Criminal Justice & Political Science Masters Papers

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    Assessment and Policy Recommendations for Domestic Illegal Firearms Trafficking
    (North Dakota State University, 2012) Heley, Frank Anton
    This report examined the nature of domestic illegal firearms trafficking, including key features and predictors of firearms trafficking, and rationalizes the defining of domestic illegal firearms trafficking into three levels that are indicative of the seriousness and features inherent to the particular level of trafficking. This report also examined the scope of the trafficking situations at their respective levels, the means already being utilized to address firearms trafficking problems, and their effectiveness. Finally, this report recognizes that the differing levels of trafficking may require varied and differing efforts be used in combating firearms trafficking and policy recommendations involving both legislative and enforcement efforts are detailed at the respective levels of trafficking.
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    Pretrial Services: Exploring What Works and Policy Implications
    (North Dakota State University, 2022) Waller, Vanessa
    As the view on mass incarceration around the United States is further explored, there has been a need for alternatives to jail. Specifically, pretrial services programs are an opportunity for recently charged defendants to be released from jail while being supervised in the community. Pretrial services programs find eligible defendants in local jails and collect information regarding the case to determine an appropriate release plan. Once the individual is released from jail, their risk assessment score is utilized to create a supervision plan along with the conditions imposed by the court during the bail hearing. This policy paper discusses previous literature regarding the effectiveness of pretrial services programs. Multiple policy recommendations are suggested, including assessing clients’ risks and needs as well as utilizing assessment tools to determine supervision. Finally, a proposed program evaluation design is presented.
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    Use of Force Policy Adequacy in Rural and Urban Agencies
    (North Dakota State University, 2021) Seyfried, Benjamin David
    Police use of force has become one of the most widely covered topics in the media today. Especially in the past year, police use of force incidents have been heavily scrutinized and reviewed, and it was one of the most prominent topics of discussion in the 2020 presidential election. Previous studies have shown that there are factors which influence an officer’s choice to use force beyond the circumstances of the encounter itself. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the adequacy of a rural law enforcement agency’s use of force policy – the National Park Service – while comparing it to an urban-tailored law enforcement use of force policy – the State of Minnesota – based on previous use of force research findings. It is ultimately recommended that the National Park Service modernize its use of force policy to be more consistent with the Minnesota policy. Recommendations for future research are also discussed.