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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