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“Training Police Officers in Techniques of Dealing With Mentally Ill Suspects Within the Community”
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A five page paper which looks at the problems faced by police officers in dealing with mentally ill suspects, and the ways in which training programmes designed to redress the problem might be managed and assessed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JLpolicementill.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

“War Crimes”
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A paper which looks at war crimes, from the point of view of the way in which chain of command is defined, the ethical and legal issues surrounding the allocation of responsibility for such crimes, and the different stances which have been taken by various war crimes tribunals since the Second World War. Bibliography lists 9 sources
Filename: JLwarcrimes.wps

“Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed and What We Can Do About It”: A Discussion of the Premises of Author James P Gray in Comparison to the Philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Machiavelli, Locke, Hobbes, and Rousseau
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A 5 page exploration of the question of whether drug laws are serving a positive societal function. Gray contends that not only are drug laws ineffective, they are counterproductive and potentially devastating. This contention is evaluated in light of the contentions of numerous other philosophers. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPdrugLw.rtf

“Women in Law Enforcement”: A Review of the Book by Peter Horne
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A 7 page overview of the book by author Peter Horne. This paper covers the highlights of the book, focusing on the history of women in law enforcement in the United States. Starting with their debut into law enforcement in the nineteenth century and proceeding through contemporary times, the author outlines the major accomplishment made even in the face of sometimes overwhelming obstacles. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPwomLw2.rtf

"Monster": A Review of the Book by Walter Dean Myers
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A 5 page review of the fictional novel depicting the problems faced by sixteen year old Steve Harmon, a black teen being prosecuted for the fatal shooting of a drugstore owner. Recapitulated highlights of the novel and ties the fictional message into the very real societal warning that problems we are currently experiencing in our society in regard to teen misconduct are only a symptom of a very complex societal ill. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPmonstr.wps

"No Matter How Loud I Shout : A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court": A Review of the Book by Edward Humes
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A 5 page review of the book by Edward Humes criticizing the many shortfalls of the nation's juvenile justice system. Emphasizes that the problems of rising juvenile crime are really a reflection of an inadequate and inefficient system. Concludes that Humes methodically unravels the problems and suggest solution to each. His choice of words, while sometimes callous and brash, are a reflection of a system with the same qualities.
Filename: PPjuvJus.wps

"The Complete History of Jack the Ripper" by Philip Sugden
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A 3 page paper which provides a summary and review of "The Complete History of Jack the Ripper" by Philip Sugden. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAsugdn.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