Essays and Research Papers on Early Theory

A 7 page research paper that examines the topic of white collar crime from the perspective of conflict theory. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 7 page research paper that examines the topic of white collar crime from the perspective of conflict theory. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 7 page paper provides an overview of the nature of people and the counseling theory that can be used to understand behaviors. This paper integrates a view of the role of the counselor and the theory of change that can be applied to understanding individuals seeking help. Bibliography lists 12 sources. ...

This 7 page paper provides an overview of the nature of people and the counseling theory that can be used to understand behaviors. This paper integrates a view of the role of the counselor and the theory of change that can be applied to understanding individuals seeking help. Bibliography lists 12 sources. ...

This 4 page paper gives three examples of English laws that have influenced the US justice system. The laws considered are the right to trial by jury, the principle of double jeopardy and the right to silence. The paper also considers the status of these historical laws in the UK today. The bibliography cites 8 ...

Rome has influence many subsequent societies. This 6 page paper considers how the legal system developed in Rome, with the concept of rights and the doctrine of innocent until proven guilty. The paper starts with the period of the kings and the rule of life and continues through the recording of law in the twelve ...

This 6 page paper examines the development and role of equity law, looking at why and how it developed to supplement common law and dispense justice. The paper traces the role of the Lord Chancellor and considers how equity law still has a role to play today. The paper is written with reference to English ...

This 3 page paper examines the common law system in the U.S. and its history. British history is touched on as well as the Founder's design of the system of checks and balances. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 12 page research paper that examines the ongoing debate among criminologists concerning theory integration. This examination examines the parameters of this debate and argues that theory integration is a logical step for advancing this field. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper examines moral right theory, its history and its importance to society. Examples are provided. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper examines a case submitted by a student. Should a group of cave explorers be charged with murder because they ate one of their companions, even if they thought that they were saving their own lives? The case is discussed from a legal point of view. No bibliography.

10 pages in length. American attitudes toward law were crucially shaped by the American Revolution, Constitutionalism and the transplantation of the English Common Law System to its shores. Jewish law also responded over a much longer time span and in many more places to historical influences. In the process, both systems had ...

This 3 page paper provides a simple overview of the judiciary. Supreme Court judges are listed by name and year of appointment. The system of checks and balances is touched on. The relationship between federal and state branches is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4-page paper discusses the major themes of Ernest Hemingway's collection of short stories, "In Our Time." The main stories focused on include "Indian Camp," "Cat in the Rain," "The Big-Hearted River," and "The End of Things." Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page discussion of dichotomy that existed between precontact law and government in Native America and law and government as it was viewed by Europeans. The author contrasts natural law and legal positivism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the impact due process and crime control models have had upon criminal procedure policy. Bibliography lists 1 source.

5 pages in length. From the very first law enacted in the United States - Rhode Island's illegalization of slavery in 1652 - to the twenty-first century's quest to eradicate political terrorism, lawmaking has undergone tremendous change that has afforded significantly greater accountability and equity where all groups and individuals are concerned. The ...

This 5 page paper examines law in this culture and its credibility. Documentation of law is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper examines the concepts of legal positivism and legal naturalism, and then applies them to the Miranda decision, arguing that naturalism would have been more favorable to Ernesto Miranda. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In four pages this paper assesses the very different points of view represented by Medea and Jason in Euripides’ Medea in order to determine which states a better case and more compelling arguments to justify his or her actions. There is only a customer-supplied source used with no citation information included.

This 3 page paper considers the question of whether or not juvenile offenders should be tried as adults, and argues that they should not. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the meaning of the law. Aristotle is the focus of this paper that also takes other theorists into account. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

4 pages in length. In the late 1800s, Zebulon Reed Brockway - author of "The Ideal of a True Prison System for a State" - asserted that "the causes of crime are primarily in the person, secondarily in the circumstances that surround him;" since that time, myriad crime theories have evolved to correlate these ...

This 3 page paper considers how mankind has given up some personal rights in exchange for the benefits of being governed. Law, however, continues to protect many of our rights. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

Hart criticized Austin’s command theory on a number of grounds, including the failure of command theory to take into account internal points of view and the ‘gunman writ large’ issue. This 6 page paper examines the theory and looks at these criticisms to determine their validity. The bibliography cites 6 sources.