“The Belly of the Beast and The Rich Get Richer And The Poor Get Prison”
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“The Belly of the Beast and The Rich Get Richer And The Poor Get Prison” A five page paper which offers a commentary on Jeffrey Reiman’s The Rich Get Richer And The Poor Get Prison and Jack Abbott’s The Belly of the Beast, and considers the ways in which the two authors differ with regard to their theories of the social foundations which underlie criminality, and the relationship of socio-economic disadvantage to levels of crime. Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLabbottreiman.wps

“Victim or Vamp: Images of Violent Women in the Criminal Justice System”
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A 3 page overview of the article by Chimene Keitner’s. This article is supplemented with the observations of K.B. Turner and James B. Johnson’s “The Effects of Gender on Amount of Bail Set”. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPcrmWmnVamp.rtf

"The Culture of Fear" -- Alive and Well in Australia and the U.S.
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This 4 page report discusses what author and sociologist Barry Glassner calls "The Culture of Fear." The premise of the report is that the amount of unrealistic fear that exists among the populations of some of the most developed nations of the world is most often directly related to the portrayal of horrific events by both the news and entertainment media. Two news reports related to a murder in Australia are used as examples. The concept of "moral panic" is also briefly discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWmpanic.rtf

"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
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A 4 page overview of the short story by Joyce Carol Oates, a story inspired by the real-life murderer Charles Schmid, the murderer that had acquired the name of "The Pied Piper of Tucson" because of his inexplicable ability to convince young girls to do whatever it was that he wanted. The author of this paper raises questions regarding the concept of responsibility and how it plays out in our modern consciousness. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPlitOat.rtf

A Consideration of Community Policing in Dismal City, USA
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An 8 page discussion of the relative merits of community policing. The author addresses both implementation and evaluation. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPpolCmmntyPolDismal.rtf

A Look at Burglary Statistics in New York City and Cincinnati
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This 3 page paper examines statistics. Burglary rates are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA905bur.rtf

A Look at Serial Murder
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This 8 page paper examines serial murderers, theories as to why serial killers commit murder and examines a few notorious cases. How investigations are conducted is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: SA532kil.rtf