Criminology papers

An analysis of addictive behavior particular to the adolescent age group, with a focus on drug and alcohol abuse.

This paper tries to persuade the audience that the death penalty is a fine way of punishment.

A discussion on the intricate relationship between girls and women of color, law enforcement and drug laws, and the prison industrial complex.

The argument that juvenile death penalty sentencing is a cruel and unjust punishment.

An analysis of some of the controversial aspects of capital punishment.

An overview of statistics and trends in domestic violence.

A look at the problem of death penalty for criminals with a history of mental illness, referring to the case of Alexander Williams.

A look at the possible psychological and social causes of the massacre at Columbine High School.

An analysis of the popular belief that psychiatric patients are prone to violence.

A discussion on road rage can be considered a valid psychiatric disorder and the significance of this to the criminal justice arena.

A review of the book, "8 Ball Chicks," written by Gini Sikes.

An analysis of the problem of international drug trafficking.

A comparative analysis of crack cocaine versus powder cocaine sentencing disparities.

An overview of the Branch Davidians, People's Temple and Solar Temple cults.

A look at the role of the criminal justice system in maintaining public order.

An examination of two different approaches in dealing with the problem of juvenile crime.

An examination of arguments for and against the death penalty.

This paper is a literature review discussing the treatment of women offenders.

An analysis of the history and current states of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Bill of Rights and their interpretations and applications by the United States Supreme Court.

Examines the causes of teenage violence in our society today

This paper discusses the legal issues of information security in many countries, especially New Zealand.

An analysis of financial and ethical issues regarding the death penalty.

An analysis of the death penalty in the United States and the racial bias in the American justice system.

This paper discusses hate crimes and the need for community-focused police.

An analysis of the mental health issues of refugee children and what needs to be done to help them.

An analysis of the online availability of child pornography, which makes the Internet a virtual playground for pedophiles.

This paper discusses integrity, strength of character, ethics, and morality in the intelligence community.

Explains the various methods and argues in favor of the use of chemical castration in conjunction with other forms of treatment.

This paper argues that marijuana is correctly classified as a controlled substance because it presents a danger to users and people around them.

An overview of the history of women in law enforcement.

A look at whether juvenile boot camps are effective forms of justice and rehabilitation.

An analysis of different therapies used in the treatment of sex offenders.

Dispels the myth that sexual offenders are exclusively male.

This paper questions whether cocaine and crack represent 'proletariat hunger-killers' or 'genussmittels'.

Examines activism against hate crimes in America, looking at hate crimes and legislation up to 2003.

Delves into hate crimes in America and examines laws being passed to protect the victims.

An examination of U.S. probation and pretrial services systems and the role of federal pretrial officers.

A comprehensive history of abortion from its roots until today.

An analysis of women in the criminal justice system from female offenders to female criminal justice professionals.

This paper discusses the problems of eyewitness identification.

A brief history of women in law enforcement.

This paper discusses the history of the police in the United States.

An examination of the efficacy and prevalence of racial profiling in modern law enforcement.

Examines how American law enforcers and society in general deal with the war on drugs.

Argues that drug laws should be morally enforced as they infringe on the security and welfare of the public.

Examines this mass murderer within the framework of several psychological theories and offers solutions to prevent these cases happening again in the future.

An overview of the growing world-wide problem of trafficking in women and minors.

A detailed examination of the growing use of computers in the law enforcement field.

Examines racial profiling in America and all of the negativity it brings.

A persuasive essay on capital punishment in the United States.

A term paper detailing the signs and symptoms of sociopathic personalities and what this means for the individual afflicted.

Argues against capital punishment as an effective form of punishment.

Argues that the Miranda warning is an important part of police procedure and that removal of the Miranda law would cause more harm than good.

An examination of the practice of racial profiling in the fight against crime.

An examination of various uses of racial profiling in the criminal justice system.

A brief history on who Henry Mintzberg was and his ideas of management.

This paper covers some recent research into white-collar crime and ties it in with the rational-choice theory of crime. This paper focuses more on the causal aspect of white-collar crime than on the outcome aspect of it.

An analysis of the arguments for and against the death penalty.

This paper argues that overcrowding institutions with persons who have committed minor crimes causes problems in U.S. prisons.

This paper argues the need for stricter punishments to reduce the high crime rates in the United States.

A discussion on why marijuana should be legalized for medical and recreational use.

A literature review on the rate of recidivism among African-American youths in the U.S.A.'s juvenile prison system.

A look at how the Enron scandal impacted society.

A definition and explanation of gender-specific programming in the juvenile corrections system.

An overview of the gangs known as the Black Guerrilla Family (BGF) and the Aryan Brotherhood.

A look at the theories of Lombroso, the father of modern criminology.

An analysis of stalking in today's society.

An overview of why child sexual predators are so dangerous.

An overview and analysis of victims' rights in the United States.

Examines the need to develop programs directed at young female delinquents, which address their special needs as victims of abuse.

An analysis of capital punishment as socially unjust.

An examination of whether the American judicial system favors the criminal or not.

This paper argues that the death penalty makes America appear less democratic and less civilized than it claims to be.

A look at risk factors associated with female juveniles and their impact.

This paper discusses, using specific legal cases, the problems of the cross-race effect as related to the criminal justice system.

Discussion of the constitutionality of Colorado's rape shield legislation, including the challenge to the statute by Kobe Bryant's legal defense team.

Analysis of juvenile delinquency causation, focusing on the life of a young murderer, Willie Bosket, whose crimes shocked his community and left many innocent victims dead.

Research paper arguing that the mentally ill are stereotyped as being prone to violence.

Examines violence among young children, especially acts of murder, and looks at the role of the media in this problem.

A discussion about whether social class level is linked to the potential to commit a crime.

A brief look at the similarities and differences in the two trials.

Compares the two principle forms of legal systems in use in the world today.

An analysis of the need for the death penalty.

A thorough overview of the psyche behind serial killers.

An analysis of the effectiveness of the death penalty among industrialized nations.

Discusses this issue with reference to Phillip Bonifacio's "The Psychological Effects of Police Work".

Examines the link between crimes committed by juveniles and their addiction to substances, such as alcohol or drugs.

A comparative analysis of Australia's drug problem with the rest of the world.

A psychological analysis of the serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer.

An analysis of action versus thought in modern American law.

An extensive analysis into the psychological, physiological, and environmental aspects of the development of a serial killer.

This paper discusses the rational choice theory as compared to labeling and radical theories of criminal behavior.

This paper is a research proposal to examine the outcome of excessive psychological and physical force on victims and the public.

This paper provides a description of the ongoing case of alleged Montreal Mafia leader, Vito Rizzuto.

A look at the concept of 'ethical hacking'.

An analysis of the use of DNA sampling in the criminal justice system.

This paper examines the question of race relations and police brutality in the city.

Describes ways in which statistics are applied in everyday life and how they are used and abused.

An analysis of the polygraph and other methods of lie detection.

An overview of the insanity plea and its purpose in the criminal justice system.