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    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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    There are five condition of risk that can be covered by takaful concept. Firstly is to cover the property. This means that‚ an individual or company can insured their property to the insurance company. In case‚ anything happen 2 their property‚ they will get compensation from insurance company. There are many types of property such as house‚ factory and many more. Secondly is takaful company also covered the types of vehicles such as car‚ van and so on. Nowadays‚ there are many of incidents happen

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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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    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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     the  fairness  and  effectiveness  of  the  Criminal  Justice   System   (CJS).   To   understand   this   statement   and   form   an   opinion   I   will   analyze   particular   arms   of   the   CJS‚   define   their   roles   and   purpose‚   and   make   an   informed   considered  opinion  about  the  fairness  and  effectiveness  of  the  system‚  if  at  all.  In   fashionable   fairness

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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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    as one. This can have an affect on the organization performance and function. An organizations success is the ability of understand the internal strengths and weaknesses of the organizations culture that exist. The criminal justice system is like any other organization with organizational behavior. There several components in the criminal justice system. Each component has its own individual chain of command. The chain of command is effective in an organization if follow according to the policies

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    the Criminal Justice System Australian courts of law constantly deal with youth crime. It would seem that in the last decade young people have come up against the criminal justice system in increasing numbers. Public outrage at the antics and harm caused to the community by youth appears to be growing a tough approach dominating the media and public debate. (Edwards‚ 2011‚ p.5). The Australia Bureau of Statistics [ABS] (2010) notes that‚ “ In 2008-09‚ the rate of offenders in the criminal justice

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    A senate report regarding Indigenous Australians‚ Incarceration and the Criminal Justice System has found that Indigenous Australians have a far higher rate of contact with the criminal justice system. Indigenous adults are 14 times more likely to be imprisoned than a non-indigenous person. In 2007‚ Indigenous juveniles accounted for 59% of the total juvenile detention population; this is an issue that begins to occur even before adulthood. It was found that violent crimes were more common in the

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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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