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Alexis de Tocqueville, Robert Dahl, and Joseph Schumpeter on Democracy

In five pages similarities and simplicity are examined in a comparison of the concepts espoused by this trio of political philosop...

Overview of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

were being ordered to advance through the most difficult terrain and the least traveled terrain in Canada. "The horses suffered so...

The Influence of Media on Democracy

This paper consists of two articles addressing the ways that communication technology and the media influences American citizens. ...

New York Police Department Recruitment and Retention Study Proposal

In twelve pages this study proposal surveys recruitment and retention of NYPD officers. Six sources are cited in the bibliography...

Hitler's Willing Executioners by Daniel Goldhagen and Ordinary Men Reserve Police Battalion 101 by Christopher Browning

In six pages the differing views regarding the acts of Nazi genocide participated in by supposedly 'ordinary' German individuals a...

Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy by Joseph A. Schumpeter

would not be the least bit shocked to learn that many contemporary societies still reflect incredible amounts of poverty, disease ...

Contrasting Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America and Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts what each author's intentions are in their respective works along with the sense o...

New York Police Department Management

In ten pages the management approaches of the NYPD are assessed. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Rich Media, Poor Democracy by Robert McChesney

Those matters of legislation and financial interests which do touch on this topic, and cannot be censored directly, can therefore ...

Critique of David H. Bayley's Forces of Order Policing Modern Japan

A critique of this 1997 text revision is presented in five pages. There are no other sources listed....

Police Departments of Hampton Roads and Norfolk in Virginia

largest naval base and the auspicious beginnings of Americas colonial history. This essay compares a number of issues relevant to...

Police Work Ethics and Moral Philosophy

In ten pages this paper examines law enforcement work in an assessment of ethics and moral philosophy with the Amadou Diallo case ...

Factors That Shape Arabian Democracy

In seventeen pages the Arab world's political landscape is examined in terms of long time democratic existence with advantages and...

Western Europe's Blend of Socialism, Capitalism, and Democracy

The many political faces of Western Europe are glimpsed in order to feature the argument that socialist systems can exist within a...

New Technolgies and the Democracy of Communication

In five pages modern communication and its effects on democratic society are examined. Five sources are cited in the bibliography...

Police Reform Suggested in Films

Suspect (Beachem, 1998) does not mention police corruption, this writer/tutor assumes that this must be an element of this film as...

Comparing Race Matters by Cornel West with Democracy on Trial by Jean Bethke Elshtain

scholarly texts of this type. Both Elshtain and West have much to say and are never shy about saying it. A debate between these ...

Poachers vs. the Conservation Police

Louisiana alligators, the population had been depleted nearly 90 percent because of an extremely lucrative skin trade (Speart, 199...

Police Officer Recruitment

done a good job. James Champy (1998) of reengineering fame goes so far as to say that the annual bonus is about as motivating as ...

Comparative Analysis of Volumes I and II of Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

of the lower classes in civilized countries. This, then, is one of the central themes to Volume one, which is the nature of equali...

Minority Police Officers - Are More of Them Needed?

diversity in the police department in a town with a combined minority rate close to 50 percent continues to plague city officials,...

Sowing the Seeds of Democracy in China by Merle Goldman

up information that is broad and generalized and thus perhaps unbiased, her intention is to inform the reader that she believes Ch...

Democracy Italian Style by Joseph LaPalombara

reality? This question calls for an opinion and the student researching this topic should definitely offer personal insight on ...

Police and Society During the Sixties and Seventies

or another. As people began to question the integrity of their own government during this time period the propensity for possessi...

Q and A Format on Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy by Moore

revolutions each culminating in democracy, fascism and communism respectively (413-414). Winners are those who gain power and the ...

Varying Countries' Democracy Prerequisites

Great Britain is a nation that perhaps clearly fits within this sort of category relating to democracy. We further note that in...

Effective Democracy Developed by Ordinary Americans

so the development of the three branches of government and the distribution of power reduces the chances of too much control falli...

Policing and Higher Education

2002). Senior officers are expected to train their subordinates and all officers must have excellent communication and organizati...

Policing and the Useful Tool of Taser Guns

or heart attack. The use of the stun gun might add to the problem. However, studies on these guns suggest that they are not quite ...

Mancur Olsen's Dictatorship, Democracy and Development

try to find a theory that would incorporate both and work well in a system of government. Olsen (1993) recognizes that "The star...