Instructions
If you are interested in one of these topics for your research project,
make a choice:
Focus on one of the specific questions listed
OR
Focus on the topic, with the questions helping guide your research
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Child sexual abuser lists |
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Do community notification laws prevent child abuse? |
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Should law enforcement agencies notify school, community, sports organizations, and others about sexual abusers? |
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Should past sexual offenders have the right to privacy and be left off lists? |
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Can Internet child sexual exploitation be controlled? |
*image coutesy of venerabilis.iobloggo.com |
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Gang violence |
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How can curfews and anti-loitering laws prevent teen violence? |
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Is community policing the best answer to the nation's gang problem? |
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How can communities and law enforcement work together to reduce gang violence? |
*image coutesy of www.gangwar.com |
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Racial profiling |
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Does aggressively policing the poor lead to abusive police practices? |
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Do courts adequately punish police departments that use racial profiling? |
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Does racial profiling influence most law enforcement decisions? |
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Is the government misusing the USA Patriot Act? |
*image coutesy of www.srpublications.com |
Created 2005 by Joan Kallas
last updated
05/07/2007
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