What Is Your Overall View Of Our Criminal Justice System
Answer the following questions:
1. If you had to describe our criminal justice system to a person who just arrived in the United States from a foreign country and knew nothing about our system, what would you tell them in three sentences or less? I would describe our criminal justice system as a structure made up of several different types of people such as police officers, judges, lawyers and juries who all work together to penalize people who have commited a crime. The police arrest people who are suspected to have committed a wrong, and judges, lawyers and juries through trials, attempt to identify if a crime was committed and if a person should be held responsible.
2. Where did you get the information that you already have about our …show more content…
system? For instance, do you have personal experience or does someone you know well have experience (as a victim, defendant, witness, etc.) with the criminal justice system? Or do you watch crime tv shows, movies, the news, etc? Most of the information that I have about our system was from my previous teachers in high school and college who have broken down the different aspects about our system and attempted to simplify it for me.
I also have some personal experience with the criminal justice system as last semester I was assigned to go to a courthouse and witness the way a trial and the people involved work for another AOJ class. That being said, I also watch a lot of documentaires and crime shows that have also exposed me to the functions of our system.
3. Is your overall view of our criminal justice system a positive or negative one? Why do you feel one way or the other? My overall view of our criminal justice system is a somewhat positive one. I feel this way as I do truly believe that as difficult as it is, our system has for the most part, manages to contain a just and unbiased function that permits for those who are truly guilty to receive a proportionate punishment. However, my reluctance to feel completely positive towards our system arises during certain cases in which certain individuals who have committed horrible acts are able to walk free or even never brought to the light of suspicion. That being said, my overall positive view comes from the fact that I understand that our system is incredibly meticulous and although some matters are not rightfully addressed, I believe when the crime is true and punishment is deserved, an individual will be held
accountable.
4. What are you most looking forward to learning about in this class?
Something I am looking forward to learning in this class is to be able to see the different lights in which certain matters are seen. I truly believe perspective is crucial and I am incredibly interested in discovering the different regards certain matters are given that I am unaware of. I feel that when I feel a certain way about something I tend to unfortunately only see that view and I am interested in opening myself to the opposing side.
1. If you had to describe our criminal justice system to a person who just arrived in the United States from a foreign country and knew nothing about our system, what would you tell them in three sentences or less? I would describe our criminal justice system as a structure made up of several different types of people such as police officers, judges, lawyers and juries who all work together to penalize people who have commited a crime. The police arrest people who are suspected to have committed a wrong, and judges, lawyers and juries through trials, attempt to identify if a crime was committed and if a person should be held responsible.
2. Where did you get the information that you already have about our …show more content…
system? For instance, do you have personal experience or does someone you know well have experience (as a victim, defendant, witness, etc.) with the criminal justice system? Or do you watch crime tv shows, movies, the news, etc? Most of the information that I have about our system was from my previous teachers in high school and college who have broken down the different aspects about our system and attempted to simplify it for me.
I also have some personal experience with the criminal justice system as last semester I was assigned to go to a courthouse and witness the way a trial and the people involved work for another AOJ class. That being said, I also watch a lot of documentaires and crime shows that have also exposed me to the functions of our system.
3. Is your overall view of our criminal justice system a positive or negative one? Why do you feel one way or the other? My overall view of our criminal justice system is a somewhat positive one. I feel this way as I do truly believe that as difficult as it is, our system has for the most part, manages to contain a just and unbiased function that permits for those who are truly guilty to receive a proportionate punishment. However, my reluctance to feel completely positive towards our system arises during certain cases in which certain individuals who have committed horrible acts are able to walk free or even never brought to the light of suspicion. That being said, my overall positive view comes from the fact that I understand that our system is incredibly meticulous and although some matters are not rightfully addressed, I believe when the crime is true and punishment is deserved, an individual will be held
accountable.
4. What are you most looking forward to learning about in this class?
Something I am looking forward to learning in this class is to be able to see the different lights in which certain matters are seen. I truly believe perspective is crucial and I am incredibly interested in discovering the different regards certain matters are given that I am unaware of. I feel that when I feel a certain way about something I tend to unfortunately only see that view and I am interested in opening myself to the opposing side.