Bail Reform / Past, Present & Future
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A 6 page paper outlining the history of the bail reform movement from the 1960s liberalization to the conservative retrenchment of the 1980s. Focuses on pretrial release and preventive detention issues, and their implication for bail policy in the future. Includes a brief overview of federal bail reform legislation over the past 30 years. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Bailref.wps

Biker Gangs (As a Unique Problem to Law Enforcement Officals)
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22 page research paper on "Biker Gangs" with analysis of their history and criminal behavior. Useful for those studying subjects relevant to criminal justice and sociology. Covered are the behavior patterns of such groups as the "1 % bikers," "Hell's Angels," and the challenging dilemmas that they present to law enforcement. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Bikergan.wps

California Highway Patrolman Craig Peyer: How His Murder Case Affected The General Public's Trust Of Police Officers
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5 pages in length. In 1987, a California Highway Patrol officer was arrested for the strangulation murder of college student Cara Knott while on duty; he was convicted in 1988 after two trials. This case, which made legal history on several issues, served to add to the growing distrust the general public already held toward police officers, giving the populace reason to believe their safety was not necessarily protected under the badge. According to testimony from several women, Patrolman Peyer had a history of pulling over female drivers on a particularly dark and desolate portion of San Diego highway, at which point he engaged the women in long, rambling conversations that left many uncomfortable and scared. How are citizens – women, in particular – supposed to abide by the law when being pulled over when they fear for their very lives if they do? Is the general public justified in feeling scared and vulnerable with regard to the handful of officers whose conduct detrimentally impacts the entire force? Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCpeyer.rtf

California's Drug Policies
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A 4 page overview of California's approach to combating the problems caused by illicit drugs. Noting such laws as three-strikes-you're-out alongside the state's emphasis on treatment centers for non-violent offenders, the author concludes that California policy is based on considerations revolving around measures that best protect the interests of California's citizenry. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPdrgCal.rtf

Case Of Jeremiah Mearday: Conflict Theory
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6 pages in length. The case of Jeremiah Mearday, where two Chicago police officers were invested for wrongly beating an eighteen-year-old African American man, illustrates the extent to which the conflict theory has overtaken any ethical aspects of the city's approach to law enforcement. Inasmuch as this particular criminal theory espouses how one's behavior is expressed through one's "self-interests in a material world of threat and violence" (Collins, 1974, pp. 56-61), white officers James Comito and Matthew Thiel of the Grand Central District took it upon themselves to violate Mearday's civil rights without provocation. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCChicP.rtf

Causes And Effects Of Fatigue In Police Officers
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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. These sections first discuss the issues in general and then, as they specifically relate to police officers. Law enforcement officers sleep a good deal less than the average person, leading to persistent fatigue, which, in turn, leaves these officers less able to deal with the everyday events in their lives. The last section of this essay discusses what some departments have done to combat this problem and also offers recommendations for changing this dreadful condition among our police officers. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PGpolce.rtf

Censoring Dangerous Information on the Internet
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This 5 page report makes the argument that censorship of dangerous information on the Internet is an important consideration in preventing both domestic and foreign terrorist attacks. In particular, information regarding how to make a bomb is both harmful and dangerous and should be censored from the Internet. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWcenint.rtf

Changes in Law Enforcement
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8 pages. Over the last thirty years there have been many major changes in law enforcement and the hiring of law enforcement officers. This paper looks at what has caused these changes, why they have come about, and why this is an important issue to consider. When one considers the many changes our society has gone through over the last thirty years it is obvious that law enforcement has had to change accordingly. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAchpol.rtf