Dissertations on Criminology

Criminology is a social science that applies elements of sociology, psychology and law in the study of crime, criminal behaviour and law enforcement.

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History of Police Stop and Search Powers in the UK

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This dissertation charts the history of the stop and search powers of the British police from the notorious Brixton riots up to the modern day....

Last modified: 22nd Nov 2023

Internet Evolution and Effects of Cybercrime

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This paper will talk about the internet evolution and how its use has changed the world and the way people live and function and the cause and effect of cybercrime....

Last modified: 1st Mar 2022

Management of Criminal Activities from Prisons in the US

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This research study focuses on prison crimes in the USA. In order to evaluate these crimes, newspaper reports and press release of court cases will be utilized to understand the nature of these crimes....

Last modified: 1st Mar 2022

Can the Doctrine of Joint Enterprise be Reconciled with Racial Justice?

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This paper raises important questions about collective action, individual agency, gang myth-making, street violence and implicit racism: how are street collectives termed ‘gangs’ tied to notions of race and ethnicity?...

Last modified: 1st Mar 2022

Cannabis and Adolescent Perceptions

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The age of initiation of cannabis use is changing with younger children and adolescents reporting daily cannabis use....

Last modified: 1st Mar 2022

How Technology Has Facilitated Cyber-bullying

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This paper outlines the findings of the research undertaking to establish how technology facilitates Cyber-bullying within a particular secondary school....

Last modified: 1st Mar 2022

Behind Bars: The Truth about Drugs in Prisons

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The consumption and dealing of drugs has long been a criminal offence, so how are drugs finding their way into prisons that are meant to be secure places of law enforcement?...

Last modified: 1st Mar 2022

Legal Aspects of Stalking and Cyberstalking in the Maltese Criminal Code

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This research starts with a thorough assessment of parliamentary debates in Malta which took place prior to the introduction of the relevant provisions in the Criminal Code criminalising the conduct of harassment and stalking respectively....

Last modified: 1st Mar 2022

Indicators Which Influence Juvenile Offenders

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This paper will reflect on children ages 10-17 who are influenced to become juvenile offenders. So many causes or reasons caused this horrible epidemic which also includes the many forms of trauma that could have occurred....

Last modified: 1st Mar 2022

Representation of Hope: Content Media Analysis of the Hope Solo Domestic Violence Case

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The purpose of this article is to explore how media content represents Hope Solo throughout her domestic violence case....

Last modified: 1st Mar 2022

Protection of Victims of Sexual Violence During International Criminal Trials: A Comparative Perspective

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Originally stowaways of the international procedure and courtroom, victims have finally been recognized as an indispensable player in international criminal trials....

Last modified: 1st Mar 2022

Typology of Money Laundering Schemes

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Money laundering is a process, as a result of which money obtained in an illegal way is transformed into legal income....

Last modified: 1st Mar 2022

The Impact of Spousal Abuse Against Women and Men from the Perspective of the Abused and the Abuser

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This project was written as for publication in journal of family issues: Spousal abuse is a kind of domestic abuse and violence which is vast becoming rampant not just a personal issue but also a public health and psychological problems....

Last modified: 28th Feb 2022

Factors Associated with the Non-progressive Moves of Offenders Within the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway

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Investigation into factors associated with the non-progressive moves of offenders within the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway....

Last modified: 28th Feb 2022

Psychology Undergraduate Attitudes Towards Male Sex Offenders: The Impact of the Victim’s Gender

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Research that investigates the relevance of attitudes for the successful treatment outcome of the sexual assault victims is scarce. This study attempts at investigating this gap in literature....

Last modified: 28th Feb 2022

Types of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism

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Today, security in our daily lives is more important than it ever was before due to threat of terror coming from various entities, ideologies and motives....

Last modified: 25th Jan 2022

Boston Marathon Bombing: A Case Study of the Radicalization of the Tsarnaev Brothers

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A case study of the radicalization of the Tsarnaev Brothers who perpetrated the first successful improvised explosive device terrorist attack inside the United States....

Last modified: 17th Jan 2022

Reducing Recidivism Through the Expansion of Corrective Services

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Reducing recidivism through the expansion of corrective services, providing purpose for people through the provision of employment post incarceration. LI...

Last modified: 6th Jan 2022

Change Blindness and its Effect on Eyewitness Testimony

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This study examined the relevance of prior research on the perceptual phenomenon of change blindness. The research conducted in this experiment was based from the findings of Davies and Hine (2007)....

Last modified: 4th Jan 2022

Perception of Money Laundering in Mauritian Population

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The aim of this dissertation is to assess the perception of money laundering among the Mauritian population....

Last modified: 30th Nov 2021

Effects of Criminalising Forced Marriage

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This dissertation will discuss and evaluate the effect and likely outcome of criminalising forced marriages. Forced marriage can be defined as a marriage which occurs when one or both parties to the marriage have been pressurised into marriage....

Last modified: 11th Nov 2021

Money Laundering Controls in Nigeria

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The main focus of this dissertation is to find out the effectiveness of money-laundering regulations in regards to banks in Nigeria, and compare it with the international standard...

Last modified: 10th Nov 2021

Alternatives to Custodial Sentences for Female Offenders

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This dissertation questions the increase in the female prison population in recent years. It then goes on to outline some reasons against imprisoning women, looking at the alternatives to custodial sentences....

Last modified: 5th Nov 2021

Domestic Violence toward Asian Women

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Based on research and statistics, it is known that domestic violence toward Asian women is pervasive. Unfortunately, documented reports of abuse most likely under-represent the number of abused women due to the secretive and victimizing nature of domestic violence....

Last modified: 5th Nov 2021

Psychological Effects of Imprisonment on Young Offenders

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The aim of this dissertation is to examine the claim of authors such as Harrington and Bailey (2005) that a substantial proportion of young offenders in the UK suffer from severe mental illness....

Last modified: 4th Nov 2021