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Controversy Regarding Guidelines for Legislative Sentencing

In twelve pages this research paper discusses crime sentencing, politics, and the controversy surrounding legislative guidelines r...

White Collar Crime and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

crime theory one reviews, e.g., Merton, Sutherland, Hirshi, Exxons actions reflect the definitions and inherent behaviors. This es...

Overview of Criminal Rehabilitation

In nine pages criminal rehabilitation is examined in terms of the crime deterrence of the death penalty and statistics regarding i...

Prisons and Drug Abuse

In five pages a literature review is presented regarding drug abuse in prisons with linkage between the abuse of substances and re...

Criminal Recidivism

the adults in his life frequently quarrel and vent their frustrations physically; he, or a member of his family, may suffer one or...

Juvenile Crime and Programs of Shock Incarceration and Boot Camps

on the fact that other states are closing their boot camps for lack of funds and poor success rates, Nunnlee commented "at this po...

Youthful Computer Hackers

In five pages this paper examines the growing practice of young people hacking into computer systems in a consideration of whether...

Overview of 1994's Crime Bill Act

In nine pages this paper examines the 1994 to 1996 effectiveness of the Crime Bill Act. Eight sources are cited in the bibliograp...

Problems of Hate Crimes and Solutions

In eight pages hate crimes are examined in terms of the problems they present, the legal and sociopsychological ramifications of t...

Sealed Records and Juvenile Crime

be held any more responsible for his or her actions than a 15 year-old. While certain differences in criminal treatment should pre...

Crime and Punishment as Viewed by Immanuel Kant, Thomas Hobbes, and Plato

In six pages this paper discusses crime and punishment in a fictitious dialogue between Kant, Hobbes, and Plato. Three sources ar...

Gideon's Trumpet by Anthony Lewis

In a paper consisting of seven pages Lewis explores the wrongful accusation and imprisonment of a man for a crime he did not commi...

An Analysis of Crime and Punishment in Dead Man Walking

This three page paper analyzes crime and punishment from the perspective of the film by Tim Robbins. The question of whether just...

Solving Juvenile Crime Problems

by juveniles. Tragedies such as Jonesboro, Arkansas; Bethel, Alaska and Paducah, Kentucky have shocked the world as young people h...

Crime Prevention Through Education

This paper addresses the idea of using education as a preventative measure for fighting crime. The author focuses on juvenile del...

Juvenile Delinquents and Mental Retardation

In five pages this paper examines mentally retarded adolescence and the increases in juvenile crime which result. There is the in...

Problems and Solutions Regarding Juvenile Crime

In five pages a speech discussing juvenile crime problems proposes some radical solutions by President Bill Clinton in a considera...

Youth and the Societal Roles of Juvenile Halls and Prisons

This paper consists of four pages and considers the societal roles juvenile halls and prisons play regarding youth crime. Three s...

Crime Mystery of Jack the Ripper That Has Yet to be Solved

This essay consists of nine pages and provides a sociological and crime analysis of the Jack the Ripper murder mystery in a consid...

Gender Attitudes Regarding Crime Journal Article Reviewed

In four pages an article by Kormos, White and Brooks on gender attitude disparities regarding crime that appeared in Psychological...

U.S. Criminalization of Prostitution Perspectives

In six pages this paper discusses the reasons why in most of the U.S. prostitution is regarded as a crime. Four sources are cited...

Unjust Treatment of Female Victims of Violent Crimes

assertive women. Women who file claims of rape must first be subjected to a battery of evidence collecting tests to determine the...

Modern Times and Changes in Domesticity and Family Relations

In nine pages this paper considers how families have changed over the past two centuries and asserts that the effects of economic,...

Street Gangs, Crime, and Fear in the Late Twentieth Century

This paper addresses the work, Fear of Crime in the Nineties. The author focuses on the effects of street gangs in inner-city are...

Tourism and South Florida's High Rate of Crime

This paper consisting of ten pages examines how tourism in South Florida has surprisingly been little affected by the area's high ...

Part I of Gun Control Philosophies

In five pages this paper considers due process and crime control perspectives in a consideration of gun control policy. Six sourc...

Crime and Economics

children grow up to become good citizens and others juvenile delinquents? There are many factors that determine this and many theo...

The F.B.I. and Its Efforts to Combat Organized Crime

This 5 page paper discusses the measures that the FBI is taking to combat organized crime. The writer discusses such policies as h...

Labor Unions and Organized Crime

In six pages the Teamsters is the primary focus of this consideration of labor unions and organized crime. Ten sources are cited ...

Organized Crime, the Vincent Gigante Case and Uses of the RICO Law

In six pages this paper assesses the advantages and the disadvantages of the RICO law in organize crime case prosecution with the ...