Accuracy Of The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting System
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This 8 page paper provides a very brief historical overview of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program. The paper then explains and discusses the types of crime data the FBI collects for this program and how they obtain the data. The writer discuses the strengths and weaknesses of the system, including the fact that not all crimes are reported to police officers and how the definitions of crimes may differ between states. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGucrfbi.rtf

Advantages And Disadvantages In Community Policing
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7 pages in length. The notion of community policing has become a necessary evil in today's ever-threatened global society. That criminal activity far surpasses law enforcement's ability to keep it in check is indicative of how vital community policing – "a partnership between the police and the community, sharing in the delivery of police services" (Himelfarb et al, 2002) – has become as a viable alternative to help enhance an otherwise shorthanded guardian system. However, as good as any given program might be, there are bound to be drawbacks that serve to impede the very objective it seeks to achieve. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCCmPlc.rtf

Affirmative Action & The Detroit Police Department
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A 12 page research paper outlining the results of an affirmative action program implemented in the Detroit police department in the mid-1970s. Stresses that the current successes of affirmative action policies, which are no longer in effect, could be lost without continued vigilance to maintain the current racial composition of the force. One method of doing this is the continued provision of training for both promotional candidates and first-time applicants to the force. Bibliography lists fifteen sources.
Filename: Detroitp.rtf

An Overview of the USA Patriot Act and Crime Reporting Techniques
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An 8 page paper which examines the Patriot Act and considers its ramifications for constitutional law, then discusses the strengths and weaknesses of such crime reporting techniques as UCR, NCVS, NBRS, and self-report studies. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGpatact.rtf

Analysis of Contractual vs. Proprietary Security Guards
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6 pages in length. In determining whether there is a need for the use of professional security guards, there are several other questions which must first be answered as well. Does one need a contractual or proprietal type security guard? Are these necessarily professionally trained personnel? And is one type more effective than another? This professional paper delves into these questions and more, effectively answering each. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAscrty.wps

Are More Minority Police Officers Needed?
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4 pages in length. Minority representation within America's police force has experienced little improvement over the years, with Asians, Hispanics, African-Americans reflecting but a small percentage of the nation's predominantly white law enforcement. Women represent a subset of this minority group that has seen even less increase due to America's police force still being overwhelmingly male. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCMinorPol.rtf

Arson in America
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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 has continued to increase throughout the nation. The number of homes, businesses, and other properties (such as university laboratories, and public buildings) has continued to increase. Reports from around the country demonstrate the increase. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BWarson.rtf

ATF, FBI And The Branch Davidians
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7 pages in length. The standoff between the ATF, FBI and Branch Davidians, which is said to be the precedence-setting event that compelled America's modern-day militia movement, was marred by poor communication, even poorer decision making and the detrimental infiltration of the media. These three elements worked synergistically as a means by which to establish the Waco, Texas standoff as one of the worst demonstrations of government incompetence with regard to militia groups. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCBrnch.rtf