Criminology papers

An assessment of the effectiveness of community oriented policing and problem solving (COPPS).

A look at the origins extent and sophistication of the Russian mobs in the U.S.

Presents a detailed description of three different types of microscopes.

A literature review concerning the topic of urban delinquency.

This paper examines the way parole is determined in California.

This paper examines the strategic plans of the California Department of Corrections for handling parolees.

This paper discusses a survey of constitutional issues surrounding Megan's Laws.

This article considers the overlap in criminal/civil cases and the Peterson and Blake murder trials.

This paper outlines the Martha Stewart case.

This paper addresses issues regarding correctional policies.

This paper discusses the Canadian case of R v N in terms of police interrogation.

This paper examines the prison system in the U.S. since the late 1700's up until today.

This paper offers an analysis of the recent crackdown by the Department of Justice on white collar crime.

In this paper, the causes of Jeffrey Dahmer's murderous depravity are examined.

This paper explores the impact of transferring juveniles to adult court processes.

This paper looks at how different theories explain raping.

This paper looks at the effect of imprisonment and how tax dollars should be spent in the criminal justice system.

This paper discusses racial and ethnic bias in criminal sentencing.

This paper discusses the problem of low morale in the New York City Police Department.

This paper examines the criminology of hate crime offenders.

This paper discusses reasons for supporting curfew laws.

This paper explores social learning theories including the views of Bandura and Braithwaite.

The paper discusses the American criminal justice system and what issues must be addressed when revising the system.

This paper analyzes the media's influence on the phenomena of violence in today's society.

This paper offers a historical analysis of jury nullification and its current practice today by the black community.

This paper supports community policing for improving neighborhoods.

This paper offers an analysis of the law enforcement technique known as racial profiling.

This paper discusses the conflict between safeguarding a prisoner's constitutionally protected rights and the public's safety.

This paper defines forensic entomology and how it is used to determine the time of death.

This paper looks at the Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

This paper examines the many types of Internet crimes.

This paper examines the major functions of a forensic scientist.

This paper discusses victims of domestic violence or abuse affected by alcohol, drugs, family type and economic status.

This paper considers the history of Pablo Escobar, his drug cartel and the influence of both on the war against drugs.

This paper investigates crime scenes, discussing techniques in use at scenes of crimes.

This paper offers a review of how DNA testing freed inmate Kirk Bloodsworth.

This paper examines the role that race plays in the police use of force.

This paper explores the issue of curfews, its practice around the U.S. and whether New York City should implement a youth curfew.

This paper analyzes the life of the serial killer, Ted Bundy.

The paper focuses on privatizing jail operations.

This paper offers an interview with an African American college student regarding his perceptions as a minority.

This paper examines the antisocial personality disorder as an explanation for serial murder.

This paper examines current explanations for serial killings and concludes that psychological theories are the most pertinent.

This paper maintains that "Three strikes and you're out" mandatory sentence laws do not reduce the crime rate.

This paper discusses the various forms of desktop counterfeiting and the efforts that are made to counteract counterfeiting.

This paper discusses police training and the importance of leadership and evaluation.

This paper answers two questions about Merton's theory of anomie and its theories of crime.

This paper provides an evaluation of alternative treatments for youth offenders.

This paper contends that civil RICO actions have gone beyond reasonable bounds and constitute an unreasonable burden on the American civil justice system.

This paper looks at some theories of delinquency including social and developmental theories.

This paper examines the pros and cons of racial profiling and how it differs from profiling.

This paper defines and discusses the growing problem of computer viruses and the latest methods available to ward off the threat hackers and other online predators seeking to steal personal and sensitive information by way of the internet.

This paper discusses community crime.

A paper examines the types of car insurance fraud typically committed.

This paper discusses rape in wartime as gendered political violence.

This paper examines the effect of violent video games on teens.

This paper explores the development of the Mafia in New Orleans.

This paper discusses tools, such as honeypots, to fight against hackers.

This paper discusses hackers and hacking.

This paper discusses problem of elder abuse in the United States.

This paper discusses homicide in the United States.

An argument in support of hate crime legislation as a means of reducing racially motivated crime.

An examination of organized crime in the United States.

In in depth discussion on racism within the criminal justice system.

A discussion on the image of the legal system.

A discussion on violence in American schools.

An in depth discussion on Russian organized crime.

A discussion on criminal mental states and intent.

A discussion on the effects of technology on the criminal justice system.

A discussion on the criminal justice system in the United States.

A discussion on Immnauel Kant and the death penalty.

A discussion on many aspects of social theory.

A discussion on immigration officials and their responsibilities.

A discussion on solutions and preventative devices against burglary.

A study of drug trafficking and adolescent drug use in Zapata, Texas.

A discussion of the sociological and psychological influences on drug abuse.

A contextual analysis of youth gun violence.

A discussion of the disposition of youth crime in the justice system.

A discussion of a 1996 report of the National Criminal Justice Commission on The Real War on Crime.

An introduction to the field of forensic science.

A study of a simulated disaster detection protection and response plan.

A discussion about crime prevention legislation.

An examination of the various psychological, sociological and biological causes of crime.

Takes a look at the book, "Black Mass".

Examines youth drug abuse and related crime and the need for youth training centers.

Examines the systematic disenfranchisement of convicted felons in Florida.

Looks at the importance of communication for the hostage negotiator.

Describes a new method for identifying the sex of human skeletal remains.

Discusses three cases where a person's procedural rights were violated.

Analyzes two cases of police officers stopping suspects and searching them without a search warrant.

Analyzes the identification by three eyewitnesses of a bank robbery.

Examines Social Disorganization Theory as an explanation of homicide.

Discusses the problems and issues related to supervising juvenile offenders under the supervision of LACPD.

Analyzes a scenario in which the legality of the arrest is questioned.

Presents five arguments in favor of the abolition of the death penalty.

Presents three essays on criminal justice.

Compares and contrasts Herbert Packer's two models of the justice system.

Looks at hypothetical cases and looks at the warrants needed for various kinds of arrests.

Describes how a Court Administrator may overhaul a medium sized district court.