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Overview of Plea Bargaining

This paper consists of nine pages and defines plea bargaining in an overview of this criminal justice procedure. Seven sources ar...

Prison Violence Problems and Solutions

In twenty pages this paper examines the criminal justice problem of violence in an analysis in which potential solutions are evalu...

Changing the Study of Criminal Justice

must be aware. Alcohol & substance abuse are prevalent in todays society. It is important for the student of criminal justice to...

Rate of Recidivism and Drug Use

Before delving into proving the thesis, looking at relevant literature and statistics, it is important to look at drug use and its...

The Commandant of the Andersonville Confederate Prison Camp Henry Wirz

Henry Wirz, an American Civil War criminal, is evaluated as to the truth of his criminality. Was he a scapegoat? Many details are ...

Overview of Fingerprinting

In twelve pages the use of fingerprinting in criminal investigations is examined in an historical overview that also includes the ...

The Criminal Justice System in Liberal and Conservative

Criminal justice in the United States is a litmus-test issue for liberals and conservatives. This paper discusses the differences ...

Criminal Behavior and the Role of the Media

In two pages this paper examines criminal deviance and the role the media plays in encouraging this behavior. Two sources are cit...

Criminal Justice System and Its Current State

ineffective as a crime deterrent. The rising rate of the prison population attests to this fact. Although the prison syste...

Overview of Criminology

In six pages criminology is explored in terms of its differences with the concept of criminal justice and how modern society benef...

Youth Offenders and the Criminal Justice System

This paper examines what alternatives exist in the criminal justice system for youth offenders with the emphasis being on deterren...

C.S. Lewis and Karl Menninger on How Criminals Should be Properly Punished

In nine pages this paper contrasts and compares 'The Humanitarian Theory of Punishment' by C.S. Lewis and 'The Crime of Punishment...

Harris County, Texas' Criminal Justice System and Adult Probation

job. Counseling is available to those who need it. The office may make home visits to catch the probationer by surprise. Mandat...

Crime and Government Statistics

In five pages this paper considers government population statistics concerning crime and criminal characteristics. Four sources a...

Justice System and the Impact of Victimology

The ways in which the system of criminal justice has been impacted by victimology are discussed with examples including the trial ...

An Analysis of Harold J. Rothwax Critique of the Criminal Justice System

This paper analyzes Judge Rothwax's book Guilty, The Collapse of Criminal Justice. The author concludes that Rothwax's arguments a...

In Search of Respect Selling Crack in El Barrio by Phillipe Bourgois

as a haven for crime, violence and poverty. "Man, I dont blame where Im at right now on nobody but myself" (Bourgois PG). The in...

Parole for Criminals

paroled because the state board of probation and parole deemed it necessary (Reichert 105). According to one report, the nu...

Drug Offenders and the Criminal Justice System

Hibbard (1996) suggests that drugs have created a title wave across the nation. Because of drugs, a great number of prisons have ...

Criminal Justice, Discrimination, and Political Deviance

In five pages this paper discusses the U.S. criminal justice system's practice of discrimination and the social and political devi...

Gangs and Sociology

This paper consists of three pages and examines the similarities and differences that exist regarding gangs that are criminal, vio...

Criminology Theories

In five pages social learning and labeling theories are applied to a consideration of criminal behavior. Ten sources are cited in...

Criminal Participation and Economic Approaches

In six pages this paper considers criminal participation and examines the weaknesses and strengths connected with an economic appr...

Concept of Victim Offender Mediation

This paper examines criminal conflict in an historical overview and assessment of victim offender mediation in twelve pages. Ther...

Riding the Rap by Elmore Leonard

In five pages Leonard's examination of the criminal mind is considered within the context of the social commentary it reflects. T...

Issues of Field Collection in Criminal Forensics

evidence such as the possession of property which can be connected to a crime, to the possession of a gun which can be demonstrate...

Criminal Justice and Phrenology

This paper consists of ten pages and discusses the criminal justice applications of phrenology or studying the contours of the sku...

Criminal Justice and the Lethal Weapon Films

In five pages this report examines how these films justify the criminal justice system in America. There are no other sources lis...

Criminal Trial of O.J. Simpson and its Legacy

judicial system. 1.) This case showed us how money can help turn the cards in someones favor-- O.J. might have never "gotten off...

Administrative, Roman, and Common Law Applications

In eleven pages this paper examines various civil and criminal cases in this consideration of how administrative, Roman, and commo...