An Overview of Firearms Trafficking
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This 5 page paper looks at the sale of illegal firearms in the U.S. and internationally as well. Laws designed to curb illegal gun sales are discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA210gun.rtf

BANK ROBBERIES IN CANADA
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This paper examines bank robberies in Canada and quotes from Frederick Desroches book, Force and Fear, Robbery in Canada. The paper answers questions such as the robber's profile, where the largest number of bank robberies occur and how a bank can deter a robber.
Filename: MTrobcan.rtf

Carl B. Klockars’ Approach to Research in The Professional Fence
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In four pages this paper examines the research that criminologist and sociologist Carl B. Klockars used for his 1974 criminology text The Professional Fence and considers if there could have been a different approach used. There are no other sources listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGprofence.rtf

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

CIA - continuously in action?
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(6 pp) The country confronts international relations that diverge from the pattern of the past. President Clinton's rhetoric during the 1992 electoral campaign recognized these developments, and it is important to consider how that appreciation may influence administration policy. Management of the CIA and the U.S. intelligence community is a crucial part of the new administration's national security effort and merits careful evaluation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BBciacia.doc

Comparative Analysis of Organized Crime in Japan, China, Russia, and Mexico
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In five pages this paper compares and contrasts organized crime in these countries with their counterparts in the United States and also considers whether or not organized crime infiltration of labor unions is global in scale or strictly an American phenomenon. Seven sources are listed in the bibliography. TGcosaglobe.rtf
Filename: TGcosaglobe.rtf

Conspiracy Theories and the John F. Kennedy Assasination
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A 15 page discussion of the circumstances surrounding the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The author reviews the various conspiracies and concludes that only one thing is clear, the events surrounding the assassination could not have occurred as our government tells us they did. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPjfkAss.rtf

Controlling Organized Crime
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A 3 page research paper that discusses organized crime and draws upon the example set by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to discuss the methodology that is used to control organized crime. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khfbiocr.rtf

Court Case: Riggs v. Palmer
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This 9 page paper examines the origin and scope, the content, and methods of developing approaches to this 1889 law case. This case is considered a favorite of the issue of morality vs legality involving a grandson who kills his grandfather and then lays claims to the estate. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BBriggsP.doc

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AS DEPICTED BY COPPOLA’S, GODFATHER AND SCOSESE’S, GOODFELLAS
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This 12 page paper discusses the impact that Goodfellas and The Godfather had on the criminal justice system and the depiction of life inside a crime organization. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBcrboss.rtf

Crime and Punishment in Nineteenth Century Boston
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This 5 page paper provides statistical and official data concerning crimes, arrests and punishment in Boston Massachusetts during the 1800s. The prison system is also discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA008Bos.rtf

Crime Causation/Social Organization Theory
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A 5 page research paper that first offers a newspaper account of gang related crime and then discusses how social organization theory offers possible explanations for its causation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khsocorg.rtf

CRITIQUES ON CRIME PAPERS
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This 7-page paper analyzes two studies on crime to determine if they follow rule of operationalization and proper method. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTcrithe.rtf

Effects Of Political Machines In The Late Nineteenth Century
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3 pages in length. The last half of the nineteenth century was a time of significant political growing pangs. As a means by which to address the concerns that had sprouted up throughout the previous decades, the country's officials decided to implement what was termed political machines: a well-oiled operation that, some feel, took advantage of immigrant labor workers and the rest of America. While these political machines were initially created in order for politicians to gain a more solid voter following, it also served to undermine the very integrity upon which America had been established. Indeed, the only people who stood to benefit from the outcome of political machines were the ones who held a significantly higher social status. The writer discusses political machines as they relate to the late nineteenth century. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCpolma.wps

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