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Criminal Justice Topics |
English 127 |
Even this vast list of potential topics is not exhaustive! As you’re considering one or more of the topics below, keep in mind that you will have to narrow them further and decide which of the many aspects you will focus on. See the library webpage developed for researching criminal justice: http://www.instruction.greenriver.edu/library/guides/eng127_bahl_books.htm.
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IDEOLOGY AND HISTORY Criminology Architecture of Prisons Competing Definitions of Justice Victims’ Rights and Families Restorative Justice Reform vs. Punishment Causes of criminality LIFE IN PRISON Incarceration Rates Recidivism Prisoner Abuse Rehabilitation & Education Prison Conditions Prison Writing/Art/Comics Jailhouse Lawyers Prison Rebellions Healthcare Mental Health Guards & Other Staff Pen pals Psychological Effects RACE AND RACISM Racial Profiling Criminalizing Youth of Color Hate Crimes Jena 6 Immigrants in prison GENDER AND SEXUALITY Women in Prison Domestic Violence Sexual Crimes; Sex Offenders Prostitution and Sex work Pornography POLITICS AND CONTROVERSIES Police Brutality Political Prisoners Patriot Act & Privacy Immigration Drug War Death Penalty White collar crime Civil Rights Censorship |
CULTURE AND REPRESENTATION Representations of crime and justice Crime in Cinema/Literature/Art/Media CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND MONEY Private Prisons Prison Labor Political corruption White collar crime; fraud Prison-Industrial Complex Criminalization of Poverty POLICIES, PROCEDURES, LAWS Mandatory Sentencing & Three Strikes Rules Sentencing disparities Jury Selection Jury Nullification Child Abuse; Child Protective Services Drunk Driving; DUI policies Judicial Authority Criminal Records Wrongful Conviction Forensics & investigations Probation/Parole; Resources CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITIES Juvenile Justice Policing Protest Criminalizing Protest and Activism Katrina (criminalization & disaster) Families of Prisoners Prisoners returning to families & communities Community Policing Civilian Review Boards Gang identity Youth & Juvenile Justice Prison Construction Rodney King MISCELLANEOUS Security and surveillance; Private security Internet piracy Identity Theft Careers in Policing; Police Training Courts Attorneys Shoplifting Stalking Car theft |