1. Briefly outline the components of the CJS system and explain their relationship to each other and to the community. The criminal justice system has four main components‚ law enforcement‚ prosecution‚ Judiciary and corrections. The first of the four which is law enforcement has the duty of upholding the law and protecting the rights of those within the community. Many law enforcement officers don’t necessarily see it that way‚ primarily because municipalities focus more on infractions rather than
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criminal justice system originated as far back as the American colonial days. The criminal justice system is defined as the set of agencies and processes established by governments to control crime and impose penalties on those who violate laws (need citation). According to the National Center for Victims of Crime‚ which is the nation’s leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims and those who serve them‚ there are two main systems: state and federal. State criminal justice systems handle
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VICTIMS A Training Guide For Law Enforcement Officers Wisconsin Department of Justice Law Enforcement Standards Board December 2010 The Law Enforcement Standards Board approved this textbook on December 7th‚ 2010. Training Academy effective date is May 1‚ 2011. All law enforcement basic preparatory training courses that begin on or after May 1st‚ 2011 must incorporate this updated textbook and any related updates to the curriculum. Courses beginning before that
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An economic system is the combination of the various agencies‚ entities (or even sectors as described by some authors) that provide the economic structure that defines the social community. These agencies are joined by lines of trade and exchange along which goods‚ money etc. are continuously flowing. An example of such a system for a closed economy is shown in the flow-diagram. The economics system involves production‚ allocation of economic inputs‚ distribution of economic outputs‚ landlords and
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Access to justice is a fundamental right and principle of democracy and rule of law. Equal access and protection under the law require that individuals have legal representation when before the court in serious matters. This is reinforced by the Charter and the justice system through formal equality. However‚ the justice system in Canada does not make accessibility easy and is limited‚ especially in regards to those living in poverty. People living in poverty face many obstacles to accessing the
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Max Vasquez February 25‚ 2014 Tough Guys/Tough Towns Elements of a “Tough Guy” Novel Being a tough guy is not an easy job. There are unique and brute characteristics that are expected to come with any “tough guy” image. A tough guy needs to be daring and adventurous‚ have a mysterious persona‚ and of course have the ability to not only start fights‚ but also finish them. Aside from the tough guy’s visceral features‚ not all of them are heroes‚ or even good people at all. However‚ there is one
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desire can likely lead to a wrong manner of people to pursue their desirability. It is so for not only individuals‚ but also for the government and even a country. First of all‚ greed is a source that leads to crime. Normally‚ greed can explain why there have always been cases of theft. Since some greedy people are always not satisfied with what they have‚ they are thinking of an easier way to get more wealth‚ which is theft. A research in China has shown that more than 90% of theft cases are
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the work place is one of the high rated issues that have been publicly ringing through society for years. With that statement above‚ definitely‚ I do agree with it. Gender inequality can be refers to the obvious or hidden disparities among individual based on gender performance. In this case‚ we will see the inequality towards the women in the work place. In order to identify this situation‚ we must try to get to the root of the problem and must understand the sociological factors that cause women
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Based on the examination of the major cultural characteristics of populations in North America prior to European contact‚ these societies were just as advanced as their European counterparts such as Spain. North America‚ an unknown continent to the rest of the world until 1492‚ thrived for centuries on its own with its advancements and discoveries in technology‚ like the irrigation system‚ languages‚ such as Algic‚ and religions created by native people and practiced by countless tribes within the
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personalities. They also play a very active part in our development and our education. They watch us grow and they are very committed in teaching and shaping us to step into “the real world”. Our parents are also our role models. We would look up to our parents as we grow up. We would somehow copy their behaviors. For examples‚ how parents behave at home is greatly influential to their kids because the young ones will most likely follow along and as time passes‚ their habits will grow. Our parents will always
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