Criminal Justice Dissertation Ideas

[sanantone]

What about a study on
* Amount of training that officers receive versus the occurrences of officer involved shootings by those officers
* Anything dealing with communications centers, there is nowhere near enough studies done on them so probably won't be limited

Yeah, there's almost no research on law enforcement dispatchers or animal control Officers.

Go dig through the National Institute of Justice. Ton of potential there.

Specific thought: Look at how societal pressure has evolved law enforcement's use of force continuum. Look at how race has altered law enforcement response. State specific - How is law enforced in a predominately democratic urban hub, versus a republican one; like houston vs ft. worth. Survey small cities, and contrast how influx of immigrants affect the availability of social services for nonimmigrants.

Ton of stuff...

I still think looking at a virtual community operated under a comprehensive code of ethics, versus one of strict law would be interesting to play out...

Thanks for the NIJ recommendation. I'm not going to do anything political such as Democrats vs Republicans. As someone who has worked for sheriff's departments and is a black woman who has been racially profiled, I have a different perspective on things than most people in law enforcement on some things and minorities on other things. I know why both sides feel certain ways, but both are wrong and right in different areas. Access to social services is not related to CJ in and of itself.