Racial Profiling: Fact or Fallacy?
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A 4 page overview of the common misperception that racial profiling accounts for the disproportionate representation that some minorities have in our criminal justice system. Noting that this fallacy is often stretched to imply concern over implications in the post-September 11 environment, the author emphasizes that the fact is that a particular culture’s propensity for crime, not their race is what lands them in our nation’s prisons. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Racist Crime: Victim Experiences Relating to Retaliations for the September 11, 2000 World Trade Center and Pentagon Disasters
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A 10 page overview of the concept of racist crime. Notes the events which are unfolding in our country today are essentially the same as those which have been targeted against one race or ethnicity or another throughout American history. The criminal activity which is all too often associated with such mindset has been recently termed hate crimes. Although there are many examples of such crimes, there is no better example of the deplorability of these crimes than the condemnable actions which too many in our populace are taking today against Arabic peoples in a form of societal retaliation for the September 11 World Trade Center and Pentagon disasters. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Rape, Responsibility, and Gender Perception
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A 4 page discussion of how societal perceptions of gender enter into the equation of responsibility for one's actions. The author investigates responsibility in Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" (a short story fictionalizing the real-life murders of Charles Schmid in the 1960s) with articles by Susan Jacoby, Ellen Goodman, and Lara Adair. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Rational Choice Theory
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This 3 page paper provides basic information about this theory in the context of criminology. Examples are provided. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Rational Choice Theory From Marxist Perspective
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4 pages in length. The aspect of personal responsibility has long represented a challenge of application where crime theorists are concerned. The extent to which crime theories reflect a montage of indicators for criminal activity is both grand and far-reaching; that rational crime theory stands alone in its quest to illustrate how personal responsibility plays an integral role when people engage in criminal behavior speaks to an extension of the Marxist perspective. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Reframing an Inquiry as a Qualitative Study and its Utility in Criminal Justice Research
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the reframing of a research proposal on criminal justice from a quantitative analysis to a qualitative approach. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Rehabilitation Verses Punishment: An Ethical Consideration
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A 9 page discussion of the ethics of crime and punishment. While some might be aghast at rendering stiff punishment for criminal activity and in favor of rehabilitation instead, this paper contends that severe punishment is in the better interest of society as a whole. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Research on Handgun Control
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An 8 page research paper that focuses on the issue of hand gun control. The writer explores this topic and then offers a sample of how public opinion on this topic could be addressed through a sample research study. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Reserach Proposal For Understanding How The Elderly Experience Crime:
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This 6 page paper is organized as a research proposal to understand how the elderly experience crime. Included in this proposal are objectives of research, how to conduct the research, analysis and reporting, and more. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Restitution in the Criminal Justice System
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This 4 page paper examines restitution for victims. Civil and criminal victims are discussed. This paper focuses on restorative justice. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Rise Of The Victim: Impact Upon Criminal Justice
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10 pages in length. Re-establishing -- or in some cases establishing for the first time -- victim rights has sent a tidal wave of unprecedented movement throughout the criminal justice system. That victims have typically been forced to prove their innocence within a system that purports to protect those who have fallen prey to criminal activity has long spoken to the need for a global-wide re-evaluation of how the entire criminal justice process works. With the implementation of the restorative justice movement -- which is 'over two decades old and extends at least as far back as the mid-1970s...' (Immarigeon, 2001, p. PG) -- the rise of the victim has become a mantra for validating once more the essence of victim rights. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
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Robert K. Merton's Anomie Theory And Gang Violence
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15 pages in length. There exist a number of components critical to the overall understanding of the Robert K. Merton's anomie theory. That a clear connection can be made between crime and one's social/economic status speaks volumes about the nature of humanity. Indeed, evidenced by the author's rationale is the fact that advanced nations appear to endure a higher level of crime due to their vastly segregated social and economic status, leaving the door wide open for resentment and intolerance, which effectively translates into criminal activity. Merton, highly regarded as one of the most influential sociologist of the twentieth century, re-established Emile Durkheim's original anomie theory that stated humanity's goal-achieving methods severely conflicted with the ultimate goal. When taken in the context of the American Dream, one can better understand the antagonistic relationship that exists between socio-economic limitations and the intrinsic human desire to achieve; as such, one can also readily realize how this struggle applies to gang violence. Merton states this theory based upon five fundamental adaptations: conformity, innovations, ritualistic, retreatist or rebellion. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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School Violence: Cause and Effect
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A 4 page discussion of the increase in school violence. The author presents the case that an increased violent content in the media, in television in particular, can be held responsible. Bibliography lists sources.
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Seltzer's Serial Killers
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This 6 page paper examines Seltzer's book entitled Serial Killers. Seltzer's view is sound but it focuses on culture whereas the literature is dominant in other areas. This book review examines serial killing almost from a philosophical perspective, while keeping sociological and psychological implications in mind. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Serial Killers: Their Personalities, Their Motivations
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6 pages in length. Although much has been written and many theories brought forth on identifying the criminal mind, it is still evident that there is no foolproof way to know in advance whether a person is prone to criminal activity. Some personality traits have been shown to be more prevalent in the makeup of serial or mass murderers, and this paper addresses those traits and the motivations behind the killings. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Serial Killing: Analysis of the Problem and Solutions
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This 13 page paper examines the serial killer and theories surrounding this type of crime. Deterrents are discussed along with other measures of prevention. Various crime theories are discussed inclusive of, but not limited to differential association, social strain and labeling. Examples of notorious serial killers are used throughout the paper. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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