FBI Research Proposals Samples For Students

Proposal for Research

Teen Gang Violence in the Community

Teenage gangs sometimes called juvenile gangs have been a historical problem in the United States (US). That is because some change in society starts the rise or the fall of certain types of gangs and also affects their membership numbers. One of the causes in the US has been immigration which causes two basic types of gangs to band together: the local teenagers already living in the area and the new teenage immigrants to the area. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines the difference between street gangs and the neighborhood or local gangs ...

Introduction

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (2010) defines burglary as the unlawful entry into a structure in order to commit theft or a felony. The term structure refers to offices, apartments, houseboats used as homes, barns or railroad cars. It however does not refer to cars or ships. This entry need not be forceful. Burglary is classified into three forms; forcible entry, attempted forcible entry and non-forcible unlawful entry where no force is applied.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (2010) reports approximately 2,199,125 burglaries in 2009. This is less by 1.3% in comparison to 2008. This is however higher ...

And their Effect on the Reduction of Human Trafficking

Introduction
Human trafficking has been defined by Clawson et al as “modern day slavery” and it is a crime that affects every nation of the world (2009). As a crime it is most commonly associated with the women folk and little children who find themselves traded for the purpose of sexual or labor intensive services. The Citizens for Community Values (n.d.) stated that human trafficking does in fact go beyond sex and labor to other forms of exploitation. Agreeing with that definition the arm of The United Nations that handle unfair treatment of human beings have described trafficking as “the ...

Introduction

The purpose of this study is to determine the deterrent effect of the death penalty or capital punishment in the commission of future crimes. Most of the criminal experts believe that the justification for the imposition of the death penalty against criminals should be for retributive grounds and to make the criminals suffer the consequences of their actions. Thus, when a person kills another, the retributive effect of capital punishment or the death penalty is take the life of the murderer (Radelet & Akers, 1996). The main reason for the imposition of the death penalty is to discourage the murderers to ...

Public administrators need to be able to ensure high level of productivity from the people who work under them. This can be achieved easily if they perceive good leadership skills and traits in order to bring about positive change especially in difficult situation. There several renowned leaders in the world who exhibited significant leadership skills which enabled them to cub social, economic or political problems. One of such leaders is the New York Police Department Commissioner Bill Bratton in the New York City (NYC, 2014). Bill Bratton positively influenced the state of security in the New York City by ...

Background Checks and Gun Control

The recent spate of incidents related to guns has rekindled the debate over gun control and measures to ensure safety and security of the citizens. With the Newton, Sandy Hook, and the Boston Bombing still in public memory, there are many congresspersons and senators calling for extensive background checks on those desiring to purchase weaponry. The term weaponry has been used instead of guns alone as the buying behavior of many gun owners reveals that they do not purchase guns in isolation or handguns or small firearms but instead, accumulate large weapons that can proved detrimental to public safety. ...

Introduction

Human trafficking continues to be a persistent problem in the United States of America. Every year, tens of thousands of innocent people are trafficked into and out of the country, either willingly or unwillingly. The rates of trafficking are greater in some states than others with data currently indicating that Georgia and Florida are two of the states that have the highest rates of human trafficking. South Carolina is also another state that experiences relatively high rates of human trafficking. To curb these high rates of human trafficking, a special task force that exclusively deals with human trafficking cases and that ...