Intensive Supervision Programs / The Risks and Benefits
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A 20 page paper that provides an overview of the use of intensive supervision programs as an alternative to standard probation programs. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: Intsuper.wps

Intensive Supervision Programs as an Alternative to Standard Probation
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This 14 page paper considers the use of intensive supervision programs (ISPs) as an alternative to standard probation as a means of reducing recidivism in the criminal population. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHcrimIS.wps

Is it Ethical for a Criminal to Profit From His Crime at the Expense of a Victim?: The “Son of Sam Laws” and a Suggestion for a More Equitable Approach
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An 8 page discussion of the dilemma which exists between criminal and victim rights. Notes the recent phenomenon of criminals profiting from their crimes after their conviction and imprisonment by making book and movie deals or even producing art or song lyrics. The more gruesome and famous the crime the higher the potential profit. Although laws have been implemented at the state level across the nation to prevent a criminal prospering at the expense of his or her victims, these laws have been recently overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. We are left, therefore, not with the question of the legality of such profit but with the ethics of such profit. Suggests that victim's rights can be protected, and indeed victim and criminal justice system both recompensed, with legislation which allows criminals to maintain only a small percentage of their profit from such deals and diverting the rest to the victims and the criminal justice system. This would provide incentive to the criminals but at the same time generate much needed revenue for victim and state alike. Bibliography list 4 sources.
Filename: PPcrmPrf.wps

Is Justice Delivered With Forensic Science?:
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This 10 page paper exmines the role of forensic science in determining how justice is served. More specifically, this paper asserts that forensic science is not the miraculous tool it appears to be, and that its use does not always result in justice being served. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: GSCrimnl.rtf

Issues Related to Being a Victim of Rape
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This 7 page report discusses the fact that a woman who has been the victim of a violent crime and who is then victimized a second time by the judicial system, social censure, an employment crisis, and even an unspoken but still understood condemnation based on her personal history, lifestyle, or personal belief system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWvictim.rtf

Jeffrey Dahmer
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In 5 pages, the author discusses serial murderer Jeffrey Dahmer giving background information, events lead to his arrest, the organization of his crimes, his explanation of the murders, and an analysis of the aftermath for him and society. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Jeffdahm.wps

Jimmy A. Lerner's "You Got Nothing Coming: Notes From A Prison Fish"
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5 pages in length. From an upstanding citizen, husband and father who holds an MBA to part of a prison community where every moment brings an entirely new set of challenges just to stay alive, Jimmy A. Lerner's You Got Nothing Coming: Notes From a Prison Fish exacts the most deeply felt sympathies for this otherwise forthright guy whose life took a turn that changed him forever. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCLerner.rtf

Justice is NOT Blind:
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This 5 page paper presents the argument that justice in America is not blind. Specifically it argues that minorities such as blacks, gays, women, etc. arein fact treated differently within the justice system. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: GSJustic.rtf

Justifications for a Federal Death Penalty Law
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A 5 page discussion of the justifications which exist for imposing a federal death penalty. Emphasizes that such a penalty would not only permanently remove violent criminals from society but also serve as a deterrent to potential criminals. Dismisses the argument against such a penalty on the basis that it discriminates against lower socioeconomic classes who can not afford private defense with the observation that if our representation system is at fault then those inadequacies should be addressed, not be used as an excuse against the federal death penalty. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPdthFed.wps

Juvenile Crime and Recidivism: Examples of Community-Based Approaches in Florida
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An 8 page overview of the juvenile crime problem facing Florida and the measures which have been enacted to deal with it. Suggests that community based approaches are superior in their outcome to most other approaches. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: PPjuvCFL.wps

Legalizing Marijuana: Helping Society and the Economy
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A 5 page paper which argues that by legalizing marijuana the country could not only make a great deal of money but also free up valuable prison space and save prison dollars. Bibliography lists sources.
Filename: RAlegpot.rtf

Legends in Life and Literature
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This 5 page paper compares the real life Frank Serpico and the fictional Willie Stark who appears in All the King's Men. Corruption is the theme as they are compared and contrasted to one another. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA018Leg.wps