Category: Crime Investigation

  • Feminism and Criminology in the Modern Justice System

    Feminist and crime research is an innovative and revolutionary discipline. Despite societys movement towards justice and gender equality, women are still underrepresented in stereotypically masculine industries. The research methodology in this area is divided into quantitative and qualitative as well as in formal investigation. The critical distinction is the existence of a subjective factor, namely…

  • Chapter 7 of Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice

    Table of Contents General Summary Fundamental Arguments Critique Reference General Summary Chapter seven of Gaus text focuses on analyzing populations, sampling distributions, and the sample related to criminal-justice statistics and criminology. From a statistical perspective, a population defines a whole (entire) sphere or universe of places, people, objects, and particular units involved in analyzing a…

  • DNA Analysis in Forensic Science

    Table of Contents Introduction PCR Process Loci Touch DNA Conclusion References Introduction In the context of present-day developments, DNA analysis appears to be an essential tool for numerous fields. Modern biology and biochemistry intensively use methods, which are based on recombinant DNA. In addition, it is applied in bioinformatics, which implies data mining, which is…

  • Undercover Police Investigations in Drug-Related Crimes

    Table of Contents Introduction Problems Associated With Undercover Police Investigations Arguments for Drug Legalization References Introduction Undercover activities have traditionally been used to target crimes involving corruption, drugs, pornography, and prostitution. This involves deception and involvement in illegal activity to gain evidence involving criminal activities. According to Marx (1988), UCEs have worked to combat organized…

  • Frank Hagans Textbook Introduction to Criminology

    After having read Chapters 5 and 6 in the textbook Introduction to Criminology by Frank Hagan, I was able to identify the following three points of interest: The fact that, throughout the entirety of both of these Chapters, Hagan made a deliberate point in referring to the Positivist criminological theory, as such that has been…

  • Criminal Behavior Investigation and Search Warrants

    What are the Fourth Amendment requirements for the issuance of warrants? The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires that no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized (Fourth Amendment par 2). In other…

  • Criminology and Victimology: Victim Stereotypes in Criminal Justice

    The criminal justice system has several inefficiencies most of which can be interpreted under a variety of lenses. One of these explanations concerns the ideal victim mold that many law enforcers, criminal justice prosecutors as well as several other persons have held about crimes committed. The paper shall look at this matter of female perpetrated…

  • Legal Insanity in Criminology

    A 45-year-old man has been referred to my facility by a judge. I have been asked to assess if the client satisfies the definition of legal insanity. The suspect was arrested for an attempted bank robbery. After analyzing his medical records, I realized that he had a history of schizophrenia. The patient had been released…

  • The Usage of DNA Technology in Forensic Science

    Table of Contents Introduction Global Issues Effective Testimony Writing References Introduction The usage of DNA technology in forensic science is related to certain ethical issues that attract much attention of publicity (Sujatha, 2006). DNA typing technology gives forensic science an opportunity to uncover the information considered by the society intensely private (DNA typing and society,…

  • Criminology: Four Types of Evidence

    According to Ronald (1990, there are basically four types of evidence; the first being anecdotal which is very weak and involves describing one specific instance or instances of the same type or structure. The weakness of this type of evidence is that, it cannot be relied on in proving a general statement and alone, it…