Essays and Research Papers on Law Enforcement

A 15 page paper. Fatigue in our nation's police officers is a very serious problem. This essay explores this problem. The writer begins with newspaper headlines that illustrate the effects of sleep deprivation among police officers. The literature review is divided into two sections: the many different causes of fatigue and the effects of fatigue. ...

A 10 page paper discussing advances in spatial products technology and potential applications in areas where there is increased threat of terrorism, such as Sierra Leone. Spatial products are those that have at their core operation of Global Positioning System (GPS). They may consist of GPS alone or include Geographic Information systems (GISs), ...

This 10 page paper exmines the role of forensic science in determining how justice is served. More specifically, this paper asserts that forensic science is not the miraculous tool it appears to be, and that its use does not always result in justice being served. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This is a 10 page paper discussing media access to information during crime investigations and the role of the media. While the media’s role is considered an important one in crime investigations, especially in the areas of mass appeals, most research has shown that the relationship between the crime investigation units and the media is ...

This 7 page paper looks at the Nottinghamshire police department, as well as others, in defining and discerning accountability for this much criticized entity. Several examples are provided. Attention is paid to training as well as institutional racism. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 4 page paper considers whether intelligence should be integrated with operations within the criminal justice system. Issues such as increased pressures on budgets and the need for results are contrasted against the need for privacy and security. The paper focuses on Australia, but uses examples form other countries. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

3 pages in length. Never before has the demand for FBI agents been as great as it is now, after the tragedy of September 11th. The fight against global terrorism has made this particular career choice one of the most crowded -- yet at the same time wide open -- fields in the ...

This is a 5 page paper discussing five of the issues on gun control. Issues on gun control range from those which are concerned with constitutional rights and the values of citizens to those which relate to the types of policy, if any, which should be in place. Opponents of gun control, including the most ...

A 6 page paper which compiles a sample code of practice for the intelligence profession across the criminal justice system (with the emphasis on Australia) and provides reasons for the points that are chosen. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 10 page paper discussing the specific problems of recruiting potential police officers and providing suggestions for creative marketing. Effective marketing has been shown to increase interest in a product or service, which is the reason that advertisers continue to budget for marketing efforts for their products and services. Whether the local area ...

4 pages in length. The writer discusses impact upon children, society and economic concerns if gun control is not implemented. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper exploring ways that the government’s response to the threat of terrorism can affect the criminal justice system. If determined, individual terrorists and certainly terrorist organizations can wreak havoc on all aspects of the criminal justice system. Terrorism or the threat of terrorism is worth our attention, however; Homeland Security ...

10 pages in length. Society is in the midst of a crisis of grand proportions, and the culprit is something that fits in the palm of one's hand. The rising incidence of gun crimes has called into question the extent to which gun control measures must be revisited; that statistics prove the need ...

12 pages summarizing 5 chapters of this book by Kappeler, Sluder and Alpert. The chapters address issues both surrounding and explaining the reasons underlying the commission of deviant acts by police. The chapters address deviant behavior; prejudice and discrimination; police brutality; abuse of authority; and drug-related police deviance. Bibliography lists 1 source. ...

A 7 page paper discussing the development and process of criminal profiling. As much art as science, the end goal of the process of criminal profiling is to identify and assess all of the information available about a crime or criminal so that all of that information can be used to locate, arrest and ...

A 3 page paper which examines the film Serpico as it relates to realities in policing. No additional sources cited.

An 8 page overview of the many factors which could translate into stress for a K-9 officer. The author asserts that these factors exist not only on the street but at the office. A working definition of stress is provided along with an overview of its symptoms. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 5 page overview of the question of whether a subject’s race influences the use of force by police. The conclusion is reached that while the precise relationship with a propensity for the use of force has not been definitively determined, there are specific relationships between race and the manner a subject is treated ...

This 4 page paper examines the concept of the police union in general. How they are perceived and their purpose is discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 4 page paper creates an example crime scene, then gives and example of the proper investigation of that scene by the first officers and the evidence recovery teams. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This 7 page paper provides a look at police stress and the programs that aim to alleviate it. Stress is discussed in general and then the paper quickly goes on to look at the specific problems that police officers face. Some studies are cited. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines and compares the role of the police in the United States and France. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This paper explores the Leonard Peltier murder case from all perspectives, focusing on the following: leonardpeltier.org, noparolepeltier.com, U.S. v. Peltier, the FBI's defense, Robert Redford and Michael Apted's film, and various other critics and commentators on the incident. Sections include intro, background, Peltier's case, FBI case, and the court case. Bibliography lists 13 sources. JVpelter.rtf

This 8 page paper discusses the the increase in crime in the areas of telecommunications theft, car theft and small arms trafficking in Australia. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

5 pages in length. Criminal profiling – which is defined as "the application of psychological theory to the analysis and reconstruction of the forensic evidence that relates to an offender's crime scenes, victims and behaviors" (Clemens, 1998, p. 27) – is both a fascinating and challenging career whose popularity has growing exponentially with media ...