Criminology Essays

Application of Strain Theory to Financial Crime
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: How has strain theory contributed to our understanding of financially driven criminal behaviour? How can we better understand the case of Rajina Subramaniam using this theoretical frame...

History and Changes of the Policy and Practice Towards Rape Investigations
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: The topic of rape has often been at the forefront of controversy as there are many different views on the subject. According to the Sexual Offenses Act (2003) the definition of rape is if a perso...

Effects of Economic Disparities on Minorities Incarcerated
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Are economic disparities the leading cause of the increased minority population in the prison system?   Hypothesis Economic disparities are the leading cause of mi...

Reflecting on the Issue of Hate crimes
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: I chose to look at hate crimes as my topic for this reflective essay in the wake of the Christchurch shootings were 50 people lost their lives as a result of the actions of a self-described ecofa...

Strategies to Tackle Money Laundering
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: A PSA ABOUT BSA: MONEY LAUNDERING Abstract This paper will take an in-depth look at the crime of money laundering. It will begin by defining a Title 31 and the Bank Secrecy Act ...

Criminological Theories of Murder
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Murder is a horrendous crime committed by all types of people from different upbringings, socio-economic backgrounds, ethnicities, race, and genders. However, certain theories can find similariti...

Criminological Theories for Lone Actor Terrorism
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Literature review: Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis (ECCA) has become an integral part of the criminology field itself, in which ECCA or crime science allows organisations a...

Issue of Police Brutality Against African Americans
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Why are African American’s targets for Police Violence?  Many journalists and newscasters have reported police brutality in minority groups, more specifically the African American...

Feminist Argument in Rawls: A Theory of Justice
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Assess how convincing the feminist critique of Rawls A Theory of Justice is In 1971 John Rawls published his book titled A Theory of Justice which has been praised by scholars for its u...

Application of General Strain Theory to Youth Crime
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Select one of the criminological theories or perspectives that we studied this semester and evaluate whether it is useful for understanding the ‘problem’ of youth crime in Victoria. As p...

Challenges for Preventing Domestic Abuse in the UK
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Factors contributing to the existence of Domestic Abuse and the difficulties faced in trying to prevent its occurrence in the UK.   Domestic abuse (DA), is a phenomenon whi...

Homegrown Radicalisation and Counter-Radicalisation in Western Europe and North America
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: The Radicalisation of Mohammed Siddique Khan Introduction “I am directly responsible for protecting and avenging my Muslim brothers and sisters.”[1] This essay demonstrates ...

Death Penalty For Drug Trafficking
Example essay. Last modified: 20th Nov 2019
Introduction: I have chosen to focus on the death penalty for drug trafficking for the following reasons: Some governments will sentence those who are convicted for just the possession of drugs to the death penalty...

The death penalty debate
Example essay. Last modified: 20th Nov 2019
Introduction: Death penalty has been an issue of controversy and debate for ages and one comes across a large number of arguments for and against capital punishment system. Capital punishments were prevalent at one...

Death Penalty as a Punishment: The Debate
Example essay. Last modified: 20th Nov 2019
Introduction: The main aim of this research project is to evaluate the efficacy of death penalty as a punishment. The researcher has tried her best to do an objective study on the topic, without any subjectivity or...

Types Of Offence And Hate Crime Criminology Essay
Example essay. Last modified: 21st Oct 2019
Introduction: The following essay aims to critically assess the above statement with reference to its implications for hate crime scholarship and policy. In doing so, it will first outline what is meant by hate cri...

Vulnerable & Traumatized : Contributing Risk Factor to Rise in Child Human Trafficking
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Modern Teen Slaves Vulnerable & Traumatized: Contributing Risk Factor to Rise in Child Human Trafficking Human trafficking is considered to be a form of ‘modern-day slave...

Does the Presence of CCTV Have an Effect on Crime?
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Does the Presence of CCTVs Have an Effect on Crime? Abstract Regarding the criminal justice system, one of the main goals is preserving public safety. A struggle with achieving...

Literature Review on Deterrence Theory: Mexico and US Border
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction:  For my research theory I am studying the proposed United States/Mexico border wall because I want to know if this physical barrier will lessen illegal immigration, drug importation, and te...

The Drug War on Black America
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Introduction  The history of the United States government has implemented several policies that have in many ways affected our way of life. The subject I have chosen is ” The...

Labelling Theory in the Criminal Justice System
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Labelling Theory   Labelling theorists take a different approach to structural, macro theories like functionalism as rather than searching for the causes of criminality t...

Female Victims in the Criminal Justice System
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Victims, Violence and the criminal justice system Women fall victim to many forms of violence depicted in the Criminal Justice System. Domestic Violence (DV), Workplace Violence (...

How Does Corporate Crime Challenge Conventional Definitions of Crime?
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Corporate crimes are categorised as a beneficiary conflict of interest rather than harmful. Erin Sheley (2018) approaches the types of corporate crime as ‘over inclusive and under inclusive’...

Individual and Sociological Positivism | Theories of Crime
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Describe 2 theories of crime covered in the module Individual Positivism Sociological Positivism This essay will discuss two theories of crime, sociological positivism...

Incarceration Trends in the American Criminal Justice System
Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019
Introduction: Abstract In 2015 the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) submitted a report to the office of the high commissioner for human Rights. In this report U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony ...