Thursday, April 01, 2004
Research Paper: The Third and Final Frontier
Okay, so as I am winding down with the research paper business, I have decided to have one more post on my progress. Seeing as though it's the day before it's due, I think I have a decent final copy, one that needs to go through a few more slight revisions though. I will spare you from posting the entire eight pages on here, but I will include an excerpt and some of my thoughts afterwards.
Piece of the puzzle:
"Modern state crime labs seem almost primitive compared to the resources used by the television detectives. Not only does the equipment used seem ancient in contrast to the fictional counterparts, there is also a lack of funding to hire more analysts. Americans are receiving a false perception of their detectives’ capabilities, not due to their incompetence, but due to a lack of personnel and materials. Yet as Donahue states, 'it's not enough to hire more police officers. You've got to allocate the money to buy these great machines.' With large budget cuts resulting from the economic waves caused by September 11th, many police departments and crime labs lack the finances in order to support the new technology and staff being released for crime solving."
Basically, here I am comparing the real labs with the fictional ones on television. A point brought up in one of my sources is that not only are labs short money, but also the people to run them. I am attempting to focus on this aspect here, yet it still needs more developments. Overall, the paper is looking very good, and I look forward to turning it in tomorrow.
Okay, so as I am winding down with the research paper business, I have decided to have one more post on my progress. Seeing as though it's the day before it's due, I think I have a decent final copy, one that needs to go through a few more slight revisions though. I will spare you from posting the entire eight pages on here, but I will include an excerpt and some of my thoughts afterwards.
Piece of the puzzle:
"Modern state crime labs seem almost primitive compared to the resources used by the television detectives. Not only does the equipment used seem ancient in contrast to the fictional counterparts, there is also a lack of funding to hire more analysts. Americans are receiving a false perception of their detectives’ capabilities, not due to their incompetence, but due to a lack of personnel and materials. Yet as Donahue states, 'it's not enough to hire more police officers. You've got to allocate the money to buy these great machines.' With large budget cuts resulting from the economic waves caused by September 11th, many police departments and crime labs lack the finances in order to support the new technology and staff being released for crime solving."
Basically, here I am comparing the real labs with the fictional ones on television. A point brought up in one of my sources is that not only are labs short money, but also the people to run them. I am attempting to focus on this aspect here, yet it still needs more developments. Overall, the paper is looking very good, and I look forward to turning it in tomorrow.
