Causative Factors in Drug Abuse: Psychological and Sociological Factors
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A 4 page examination of the question of whether an individual's inclination to abuse drugs is affected more by social factors or psychological factors. The author contends that while psychology can play a role even it is affected by social circumstance. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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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.
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Cesare Beccaria's Theories on Criminal Justice
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This 9 page paper focusses on Cesare Beccaria's utility theory as he applied it to crime and criminal justice. Beccaria had some influence as well on the later utility theorists. His work is seen to have the influence of British Empiricism and Montesquieu.The main thrust of Beccaria's work is that capital punishment must be done away with, as all punishment must be swift and decided upon with the idea of that which is best for the public good. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Community Policing, Sketchy Proposition?
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Policing communities are now responsible for prevention, as well as follow through on criminal activity, and because of the labor intensive nature of this reality, the solutions to crime must be shared. The solution resides in policing both real criminals and preventing at-risk youth from becoming criminals. This is everyone’s job, and particularly, those who will have the most success at it. Brief history and research on community policing, and suggested solutions. Bibliography lists 4 sources. jvPolicC.rtf
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Concepts in Criminology
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This 5 page paper provides brief definitions of sociological concepts and schools of thought with an emphasis on criminology. Elijah Anderson's Code of the Street is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Conflict Theory: Correlation Between Race And Crime
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9 pages in length. Theoretical frameworks exist in order to better quantify the reasons why humans exhibit certain behaviors under certain circumstances. The extent to which such theories serve to explain – and therefore establish appropriate methodology of approach for – these behaviors is both grand and far-reaching; that conflict theory provides a better understanding between the elements of race and crime speaks to how competition and inequitable distribution of norms and values play a significant role in why race and crime are correlated. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Consensus & Conflict Theory/Deviance
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A 5 page research paper that, first of all, discusses the consensus/functionalist theory of Emile Durkheim in defining deviance, which compares to the conflict theory of Karl Marx. Then, the writer briefly looks at crime statistics in Great Britain. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Conservative Verses Liberal Views on Criminal Justice
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A 2 page discussion of the differing view in criminal justice. Breaks these views into two major categories, the liberal view that the criminal justice system is a puppet of the rich and powerful and the conservative view that the system is not discriminatory but simply acts against those who complete the most crimes. Concludes that it is our system of checks and balances to which we must turn in order to resolve these disparities. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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