Criminology papers

Examines three different approaches of dealing with the issue of racial profiling.

A look what programs for treatment are available for juvenile offenders and how effective those programs are.

Discusses ethical dilemmas involved in forensic science and their solutions.

A discussion on economic crime, its definition, how it has changed over time and how it presents a special challenge to law enforcement.

This paper argues against the legalization of marijuana.

A proposal for an analysis of the effectiveness of prison rehabilitation programs in the United States.

An examination of the importance of blood spatter in forensic investigations.

A look at the topic of youth gangs including juvenile laws and the reasoning behind why youths join gangs.

An analysis of the controversial decision to try juvenile perpetrators as adults.

A look at one of the most notorious serial killers of all times, Jeffrey Dahmer.

An overview of the history and ideology of four international terrorist organizations.

This paper argues in favor of gun control.

A discussion of the social problems associated with juvenile delinquency.

This paper discusses the relationship of American labor unions and large urban centers.

Argues against the legalization of marijuana, even for medicinal purposes.

A look at what society could and should do to help youth at risk keep away from juvenile crime.

An analysis of stalking and its relation to domestic violence.

A look at how obtaining a high school diploma plays a significant role in reducing the rate of recidivism in the juvenile offender population.

A look at how the classification of fingerprints has been used as a method of identifying individuals for over a century.

An overview of juvenile delinquency in America and the possible reasons for it.

Examines the pros and cons of the jury system in the American judicial system.

A research proposal to determine the effectiveness of the Adolescent Diversion Project.

An overview of DNA technology and how it has impacted the American criminal justice system.

This paper discusses the problems of using racial profiling as a law enforcement tool and suggests ways of correcting these problems.

An overview of various incidents of racial profiling and the reaction from the government.

This paper analyzes the Windy City Core Supply incident, which happened in a Chicago warehouse on August 27, 2003, as an example of violence in the workplace.

The pros and cons of the Miranda Rights law.

A proposal for a dissertation for a paper on urban design and crime prevention.

This paper discusses that identity theft is increasing in magnitude and has become a serious threat for a large portion of the population.

This paper is a book review of John Ferdico's "Criminal Procedure for the Criminal Justice Professional".

An analysis of criminal statutes that provide every society with a set of rules that define proper legal and moral conduct.

An analysis of the implications of labeling theory for the discipline of criminology and for policy-making purposes.

This paper is a literature review of terrorism pre and post 9/11, the relationship of money laundering to terrorism using the Colombian narco-traffickers as a model and the relationship of transnational crime and terrorism.

A paper examining the negative and/or positive effects of electronic games on children and young adults.

A discussion on whether or not consciousness plays a role in the self-awareness of a person's actions in the court of law and legal judgements.

A comparison and contrast of different theories on crime.

Examine's failures in today's drug rehabilitation programs based on Michel Foucault's 'Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison'.

An analysis of investigation styles, procedures and methods for interviewing children who are victims of sexual abuse.

Traces the history of organized crime among the blacks in the United States.

An analysis of increasing crime rates in the United States.

An opinion paper that discusses which theories best explain the reason for domestic violence.

This paper discusses the private security industry post 9/11.

An analysis of community policing as opposed to traditional policing.

This paper discusses the phenomenon of pharmaceutical counterfeiting and devices to attempt to control this problem.

An investigation of juvenile delinquency and its relationship to unresolved grief due to the death of a parent or parents from ages 7-11 years using Piaget's concrete operational stage of development.

An analysis of the issue of life and death in the context of capital punishment.

An investigation into the relationship of counseling intensity to selected demographic variables and illicit drug use in a methadone maintenance program.

Argues that the continued war on drugs is necessary and is not a losing battle, as is commonly thought.

An analysis of the social implications and humaneness of the electric chair.

An investigation of how inadequate mental health resources have created a mental health crisis for incarcerated juveniles with mental illness.

Examines the recent Supreme Court finding regarding the death penalty and minors.

This paper discusses behavior modeling, which includes the family, mass media and the community environment.

A history of gangs in the U.S. with a focus on the Five Points Gangs.

Examines whether patrol duty policemen are more prone to domestic violence than officers serving in specialized units.

A review of Jerome Skolnick's book "Justice Without Trial: Law Enforcement in Democratic Society".

Discusses why individuals with epilepsy are sometimes wrongfully arrested due to their having a seizure in public.

An analysis of racial disparity within prisons and corrections institutions.

An analysis of corporate crime through history and its place in corporate America today.

An in-depth case study of the how the American educational system has failed in disciplinary action amongst minority students.

A look at how technological advances in criminal identification procedures have improved the ability of law enforcement agencies to identify offenders and capture suspects.

Discusses inmate educational programs and recidivism rates.

This paper discusses Asian and Black British police officers and the social identity theory (SIT).

An examination of the link between criminality and nationality in the United Arab Emirates.

An opinion paper which calls for the legalization of certain drugs.

A thorough study into the current trends of security and law enforcement of university campuses.

This paper examines the different techniques aimed at curbing juvenile crime.

This paper reviews the literature about detecting and preventing child abuse through child protective services in New York State.

An examination of how racism effects all aspects of the criminal justice system.

This paper discusses Alphonse "Al" Capone, America's best-known gangster and the single greatest symbol of the collapse of law and order in the United States during the 1920s Prohibition era.

This paper discusses substance abuse which has created a problem in the United States and worldwide.

This paper discusses white collar crime, which is pervasive across all social classes.

This paper discusses that good management of police resources is essential for the accomplishment of their mission.

This paper discusses the causes and deterrents of white-collar crime.

An analysis of John Stuart Mill's opinion on capital punishment.

This paper discusses juvenile delinquency as depicted in the movie, written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, "Good Will Hunting".

An opinion paper against the death penalty.

This paper discusses the effect of ethnic police offices on the overall police culture in the U.K..

An analysis of the option of intervention with juvenile offenders.

This paper discusses that there is a fine line between civil obedience and blind obedience to authority.

This paper goes into many United States Supreme Court decisions that all have to do with the fourth amendment and Americans' right to privacy.

A paper on the various legal defenses used in American courts.

An analysis of the processing and investigating of crime scenes.

A look at whether the penal system in America is possibly the cause of the continued cycle of crime and delinquent behavior in the U.S.

Examines the life and crimes of Dennis Rader, also known as the BTK killer.

An overview of the definition of sexual assault and its effect on society in general.

An overview of death investigations, both criminal and non-criminal.

An examination of different issues that affect the process of sentencing juvenile criminals.

This paper discusses racial disparities in the American criminal justice system.

This paper discusses the life of the serial killer, John Wayne Gacy, who killed 33 young men in the Midwest.

This paper describes and evaluates England's and Canada's juvenile justice systems.

Discusses how sentencing of criminal offenders acts as a means of social control and furthers systematic discrimination and inequality.

An analysis of the harm-reduction approach to drug abuse.

A look at the utilization of community oriented policing partnerships to reduce formal criminal justice sanctions upon juveniles.

An analysis of the role played by the expert witness in court cases, including a focus on the proponents and opponents of expert witnesses.

An analysis of control theories as a method of crime prevention.

A look at public attitudes concerning gun control over both short-term and long-term.

An investigation of how inadequate mental health resources have created a mental health crisis for incarcerated juveniles with mental illness.

An analysis of the alternatives to probation and parole.