Examine the following areas within our criminal justice system and select one of these topics as a basis for your final research paper. The topics are meant to provide an axis or direction to for you to explore in your research. Contact your instructor if you have any questions, or need assistance in determining the topic for your paper.
Juvenile justice system
Explain the history and different stages of the juvenile justice system
What exactly is police discretion and how influential is it concerning the decision to arrest a juvenile?
What are the laws constraining police in searches and seizures of juvenile suspects?
Describe the alternative dispositions available to the juvenile court.
Explain the waivers by which a juvenile from juvenile to criminal court for prosecution as an adult
Criminal Justice and Policing
Identify and correlate the various theories in policing
Examine the various policing approaches currently being used in law enforcement
Agencies along with traditional policing, to include community policing, problem-solving policing, intelligence-led policing, and evidence-based policing, among others.
Explain how, as a supervisor or manager in law enforcement, you would lead your agency in contemporary policing approaches.