Determinate sentence is use by some states; the judge is who determinate the time that the offender will serve in jail. In this type of sentence‚ the judge can’t use discretion at the time of sentencing he only apply the law as it is. The period of time that these offenders will spend in jail cannot be change by parole board. In a determinate system‚ the offender knows when he will be released from jail. The released time is determinate by the judge. Overall‚ the judge has to review the pre-sentence and
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Alternative Sentencing We need to realize that the current approach to our penal system is failing terribly. Take a group of people‚ take away all of their possessions and privacy‚ expose them to violence‚ overcrowded cell blocks‚ and the result is a group of people intent on getting even with society rather than contributing to it. It is very expensive to house prisoners. There are several other options to deal with nonviolent offenders. Alternative sentencing is finding other ways to deal
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Discretion: Legal Factors seriousness of the offense frequency of the offense prior or current system involvement extralegal factors: race gender: protective and chivalry factor socioeconomic status age other factors: demeanor family situation victim or citizen complaint departmental style/policy goal peer associations police can search and seize a juvenile with parental consent united states vs Matlock 1974 parents may not be able to give consent of search
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Today in our country our justice system runs by two models in order to keep peace and order to the public the first model is the determinate sentencing model what the Determinate model is when the judge is about to pass a sentence on to defendant and to address the problem with crimes that has been going around since the 1980s for example the government of some states in our country passed the three strike laws where when someone commits a crime that is considered serious then they get harsher
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Head: THE IMPACT OF SENTENCING GUIDELINES The Impact of Sentencing Guidelines on the Criminal Justice System Talisha L Alexander Survey of Public Safety Issues‚ Theory‚ and Concepts Abstract Our criminal-justice system has an obligation to impose just sentences. The United States Sentencing Commission is the result of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984‚ part of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984‚ which sought to change the federal criminal sentencing policy and practice
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How is the accountability of each position balanced with the vulnerability to political exposure? Both positions are vulnerable for political exposure because of today’s media. Both positions are at the top of the chain of command and are accountable for their department or local suburb. The elected Sheriff is put in office by we the people‚ rather than being promoted within the department. Unlike police chief Sheriffs run for office‚ and do a lot of campaigning and politics. “Sheriffs are elected
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work‚ I was able to clean excessively. More importantly‚ the opportunity to redo the check in area was enormous. There was clear evidence that a parole officer had been in charge of this room prior. It gave off an awful vibe‚ and nothing that was hanging up would benefit a parolee. The posters and warning signs that were hanging up when I was on parole were still there‚ and still made me feel uneasy. I took down the posters about mandatory sentences for gun violations‚ and all of the signs that possibly
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Racial Disparity in Sentencing Lori Raynor University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice CJA/423 Ron McGee September 06‚ 2010 Abstract In this paper I will illustrate racial disparity in sentencing in the criminal justice system. The causes of racial disparity and the reasons it is on the rise‚ the research statistics‚ and the proposed solutions are discussed. Racial Disparity in Sentencing The intersection of racial dynamics with the criminal justice system
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process of parole refers to the early release of a convict before the end of their sentence due to favorable behavior.The Australian parole system is currently being debated as it is a common issue.The prison has the vital responsibility of keeping unsafe personnel out of the streets and preventing implications of crimes by rehabilitating prisoners.Nevertheless‚ at times the parole system fails and consequently unwanted implications can occur. The need of an update of the prison and parole system is
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Adrian Hall COM 200: Interpersonal Communication After reading the article “Close Relationship Sometimes Mask Poor Communication” it made me realize that I and my wife have poor communication skills. We been together for a good two years and we still haven’t gotten the proper communication between each other. She likes to be rude and cut me off while I’m trying to prove a point because she always thinks she’s right when clearly at times she’s wrong but won’t admit it. She always wants materialistic
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