Essays and Research Papers on Criminal Justice

A 3 page paper assessing the reasons behind the Supreme Court decision to temporarily stay the procedure. This paper asserts that once the details of the procedure are worked out and standardized this option will present a less gruesome option that the traditional choices for executions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses how a new boss helps to rectify bad attitudes and even worse recidivism statistics within the department. Bibliography lists 1 source.

5 pages in length. The writer discuss that with conventional policing often serving as the instigator of social unrest, it stands to reason how such a proactive and positive approach to deterring crime is far superior to the traditional strategy of intimidating police patrol. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

3 pages in length. All offenders - or their crimes - are not created equal, which requires the criminal justice system to determine what type of correction a perpetrator receives based upon a number of variables. The extent to which today's penal system is exploding with overpopulated correctional facilities is both grand and ...

This 5 page paper examines the issues of overpopulation and mandatory minimums. The thesis is that the prisons contain a lot of nonviolent offenders but violent offenders walk the streets. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

5 pages in length. Traditional methods of criminal justice have come under fire in recent years with the recurring accusation that simply locking up a criminal offender does little to encourage rehabilitation and even less to protect society when that offender ultimately leaves prison. Restorative justice, critics of conventional approaches claim, is the ...

This 4 page paper discusses the 2006 budget of the Arkansas Department of Corrections, and what taxpayers are getting for their money. It also considers what they should be getting, and how the corrections system should be run. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 6 page paper which discusses varous aspects of the criminal justice system to include presentence investigation reports, parole and parole boards, and the roles of the judge, defense attorney and prosecutor in a criminal trail. The bibliography has 5 sources.

This 4 page paper suggests that although increasing the sentence for armed robbery could decrease the incidence of this crime, it also argues that doubling the sentence may be excessive and suggests lengthening it instead. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper that describes and explains these two theories. Criminal atavism, promoted by Lombroso, claims criminals are born criminals. Choice theory argues criminals make rational choices regarding their behavior. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper examines isolation and how it affects those in the criminal justice system and the military. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8 page paper examines the problem of treating the criminal, and especially the psychopath. Criminals do often respond to incarceration. However, pigeonholing criminals and treating them appropriately is key to success. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3-page paper focuses on the standard organizational culture in a correctional facility and how one is taking steps to change it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page paper outlines the two trials. In the Julie Rae Harper case, there had been speculation that perhaps Tommy Lynn Sells murdered Julie's son, Joel Kirkpatrick. This paper focuses on defense strategy. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 7 page paper examines seven points made by Ed Koch in a 1985 article. Koch opposes those who do not support capital punishment. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper contains a number of arguments against capital punishment. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines the history and user of lethal injection for the death penalty. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines Inside Rikers by Jennifer Wynn. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the film Silence of the Lambs and also makes reference to Hannibal Rising in an examination of this deranged protagonist. The theory of anomie attempts to explain his behavior. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper examines each of these important cases, comparing and contrasting crimes and punishments. Details of sentencing are relayed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses HIV in the California prison system. It discusses the health of the prison population as compared to the general public, and the bill that was introduced to allow condom distribution in prison. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing what a judge may want to know before imposing sentence on an individual that has been convicted of identity theft. Though a man received 16.5 years in 2008, the judge will need to determine whether s/he seeks retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, rehabilitation or restitution. Bibliography lists 4 sources. ...

This 10 page paper includes a PowerPoint Presentation and and detailed speaker notes. The presentation includes 15 slides. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

6 pages in length. The writer discusses crime pattern and deterrents as they relate to community planning. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

6 pages in length. The writer discusses the dubious nature of prison privatization as well as touches upon restorative justice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.