Essays and Research Papers on Criminal Justice

This 7 page report discusses the fact that a woman who has been the victim of a violent crime and who is then victimized a second time by the judicial system, social censure, an employment crisis, and even an unspoken but still understood condemnation based on her personal history, lifestyle, or personal belief system. Bibliography lists 3 sources. ...

A 10 page paper with four parts. The first part provides a overview of the history of prisons in the United States. The second part discussed when psychologists became involved in the correctional system and the differences between then and now. Next, the roles and functions of the psychologist are discussed. Finally, the writer ...

This 4 page paper provides an overview in respect to the argument about capital punishment but takes the side against the practice. Some history regarding capital punishment is provided. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper examines how domestic violence cases are investigated. This paper present the problem of domestic violence, some history of the subject and the changing view of domestic violence within the law enforcement system. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper looks at the future of criminal justice with an emphasis on probation and parole. The system is discussed through the year 2010 and some history is provided as well. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 15 page research paper discusses overcrowding in the nation's prisons. The writer addresses background history, current conditions, and strategies, recommendations for reform. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 4 page paper reviews the history, benefits, and shortcomings of the FBIs crime reporting system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page paper that brings together the information from five other papers into a cohesive essay. The paper discusses the history and major prison riots, causes, challenges guards face preventing contraband, strategies and technologies some prisons are using to reduce violence, and a recommended plan for reducing violence in prisons. Bibliography lists 9 ...

A 10 page paper which takes that pro argument for the death penalty. The history of the death penalty is discussed as is the case of Timothy McVeigh. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 14 page discussion of the ethics that underlie the death penalty. The author presents the thesis that not only does the existence of the death penalty deter crime, it is the most economical and practical means that we have available for dealing with our continually swelling prison population. A history of the death penalty ...

An 8 page overview of the issues involved in the incarceration of female inmates. This paper reviews the history of female incarceration to note similarities in the past and the present in regard to the current move to incarcerating male and female inmates in the same facility. The author insists that this approach is ...

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts these two correctional systems. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the uniqueness of the Japanese criminal justice system and how this system has evolved over time. Emphasizes the phenomenally low crime rate the country enjoys despite its high population density. Credits this low crime rate not only to various features of the criminal justice system but also to ...

This 7 page paper looks at the criminal justice systems of the United States, Argentina, Japan and Israel. The U.S. system is compared and contrasted with the other three. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

An 8 page paper discussing a few of the problems currently facing the parole system today due to overcrowding in the prisons and jails and also the problem of increasing crime. Both of these issues relate directly to the parole system in the United States. An example of a system that is working in Japan ...

A 5 page discussion of the complexity of factors which influence crime rates around the world. This paper emphasizes the contrast between the U.S. and Japan and contends that while the degree of sentencing which might be rendered is only one of the factors which has an impact on criminal activity. Even then, ...

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts these two correctional systems. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the uniqueness of the Japanese criminal justice system and how this system has evolved over time. Emphasizes the phenomenally low crime rate the country enjoys despite its high population density. Credits this low crime rate not only to various features of the criminal justice system but also to ...

This 7 page paper looks at the criminal justice systems of the United States, Argentina, Japan and Israel. The U.S. system is compared and contrasted with the other three. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

An 8 page paper discussing a few of the problems currently facing the parole system today due to overcrowding in the prisons and jails and also the problem of increasing crime. Both of these issues relate directly to the parole system in the United States. An example of a system that is working in Japan ...

A 5 page discussion of the complexity of factors which influence crime rates around the world. This paper emphasizes the contrast between the U.S. and Japan and contends that while the degree of sentencing which might be rendered is only one of the factors which has an impact on criminal activity. Even then, ...

This 9 page paper discusses the ramifications of integrating diversity training and cultural education into the criminal justice system. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 page contention that the greater good can be achieved in regard to the reduction of criminal activity by utilizing the law. The author justifies this contention with the work of B.F. Skinner in operant conditioning. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

3 pages in length. The concept of social control has long been inextricably – if not erroneously - attached to the element of law, a dubious coupling made by people who neglect to consider how the four distinctions between law and other methods of social control are founded within the desire to erode an ...

5 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses how California's 3 strikes statute should be repealed and the insanity plea should be modified. Bibliography lists 4 sources.