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A US Prison Reform History

"prisons" from where people never emerged; the most famous being the Bastille of Paris, France, scene of the French Revolution. Th...

Nurture vs. Nature in an Exploration of Criminal Behavior

biological determinism and the changing values of our day which expose us on a daily basis to such concepts as criminal deviancy h...

Is Deviant Behavior Criminal Insanity Or Something That Can be Treated, Punished Through Incarceration?

anything, nor does it increase the childs self-esteem. Children begin to feel that no matter what they do, that its okay. Theyre...

Liability in Criminal Cases

case that the person above has caused the death, but the degree of liability would depend, amongst other issues, on how likely the...

Social Expectations Significance and Criminal Activity

handled around the world. A comparison between countries who boast of a low crime rate is particularly instructive. Japan is one...

Is It Possible to Be Born a Criminal?

strange and terrible" (Lanier and Henry, p. 94). Interestingly, this theory was supported by sociologist Richard Dugdale, who art...

Child Pornography and Prostitution: A Question of Economics?

in many cases, to chide in unison that prostitution should be accepted as a valid part of the worlds economy and even as a means f...

Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers and Criminological Theories

commit violent criminal acts" (Nottingham Screening DNA: Exploring the Cinema-Genetics Interface). Furthermore, according to "gen...

Criminals and Psychological Cognition

AND CLASS Authors Messner and Rosenfeld strive to demonstrate the inherent relationship between crime and the manner in which soc...

Industrial Pollution and Moral Philosophy

a toxic substance. When corporations repeatedly break the rules regarding environmental protection, it says in a very loud voice ...

Lombroso and Criminal Behavior

a sensation with his book that was published in 1876 ("Cesare," 2001). In the work, the doctor utilized Darwinian principals of ev...

Criminal Behavior and Criminology Theory

diverse. Many criminals are characterized by some type of drug addiction (alcohol included) and they engage in criminal activity ...

DNA Evidence and Its New Applications

In ten pages this paper examines the criminal investigative applications of DNA in a discussion of various techniques and evidence...

The Evolution of Forensic Psychology

This paper addresses the origins and advances in the field of forensic psychology. The author focuses on how forensic psychologis...

Crime in the Making by Robert Sampson and John Laub

overwhelming temptations, from the smallest infraction of stealing candy to the most contemptible of all crimes: murder. Ke...

English Criminal Law's Function

or threat may cease to be a threat yet still remain a crime (James, 1984). The English Criminal Justice system is unlike ot...

Motivations and Personalities of Serial Killers

has also been pointed out that those with active or high fantasy prone imaginations are more apt to be able to become serial kille...

Theories Regarding Teen Misbehavior Regarding Sex and Substance Abuse

In twelve pages this paper examines teenage deviant behavior in a consideration of various social factors and how they can escalat...

History of Vocational Youth Organizations

In nine pages this paper examines vocational youth organizations from an historical perspective with criminal offender retraining ...

Crime and Women from a Feminist Perspective

This paper takes a feminist approach to female criminal behavior in five pages. Three sources are cited in the bibilography....

Classical Theory and the Demonic Perspective

In five pages this paper takes a theoretical examination of criminal deviance. Three sources are listed in the bibliography....

The History and Evolution of Fingerprinting

This paper examines the art and science of fingerprinting. The author discusses the history and evolution of fingerprinting techn...

Is Jay Gatsby Really Likeable?

that sometimes money will create more problems than it solves. Such is the case with Jay Gatsby, and this essay will examine Fitzg...

Criminal Profitability at the Victim's Expense

In eight pages victims rights and restricting a criminal from profiting off of crime and victimization is discussed in a considera...

Feminist Criminal Theory

This paper addresses how criminologists developed a theory of feminist criminal behaviors. This ten page paper has seven sources ...

Biography of Charles Colson

In five pages the transformation from Watergate criminal to Christ convert is examined in this biography of Charles Colson, with t...

High Profile Criminal Cases and the Influence of the Media

be true of this case, but the danger of an overzealous media is that it turns the public into heroes. Perhaps not wanting to be em...

UK Law and Consumer Protection

definition of a consumer. In 19589 when the Molony Committee was set up in order to consider the way that consumer law should deve...

Illinois Corruption and Commutation of Death Sentences by Gov. George Ryan

corruption in Illinois enjoyed its hey day it seems during the administration of recent ex-Governor Ryan. This corruption manifes...

Reforming the Los Angeles Police Department

and trickle down to the very last beat cop in order for there to be any improvement in how the LAPD approaches its racial inequity...