Research paper on environmental crime

Reference no: EM133213849

Research Topic Proposal

Give some thought to what topic you're interested in for your research paper. Your topic should be a little narrow - for example, it should be on a specific type of criminal justice policy, a type of programming, or a specific problem facing the criminal justice system.

1. Briefly (but adequately) describe your topic. One or two paragraphs should be fine.

2. Find and list at least ten (10) peer-reviewed articles pertaining to your topic.

Here are some ideas for research paper topics. This is not an exhaustive list; if you have an idea that's not on the list, it should be fine - just check with me first. Also, some of these topics are pretty broad, so you may need to choose a more specific focus.

• Domestic violence

• Human trafficking

• Juvenile detention

• White collar crime

• Environmental crime

• Violent crime

• Property crime

• Sex crimes

• Cyber crime

• Drug crime

• Substance abuse/addiction

• Drunk driving

• Child abuse

• Hate crime

• Bullying

• School crime

• School security

• Stalking

• Sex work

• Gangs

• Victimization

• Responses to victimization

• Services for victims

• Reporting crime to the police

• Fear of crime

• Life-course criminology

• Biosocial criminology

• Routine activities theory

• Strain theory

• Critical criminology

• Gender and crime

• Neighborhoods and crime

• Parenting and crime/ delinquency

• Crime prevention measures

• Police use of force

• Racial disparities in policing

• Gender disparities in policing

• Police misconduct

• Police strategies

• Police patrol

• Public attitudes toward police

• Public attitudes toward the death penalty

• Community policing

• Problem-oriented policing

• Police training

• Police recruitment

• Police case clearance

• Racial disparities in charging or sentencing

• Gender disparities in charging or sentencing

• Capital punishment

• Sentencing guidelines

• Plea bargaining

• Courtroom workgroups

• Specialty courts (drug courts, mental health courts, veteran courts, etc.)

• Correctional rehabilitation

• Gender-responsive corrections

• Deterrence

• Mass incarceration

• Community corrections

• Mass probation

• Solitary confinement

• Violence in correctional facilities

• Private prisons

• Prison labor

• Prison visitation

• Correctional boot camps

• Reentry

• Prisoners' children and families

• Felon disenfranchisement

• Restorative justice

• Restitution

• Legalization or decriminalization of marijuana (or drugs)

• Three strikes laws

• Mandatory minimums

• Gun laws

• Media coverage of crime

• Burnout in police, correctional officers, or other criminal justice professionals

• Eyewitness unreliability

• Immigration and crime

Reference no: EM133213849

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