Excessive Psychological and Physical Force on Victims and the Public: An Exploration of Police Practices The subject of excessive use of violence by authoritative figures has been widely examined throughout history. Alpert and Smith suggest that th Continue Reading...
Crime Understanding why crime occurs requires an appreciation for the complexity of human behavior. Behavior is not determined by one factor, but rather influenced by a host of interrelated factors. Modern biological theories in criminology differ f Continue Reading...
Michelle Alexander does not assume full credit for the striking title of her book The New Jim Crow, recounting having seen the slogan on a “bright orange poster” in 1998.[footnoteRef:1] Former ACLU attorney turned law professor, Michelle Continue Reading...
corrections models in the United States have changed significantly over the past several generations, from a rehabilitative toward a punitive paradigm. After World War Two, a strong sense of national security and prosperity prevailed in the United S Continue Reading...
Bid Rigging An accusation of bid rigging is a serious matter. It has been suggested that the Denver Construction Inc. company colluded with the Dells Construction company to fix prices on property that was located in Illinois. These two companies ha Continue Reading...
Dangers of Overcrowding in American Correctional System There are several central governments, state and local authority's correctional facilities in the United States. Over the past few decades, the rate of crime occurrence has significantly increa Continue Reading...
Part II crimes that the Uniform Crime Reporting Program identifies include an additional of 16 types of crime that range from minimal assault to disorderly conduct to vandalism. Part III crimes, on the other hand, include all the criminal activities Continue Reading...
Reintegration of Ex-Felons Although the paradigms of public administration have undergone considerable scrutiny and some evolution, particularly over the past several decades, there is merit in considering the historical paradigms with respect to pu Continue Reading...
Crime Control Model and the Due Process Model In this paper we shall examine and differentiate between two "ideal type" models of the criminal process: the Crime Control Model and the Due Process Model. Crime control underlines an efficient criminal Continue Reading...
Social Control Integration of Knowledge of the Essay 'The City' with the Four Neighborhoods Described in 'There Goes the Neighborhood' The objective of this study is to integrate the knowledge of the essay entitled "The City" with the four neighbo Continue Reading...
Prison Overcrowding Arguably the most pressing issue facing the field of corrections today is the problem of prison overcrowding. Overcrowding negatively impacts nearly every aspect of running a corrections facility, and even exacerbates problems wh Continue Reading...
This is largely because rehabilitation of offenders is for the purpose of transforming the criminal to an important member of the society from being a cost to the society. Some of the most common rehabilitation techniques in the correctional system Continue Reading...
Juvenile Delinquency Theory Social identity theory Postmodernist criminology theory Underlying assumptions Postmodernism is a relatively unique theory of criminology: rather than simply trying to understand why people commit crimes and explain su Continue Reading...
Labeling Theory and Juvenile Crime Do we perform to expectations? One study of gifted children suggested that this was the case: in an experiment, teachers were told that certain pupils in their classroom had tested as 'gifted.' Almost immediately, Continue Reading...
Until we can raise the dead, this will remain the fact and justice demands that in the rare times the death penalty is carried out, the evidence commanding its use must incontrovertible and absolutely certain or the punishment can not be carried out Continue Reading...
The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) was established in 1991 to investigate the issues faced by the Canadian First Nations in terms of both their social lives and justice issues. This entity also found that the Canadian First Nations h Continue Reading...
Dead Man Walking-MLA DEAD MAN WALKING Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a controversial subject in modern day America. Should criminals be put to death for their crimes? Or should punishments be limited to prison terms? Americ Continue Reading...
Crime Prevention and Community Safety Key issues in crime prevention and community safety The recent focus on crime prevention is a very delightful movement within the law enforcement arena. Traditionally crime prevention has been viewed as an unne Continue Reading...
While I have always trusted in the justice system to uphold the law and ensure the safety of the American people from violations of social norms, the astounding rates of individuals being falsely convicted of crimes has significantly shaken the foun Continue Reading...
The increased expectation of lawful income will reduce the temptation of illegitimate activity. This is referred to as the 'motivation effect. The opportunity effect is a long- term influence that is positively correlated with crime, while the moti Continue Reading...
During the first era of American policing, constitutional standards of criminal procedure including formal policies of arrest, interrogation, evidence procurement, and the treatment of prisoners was substantially subject to local authorities and va Continue Reading...
However, the reasons why people commit crime are as different as the individuals themselves. Intentional murder comes in two different flavors. The first is the carefully plotted, well thought out, planned act. In this scenario, motivational theory Continue Reading...
Indeed, even the most outspoken critics of law enforcement will likely be the first to dial "9-1-1" when their homes are being burglarized or members of their families are being attacked, but the fact remains that many police department remain prima Continue Reading...
For a punishment to be fair and equal, it should be implemented in every case, but as the author notes, each case is different, the circumstances and the way they are tried is different, and so, there are irregularities in the way the punishment is Continue Reading...
For example, offenders without job skills can receive job training, while offenders with emotional problems can be ordered to attend the appropriate counseling. (Native American and Alaskan Technical Assistance Program, 2005). Because such a huge pr Continue Reading...
The death penalty may exact a high cost but so does remaining behind bars for life imprisonment (Haag 1986). But righting wrongs in a society has a higher option than entailing the costs. Penalties are also acts of social retribution to restrain pe Continue Reading...
In fact, many bounty hunters have made mistakes arresting fugitives. Some have arrested the wrong person, and others have come under fire for using violent, strong-arm techniques on offenders who have missed bail on non-violent offenses, such as par Continue Reading...
" (Lebsock 80). This ordering of events makes more sense, but the evident fluctuations from one moment to the next make the validity of his testimony highly suspect. If these events had actually transpired, Marable should have no trouble remembering Continue Reading...
legislation, lawmakers need to focus on the public good, the possible repercussions of their actions, and most importantly, the "fairness" of their legislation. These three tenets seem to have been disregarded when California passed its 3-strikes la Continue Reading...
Public Administration Developing a successful public service culture for a criminal justice agency might sound simple at first, but it is more complicated than many might realize. Just because a person chooses the criminal justice environment does n Continue Reading...
Juvenile Delincency in Urban Areas Juvenile delinquency is a contemporary term for an old problem. One of the oldest relevant studies of the phenomenon was 'social disorganization' theory, which was developed by the Chicago school of sociology in th Continue Reading...
Defining Police EthicsAbstractOwing to the power and authority that law enforcement officers wield, it could be argued that honesty and integrity are some of the most crucial attributes of a police officer. This is more so the case given that failure Continue Reading...
Criminal Procedure Law This document outlines the proposed criminal justice system. Its aim is to prevent and control crime and criminal acts through punitive measures and penalties to those who violate the set laws. The paper is a suggested crimina Continue Reading...
sex trafficking situation in the Ukraine. Cho, S., Dreher, A., & Neumayer, E. (2013). Does Legalized Prostitution Increase Human Trafficking?. World Development, 41, 67-82. doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.05.023 Connell, N., Jennings, W., Barbieri Continue Reading...
Dennis Rader (the BTK Killer) Dennis Rader BTK: The Killer Serial killers can be defined as people who murder at least three people in at least three separate occasions over a span of time mainly to satisfy themselves psychologically. While many of Continue Reading...
people commit crimes and other people do not continues to trouble both laypersons and experts alike. This paper will attempt to delve more deeply into the causality of the psychology of crime. Over the years, various theories have fallen out of favo Continue Reading...
Eating disorder is characterized by abnormal eating habits involving excessive or insufficient intake of food which is detrimental to the individual's physical and mental well-being. There are two common types of eating disorders although there are o Continue Reading...
Punishment in the U.S. Correctional System IN ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE AND FORM Punishment in the U.S. Corrections System Objectives of Punishment These are to punish the offender, to protect the population from him or her, and to rehabilitate him or h Continue Reading...
COPs and POPs Community- and problem-oriented policing have been touted by some as representing the biggest changes to policing implemented at the end of the 20th century (reviewed by Maguire and King, 2004). However, as Maguire and King point out, Continue Reading...
