Minorities are being overrepresented in the criminal justice system with numbers as high as “30% of the probation population (approximately 1.2 million people)‚ 44% of the prison population (est. 586‚300)‚ and over 40% for the parole population (est. 309‚000)” all of which are African American (Taxman‚ Byrne‚ 2005). The numbers continue to grow for the Hispanic population as well “12% of probationers (491‚700)‚ 18% of parolees (136‚000)‚ and 19% of prison inmates (251‚000) are Hispanic” (Taxman‚
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Summary WHAT IS CRIMINAL JUSTICE? ● The American experience with crime during the last half century has been especially influ- ential in shaping the criminal justice system of today. Although crime waves have come and gone‚ some events during the past century stand out as especially significant‚ including a spurt of widespread organized criminal activity associated with the Prohibition years of the early twentieth century‚ the substantial increase in “traditional” crimes during the 1960s
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Throughout our readings‚ it became clear that police are forced to deal with the burdens of our society’s inequalities‚ while politicians often ignore them. The politics of criminal justice are put in place in order to fix society and reduce crime‚ yet we are constantly seeing legislation‚ such as legislation to do with the War on Drugs or the War on Poverty‚ that seems to increase crime and even worsen racial and class divides‚ while the intention was the exact opposite. With the legislation still
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Group Challenges AJS/512 June 4‚ 2012 Leading Group Challenges Criminal justice organizations include the court system‚ corrections‚ and the police departments. Each of these organizations and agencies deal with many challenges daily and the leaders of the agencies must have the knowledge to handle the challenges. Each organization and agency in the criminal justice system plays a role‚ and leadership is the basis of the role in each agency. Conflict and Control Challenges Criminal justice
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Justice delivery system and mechanisms have throughout the ages evolved as a tool to make justice and fairness prevail in the society. The pivotal object of any legal system across the globe is to provide justice equally and therefore no discrimination based on who comes before the court. If this object is to be accomplished then it becomes essential to develop principles of law in such a manner that‚ in so far as possible‚ similar cases will lead to similar decisions. This requirement of uniformity
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Comparative Criminal Justice Systems The goal of socialism is to minimize people’s suffering through public control of industry and social services; socialism rejects class-based society (TheFreeDictionary‚ 2010). Socialism promises prosperity‚ equality‚ and security to the people. However‚ in many cases socialism has brought poverty‚ misery‚ and tyranny to the people; equality is achieved in the sense that everyone is equal in misery (Perry‚ 1995‚ June). Key characteristics of the socialist system in
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Ethics are the foundation of the criminal justice system: It’s what helped us develop the moral reasoning we use‚ how we define criminal activity‚ and what we as a society deem as acceptable punishment. It’s an important topic because our criminal justice system is most effective when it’s operating in an ethical manner. 1. Police We have lots of ways to examine how ethics can influence police behavior‚ including how the police interact with a community and how that community interacts with
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CHALLENGES FACING SCIENCE&TECNOLOGY AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 It is hard for us to fully comprehend how much our world changed on September 11. The challenges that we now face may not be that different from the challenges we faced a year ago‚ but our awareness of these challenges has changed dramatically. As a result everything we deal with is different. This chapter discusses the new pressures on the federal budget‚ especially for science‚ and the challenges presented by the changing
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way I would design my facilities would be similar but differentiate based upon the need of security. Criminals with longer sentences who have commited serious crimes such as murder‚ etc. would be placed in a maximum security prison. It would be surrounded by high stone walls with detection devices and huge spotlights. There would be great security as to eliminate any fleeing of prisoners. Criminals of less serious crimes such as minor assault and small thefts would be put in a medium security prison
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world’s leading industrial and technical giants. Despite that our country seems unconquerable; we still have pressing problems attacking the nation. High crime rates‚ education of our citizens‚ and discrimination are only a few on the list of challenges facing America today. America is a large dominant country that can’t deny it has a violent society. The problem with violence is more severe today than ever before with our young adults. A young child is more likely to die from a gun shot wound than
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