Introduction to Criminal Justice.
Students should submit this paper as a Word document as an attachment in Blackboard or as a hard copy to your instructor. Your instructor will provide you with a Grading Rubric. This is a research paper which should not include opinion. Be sure to use verified, scholarly sources. You may not use Wikipedia as a source. You should use your textbook as a source.
If you would like to choose a topic that is not listed below but is discussed in the textbook, this topic must be approved by the instructor before beginning the thesis and outline.
Check with your instructor for rough draft and final draft submission dates.
Pick one of the following topics to research, and write a paper. Your paper should be written in Arial or Times New Roman, 12pt font.
Chimel v. California Carroll v. U.S.
Terry v. Ohio Miranda v. Arizona
Racial Profiling Data Profiling
Rodney King incident/outcome Double Jeopardy
Use of public surveillance cameras
Use of drones (military, in other countries, in the U.S.)
Government monitoring of phone calls/texts
Border security/immigration
Espionage: Write about it itself, or pick an incident, person, event
Self-Defense: Write about it itself, or pick a case to discuss
Treason: Write about it itself, or pick an incident, person, event
Insanity: Write about it itself, or pick a case to discuss
Ethnic and Gender diversity in policing
Mental Health Disorders among juveniles
Effect of Children’s Exposure to Violence
Sept. 11, 2001 (incident, consequences, individual rights v. societal rights, etc.)
Discuss the four Eras of policing and how law enforcement has changed over the years.
Terrorism: Write about it itself, or pick an incident, person, event.
