Chapters of “Forces of Deviance”
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12 pages summarizing 5 chapters of this book by Kappeler, Sluder and Alpert. The chapters address issues both surrounding and explaining the reasons underlying the commission of deviant acts by police. The chapters address deviant behavior; prejudice and discrimination; police brutality; abuse of authority; and drug-related police deviance. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KScrimPolDev.rtf

CHARACTERISTICS OF A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR
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This 7-page paper covers some of the characteristics that are needed by a criminal investigator. Also touched on are the skills needed in three times of crimes -- murder, robbery and embezzlement. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTcrimin.rtf

Charles Manson / The Need For Interrogation
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A 9 page paper that discusses the building of Bugliosi's case based on interrogation and admissions of witnesses, rather than physical evidence, which was most often ignored or destroyed by the police. The writer argues that if interrogation and even hearsay were not allowed in the trial, Manson would have gone free. Nearly all of the physical evidence was tied into the case based on corroborative statements that had to be tracked down and pieced together. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Manson.wps

Charles Manson: Chronological Events and the Tate-LaBianca Murder Trial
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This is a 5 page paper describing the chronological events in the life and trial of Charles Manson. Detail of the trial is included. The chronology of events and the life of Charles Manson which led to his eventual trial and conviction for the Tate-LaBianca murders is one of crime, psychological disorders and the establishment of his “Family”. Manson had lived his life mostly within the prison system until his release in 1967 and the establishment of his group of followers called “The Family”. In August 1969, Manson and Family members murdered five people at the Tate household and two at the LaBianca household. In 1970, their trial lasted nine months which included testimony which proved to be more shocking than the murders themselves. Manson and the other three members on trial were eventually found guilty of first-degree murder. Charles Manson is still in prison and was been denied his tenth parole hearing in April 2002. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TJCMans1.rtf

Charles Murray’s Theory of the “Underclass” and Crime
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This 5 page report discusses journalist and political scientist Charles Murray, author of “The Bell Curve,” and his theories regarding the birth of out-of-wedlock babies, the abolition of the welfare system, and the numerous social problems inherent in American (and more recently, British) society. The writer makes the assertion that Murray’s theories are not accurate since they fail to consider the “underclass” and crime in appropriate context. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWmurray.rtf

Child Abuse in America
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This 3 page paper provides material for a speech about child abuse in America. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVUSAAbu.rtf

Child Abuse in the Special Needs Population
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This 6 page paper provides information on the greater risks for special needs children in relation to physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Child abuse and neglect is defined and explored. Several studies are cited showing that special needs children are more at risk for child abuse than other children. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA130spc.rtf

Child Abuse:
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(5 pp) Every child is vulnerable to sexual abuse, and many are vulnerable to neglect or physical abuse. Today's parents must face the possibility that someone may hurt or take advantage of their child. Research indicates that as many as one out of every four children will be the victim of sexual abuse. Very young children as well as older teenagers are victimized. Almost all of these children will be abused by someone they know and trust: a relative, family friend or caretaker. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BBchabus.doc

Child Labor in the UK: The Impacts of Victorianism on the Changes in Attitudes and Laws
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This 12 page paper provides an overview of the history and impetus for child labor in the industrialized UK of the 18th and early 19th centuries and then considers the impact of the reign of Queen Victoria and the development of Victorian values as they determined shifts in the view of child labor and the family. This paper also focuses on the issue of poverty, the development of education, and the focus on social reforms that were a consistent part of the Victorian transformation. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: MHchildl.wps

CHILD VICTIMS: CRIME, IMPACT, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE: A BOOK REVIEW
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This 7-page paper is a review of Zedner and Morgan's groundbreaking book dealing with the impact of criminal acts on children, and how children are further victimized in their trips through the judicial system as a result.
Filename: MTchcrre.rtf

Children Should Not Be Punished As Adults
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A 4 page paper which argues that children, or young adults, should not be treated as adults in relationship to the legal system and law regarding punishment. Children are children and regardless of their crime, they are not mature enough to understand the real consequences of their actions. One argument given relates to the fact that the prison system will only further their life of crime, and therefor has proven to ineffective in deterring crime. In addition, an alternative is illustrated, whereby these violent children can be sentenced to their own institution that is not part of the average detention center, not part of the adult prison system. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAyacrime.wps

Children Should Not Be Treated as Adults in the Criminal Justice System
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This 5 page paper looks at research on this topic but is an opinion piece. The paper argues that children would not be treated like adults in the context of the criminal justice system. Some examples are provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA314cj.rtf

Children Who Murder
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A 3 page book review that summarizes and analyzes the content of Robert Heckel and David Shumaker’s text, which is an informative study of pre-teen murderers, Children Who Murder: A Psychological Perspective (2001). The reviewer argues that their text is enormously useful to practitioners in the field of criminology, as well as policymakers and the public, because it offers a comprehensive overview of literature on this topic, as well as originally research that concerns meta-analysis of case studies. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khpreten.rtf

Choice Theory from a Marxist Perspective
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This 4 page paper examines choice theory as it relates to criminology. How Marx might view the theory is the focus of this paper. Information about Marxism is relayed as well. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA706CJ1.rtf

Chris Paul: A Case Study in Successful Mediation
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This 5 page paper examines a case in the justice system to illustrate the benefits of mediation. The concept is discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA616CP.rtf

Class Rule and the English Criminal Justice System 1700 - 1850
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This 7 page paper argues that the overriding model in the criminal justice system of this time was one of class rule and prejudice due to the perception of the existence of the criminal class. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEcjsvic.rtf

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