D. Marie Wong Check Point 1 CJS/200 Craig Levins The crime control model and due process model are from my understanding of our reading materials this week a safety net of sorts. I say this because one protects the innocent from the criminals‚ while the other one protects the criminals from the system. In theory this makes sure that if you have done something wrong you will have to face up to it‚ while causing as little harm as possible to the innocents involved. It also was put in place to
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these programs are used successfully an accurate picture of crime (through statistics) can be presented‚ therefore allowing such programs to aid lawmakers and other government officials. Such statistics aid in creating crime control programs‚ planning laws‚ and also give an idea as to what budget needs set forth for these things. To consider a crime-reporting program successful in the United States‚ the program would need to present an accurate picture of crimes. Unfortunately‚ this can be hard to
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Juvenile Crime Paper Matthew Guy CJS/200 July 6‚ 2013 Deborah DiFalco Juvenile Crime Paper In this society‚ there are adolescences that happen to slip through the cracks and stay in the system of justice for criminals all through their existence even if some are bailed out by efficient guidelines during crucial developmental periods. The regulation for juvenile misconduct could be managed on criminals up until 21 years of age when the court considers that the offender is emerging. Some issues
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JUVENILE CRIME Bridget Petrie CJS/200 There has always been and ongoing debate on whether or not juveniles should be treated the same as adults when it comes to committing crime. Some people feel that they should be treated the same‚ some feel that they shouldn’t and then there are those that feel that it depends on the crime. Juvenile crime is on the rise at an alarming rate and some feel that there is a lack of remorse on the part of the juveniles because they know that they will only
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Parole and Truth In Sentencing Brandon Hawkins CJS/200 March 01‚ 2015 Parole is a concept of reintegrating a convicted criminal back into society. It is different from probation‚ as probation is a tool used as a form of punishment prior to incarceration‚ and parole is used for those who are getting or have already been released. The concept gained popularity in the 19th century to provide incentive for people to behave well. There are two major types of parole
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CJS 200 University of Phoenix (AXIA) Juvenile Crime Paper The amount of crime that is committed by juveniles in our country is astonishing. This crime is on the rise in many cities across our nation because we see news reports often concerning juveniles. The reasons behind this crime may be sociocultural or even biological. As a nation‚ we need to enforce ways to keep our youth from turning to a life filled with crime and ultimately‚ a life inside the correctional system. There are programs
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Week 4 Assignment When it comes to random student locker searches‚ I feel that all teachers have the responsibility to give any information that they may have concerning any illegal acts that their students are involved in. If this information leads to the administration searching that student’s locker‚ then it is being done to make sure all the students are being kept safe. I do not feel that anyone’s locker should be searched without a significant amount of proof or suspicion. It should not be
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Law Enforcement Paper Samuel Rounds CJA/204 Chris Cannon February 14‚ 2011 This Law Enforcement paper will describe some of the historic background of police agencies and their jurisdiction in regard to local‚ state‚ and federal law enforcement‚ all of which fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security. Also covered in this paper‚ is
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Checkpoint Week 4‚ Case Study Critique CJS/240 March 14‚ 2012 Checkpoint Week 4‚ Case Study Critique Some of the possible reasons caseworker were not aware of the conditions in the Jackson home could have been due to the fact that the Jackson made have put up a front every time the caseworker came over by pretending to like and do for the kids‚ or it could have been that the caseworker knew about the condition but just did not care. It is very hard to believe that these caseworkers really
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CJS/200 Checkpoint #6 November 4‚ 2012 According to the textbook the courtroom work group is the professional courtroom actors‚ including judges‚ prosecuting attorneys‚ defense attorney‚ public defenders and others who earn a living serving the court. The jobs of the courtroom work group vary from person to person. The courtroom work group interacts in many ways on a daily basis. All of the different professionals have their specific jobs to do. First I will start off with the one
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