against the act, such as murder. Mala pro....
Natural Crimes and Legal Crimes
I am going to explain the difference between both natural crimes and legal crimes. Knowing what each crime is made up of is crucial for any person concerned in the criminal justice system. Natural crime also known as malum in se, which means wrong in itself, is a misdeed of individual wrongdoings th....
Note Taking "Its Impact on Investigative Report Writing"
Note taking has become an essential part of a high-quality investigation. These
notes may not only help with their current investigation but may also be used in other areas.
Note taking not only in tales facts but it is also at times appropriate to use ones opinions. Not
only are the notes ....
Over-representation of Minorities in the Criminal Justice System
Over-representation of Minorities in the Criminal Justice System
The rate of incarceration of African Americans has soared to unprecedented levels. The United States prison population has risen to nearly 70%. One out of every 21 Af....
Police Brutality
Police Brutality vs. Dangers Police Face
The police brutality and the dangers the police officers face is dangerous (Miller 45). The police force helps all individuals in the world. Without them todays society would be lost. The brutality todays society exhibits is just unacceptable (Miller 78)....
Police Corruption
I. Intro
Police Corruption is a shaky topic to talk about. Most officers will not even talk about it. Yet it has existed almost from the beginning of policing in the US, corruption of law enforcement officers has been a fact of life. It involves the men and women of our cites/states that have been ....
Pre trial Release
According to the American Courts text, "Requiring pre-trial testing seems commonsensical enough and therefore has become a widely used practice (pg.241)." I believe that pre-trial release programs are effective and are useful. They help by reducing the overcrowding in jails. This can spark a decrea....
Prison: Not always the Answer
Prison has been one of the longest running solutions to crime. Prisons have inmates in ranges of short term non violent to the most predatory and dangerous criminals. Prison is a good place to keep the criminals off the streets, such as murders, rapists, those who induce physical harm and abuse o....
racial profiling
One of the definitions for profiling is a formal summary or analysis or data, often in the form of a graph or table, representing distinctive features or characteristics. Racism is defined as relating to or based on race. The significance is when we put the two words together to produce what i....
Sad Reality of Substance Abuse
Today an astounding 98% of teens have used or tried pot at one point and time in their life. This number is extremely high, only 2 % of American teenagers have not, and will never use marijuana, which is an illegal substance. It is even more disturbing to consider the numerous other drugs that are....
Sex Offenders
Sex offenders have been a serious problem for our legal system at all levels, not to mention those who have been their victims. There are 43,000 inmates in prison for sexual offenses while each year in this country over 510,000 children are sexually assaulted (Oakes 99). The latter statistic, ....
Sir Robert Peel
The early roots of policing encircling Sir Robert Peel's nine values have a different application to modern day policing. Before the law enforcement in America by Peel, law enforcement in America had primarily been in the authority of civilians and volunteers. It was essentially unplanned, and info....
sociology in sports
April 28, 2005
Overview of Research Interests
My professional interest is about emergency planning. I want to find out what happened on September 11, 2001 that made businesses and people change their emergency planning. I also want to find out what the government does for emergency planni....
Sponship for dell
Yohiji Bryant
Marcus Sims
ENG English 201.1
March 10, 2005
Sponsorship Proposal
Bauder College is a private institution on the rise in Atlanta, Georgia. This rapidly growing college is filled with over 825 students devoted to various areas of study. The career fields offered by Bauder Col....
Staffing in a Womens Prison
Springfield Womens Prison is located centrally in Springfield, MA. The prison is to be built and completed for the year 2010. The penitentiary will become 1 of many medium security level prisons in the state of Massachusetts. This prison will house nearly 800 women varying from several different ....
SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING(Youth Gangs and Gun Control)
The current juvenile justice system seems to be no longer suitable for today's hardened youth gang members. Demographics indicate the ever increasing problem of youth gang crime is not going away. In fact, it will only get worse. The seriousness of this problem can not be left undercover. If dir....
Technical Communication Method within Law Enforcement
A police officer needs have good communication skill when communicating effective with other officers, within department, and dispatch. There are different ways to communicate. The different ways to communicate are verbally or non-verbally.
According to the book Written and Interpersonal Commu....
Technology: Policing in the Future
Technology: Policing in the Future
This paper provides a detailed look at police technology and emerging technologies as well as considers the evolution and future development of police technology. As well, this paper will discuss the future of policing from the perspective of (1) individual pol....
Texas Women's Roles in the Suffrage Movement
TEXAS WOMENS ROLES IN THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT
Texas Women's Roles In The Suffrage Movement
Virginia S. Fleming
Texas Womens University
HIST 4903
Texas Womens Roles In The Suffrage Movement
Women's Clubs
Women's clubs had begun to grow i....
The criminal justice system shapes our views
When we say that crime is functional for society we mean that for many people just to function within society they are forced to crime. There are many people who depend on crime to make a living.
There is the poor minimum wage worker who struggles pay check to pay check, who eventually has to resor....
The police and crime in the uk
The police work effectively to reduce and prevent crime. Critically examine this statement in the light of the available evidence.
The police is the area of the Criminal Justice System which is under the most scrutiny, almost always because they are perceived as ineffective. My aim is to establis....
TRANSNATIONAL CRIME: IMPACT AND THREAT
Transnational organized crime is one of the major threats facing the world today. Corruption and bribery of public officials, trafficking in drugs, arms and humans. fraud, and financial crimes, money laundering, intellectual property and identification theft are all crimes that are on the rise and ....
Treatment/Prevention and the Business of Drugs
Introduction:
Drug treatment courts provide a distinct forum for the application of therapeutic jurisprudence. The theory of therapeutic jurisprudence is founded on the notion that the legal rules and procedures promote the psychological and physical well being of people. Offenders in drug courts....
USA Patriot Act
USA Patriot Act
David Pennington
University of Phoenix Online
Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice
CJA 310
Stephanie L. Slattery, J.D.
Abstract
Throughout the research I did for this paper, I had a very difficult time finding sources and people who thought the Patriot Act was a grea....
Use of Force Continuum
Use of Force Continuum
When one civilian uses deadly force against another civilian, the results are obviously tragic. However, such an act is unlikely to have a significant impact on those who did not know the victim or the perpetrator. Certainly, it can be argued that anyones death by viol....
Women and Girls in the Criminal Justice System
The title on the article I chose to analyze is Women and Girls in the Criminal Justice System. In this article many questions were proposed and as the research continued just as many were answered. Some of the questions were what are some of the risk factors for these women and girls? What are ....
Women's Economic Opportunities and Health in Brazil
Womens economic opportunities and health in Brazil is affected by many factors. Brazilian womens economic opportunities are affected by such factors as gender inequality, violence from men, and racial inequality. Health is affected by reproductive rights, maternal mortality rates, domestic violence ....
Youth Involvement in Gangs
Although some may argue that gang activity and youth involvement has grown exponentially through the years, it has been an ongoing epidemic for decades. Methods, levels of violence, rules, and motivations may have changed over the years, but the basic infrastructure has remained the same. The earlie....
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