Essays and Research Papers on Law Enforcement

This 7 page report discusses a report written in 1989 by FBI Special Agent Michael P. Malone about the kidnapping, torture and murder of 37-year-old Enrique Camarena, an agent working underground for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. According to Malone’s article, the Camarena case serves as an excellent example of what an investigative team is likely to encounter at a significantly ...

This 8 page paper provides an overview of how stress affects police work. Some solutions are discussed. Positive aspects of stress are also considered. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page report discusses arson and the fact that throughout the United States it has increased in terms of both the number of incidents and the seriousness of the events. Regardless of reports related to the various declines taking place in the incidence of certain types, most often referred to as “serious” crimes perpetrated in the United States, arson ...

This 6 page paper considers the difference between interviews and interrogations, the use of Miranda and the rights of the suspect. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

the Arab Americans: 5 pages. Since the terrorist attack on September 11, the use of racial profiling has been used for those who are Arab Americans. This is not unlike the profiling of the Japanese Americans during World War II. This paper will look into the pros and cons of this tactic and consider whether ...

This 4 page report discusses police corruption in the United States. Abuses detailed in news reports and lawsuits related to the “Rampart Division” of the Los Angeles Police Department to the most mundane examples of police officers in the smallest and the largest of organizations “cutting deals” that serve their interest rather than the people who they are hired to supposedly ...

A 7 page overview of the numerous factors which are involved in obtaining and serving an arrest warrant. Notes that the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is important in protecting the rights of the individual and in spelling out the steps which must be taken to obtain and serve an arrest warrant. ...

A five page paper which looks at the recent anti-terrorist legislation in the UK, with particular reference to the issues of civil liberties and freedom of information which have been raised by the current Bill. Bibliography lists 10 sources

10 pages. This paper looks at the social policy referred to as the "three strikes and you're out" program that has been instituted in California and how it has affected crime and violence. This will show how a social policy affects violence as far as the ability to organize and deliver the services ...

This 10 page report discusses the complicated issues associated with racial profiling and the ways in which it occurs. Whether it is a case of state troopers routinely stopping African American drivers or the outrages committed against Japanese Americans more than half a century ago, racial profiling does exist and continues to be a ...

5 pages. While at first glance it might seem that police dogs would all be trained the same way, with some searching for drugs while others sniff for bombs, the reader should understand that there are many major differences as well. This paper is a compare and contrast discussion on the uses of drug ...

This 10 page paper looks at international justice and whether or not international tribunals should be initiated or whether matters should be handled in national jurisdictions. Globalization is discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

15 pages in length. Like so many before and since, disgruntled workers of Boston's finest sought their labor resolutions through a most disruptive and dangerous means: striking. Issues surrounding long hours, unsatisfactory working conditions and unfair wages worked together to create a political and economic quagmire so entrenched within the department that law ...

This 10 page paper discusses the problem of theft on university campuses. In addition, the majority of the paper focuses on solutions to theft and discusses these solutions at length. No sources cited.

This 6 page paper discusses the benefits of private prisons. This is an economics paper and therefore dicusses mainly the economic ramifications. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of non lethal weapons and looks at positive and negative aspects of these. Stun guns, bean bags, electric and chemical alternatives to bullets are discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7 page report discusses one of the most famous police departments in the U.S., perhaps in the world and the problems of the Rampart division. What seems to be apparent is that many Rampart officers of the CRASH (Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums) program were willing to buy into the theories that have circulated ...

This essay examines the use of psychological knowledge in the courtroom, investigating areas including forensics, domestic violence and child sexual abuse. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the differences between white collar crime and violent crime. Thesis asserts that white collar crime is less serious than violent crime and gives support of this argument. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper that argues in favor of having more controls placed on the FBI. To establish justification for this perspective, the writer outlines some of the blunders the FBI has made over the last several years. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the fourth amendment and goes on to discuss three specific cases that go to the search and seizure of vehicles. All cases upheld the state's right to the search. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the imapact which bomb scares have on individuals. This paper refers to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 as examples to highlight points made in this paper. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This paper takes the student through the writing of civil liberties based on the U.S. Bill of Rights, and how actions determined by the Executive Office have the threat of undermining those rights in the name of security from terrorism. The paper is a tutorial, explaining how each section can be defined. Bibliography lists 3 ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the case from the time of the incident through the trials. Much of the paper focuses on Schwarz's role in the incident. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines several websites and presents an overall discussion of crime rates in the United States. Bibliography lists 4 sources.