DONALD HARVEY, THE ANGEL OF DEATH
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This 15 page paper examines the seventeen year rampage by the serial killer, Donald Harvey. Motivations, medical examiner's involvement, methods, prosecution, psychological profiles, included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Drug Abuse: Rehabilitation Verses Incarceration
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A 10 page emphasis that rehabilitation has the potential to solve our long lasting problems surrounding drug abuse. The author provides data demonstrating the advantages of rehabilitation verses incarceration. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Drug Case Processing
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This 3 page paper examines drug courts around the nation. Drug case processing is discussed in terms of its value and success. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA510dcp.rtf

Drug Free School Zone Laws / A Socio-Legal Analysis
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7 pages in length. In New Jersey, as well as in a few other states, laws providing enhanced penalties for drug offenses occurring near schools have become quite popular. Through sociological analysis, the writer discusses how these laws came to pass out of custom, social need, etc; A conclusive evaluation determines that the law's impact has not been what was originally intended and that more than anything, "Drug Free School Zone" laws have only created a new avenue for aggressive plea-bargaining. Key terms and concepts are defined. No Bibliography.
Filename: Socilaw.wps

Drug Programs in the Prison System
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This 10 page paper evaluates the state of the prison system, and notes the predominance of drug use among the populous. Programs to treat drug addiction are discussed as well as specific programs implemented in penal systems. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA 117drg.doc

Drug Treatment Options for Offenders
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This 12 page paper looks at the criminal justice system and how it treats drug offenders. The paper supports the idea that drug court is superior than inpatient treatment or incarceration. How should society punish and treat drug offenders? The issue is explored through relevant journals and other sources. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Durkheim and Weber's Views on Punishment Compared
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of theories of punishment. Weber and Durkheim's ideas are compared and contrasted. Punishment is discussed along with underlying theories such as anomie. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA210pun.rtf

Earning Respect As A Prison Guard
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5 pages in length. There is much more to being a prison correctional officer than merely watching over a collection of social deviants; rather, the emotional, psychological and physical attributes necessary for such a demanding job reflect the same components with which guards secure the elusive element of respect within the prison setting. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCPrsGu.rtf

Ed Koch's Take on The Death Penalty (Article Analysis)
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This 7 page paper examines seven points made by Ed Koch in a 1985 article. Koch opposes those who do not support capital punishment. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Electronic Monitoring in Community Corrections
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An 11 page paper examining GPS-based electronic monitoring of offenders. The concept of “house arrest” is an old one and in the past was accomplished by placing armed guards outside the residence of the detainee. Early forms of electronic monitoring focused on ensuring that the detainee remain in a specific location. Today’s capabilities allow the offender to work, and also alert police when s/he is not where s/he is supposed to be. Not only do today’s GPS-based systems alert police to such information, they also provide the offender’s exact location. There are questions of “fairness” of such tight control, but offenders’ alternative is prison, where they are expensive guests of the state and the state’s taxpayers. The present generation of electronic monitoring devices allow police to control offenders’ actions while offenders support themselves. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Equal But Different: The Incarceration of Female Inmates
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An 8 page overview of the issues involved in the incarceration of female inmates. This paper reviews the history of female incarceration to note similarities in the past and the present in regard to the current move to incarcerating male and female inmates in the same facility. The author insists that this approach is neither economically prudent nor the most effective approach to the rehabilitation, and humane incarceration, of female inmates. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Erving Goffman's 'Characteristics of Total Institutions'
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In 4 pages, the wroter discusses an article entitled "Characteristics of Total Institutions" by Erving Goffman. A macro and micro comparison is made of staff and inmate, mortification, privilege system, adaptation alignments, and culture themes.
Filename: Egoffman.wps

Establishing A Criminal Justice Planning Office
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A 7 page paper. Using the description of a city provided by the students, the writer discusses establishing a criminal justice planning office. Topics include the purpose and goals of such an office, the need for the office, where the office would fall in the city's government structure, personnel, budget, and anticipated sources of revenue. Statistical data regarding crime in this city are provided. Two tables are included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGcrmjs.rtf

Ethical Issues in the Business of Private Prisons
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( 10 pp) Whether it is a class assignment, or an event in the outside world, determining what and how to deal with any ethical situation is difficult. First because we question our own perception of the event - did I really just see that? Did it really happen? Second, because if we are already questioning ourselves, we probably are not very sure about how to proceed, with whatever is to happen next. Put that kind of thinking into a business environment, and there is one more piece to add to the processing mix. Next lets add the controversy of politics and revenue, and we have ourselves questioning whether there are ethical issues in the business of private prisons. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Ethics and Justice #6
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A 21 page paper which is the response to a standalone project culminating a semester of the study of ethics in the correctional system. The paper exists in three parts, each of which addresses ethical issues in the correctional system of the state of Calibama. Responses are based on the laws of Connecticut and the code of ethics of the American Bar Association. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: KSlawEthJus6.rtf

Ethics and Justice 4
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A 4 page paper answering two questions on plea bargaining and ethical decision-making. One involves a defense attorney offering one of his clients to the district attorney in exchange for leniency with another, who has a good chance of acquittal and should go to trial. The other focuses on whether a prosecutor should trust a rapist to provide accurate information about another case if the prosecutor arranges to have the rape charge dismissed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Ethics and Justice 5
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A 5 page paper answering 3 questions, 2 of which address the apparent inequities of sentences relative to the crimes to which they are linked. Discussion includes theories of punishment; ethical behavior by correctional officers; and a speech by the governor of Connecticut supporting the state's death penalty. A 21-slide PowerPoint presentation on Connecticut prison statistics is available separately. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSlawEthJust5.rtf