CASE STUDY – Page 1 of 2 KERN COUNTY’S VIRTUAL JAIL SUMMARY When California’s Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011 became law last year‚ Kern County‚ CA‚ was faced with a significant increase in the number of offenders to be supervised by the Sheriff’s Office or housed in one of its four existing jails. At full implementation of the Act‚ projections were over 2‚000 additional offenders. They built a “Virtual Jail” system around the idea of reliable‚ innovative electronic monitoring technology
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Criminal Justice is a society’s response to crime. - understanding the offenders. - preventing the crime from happening. Elements in Criminal Justice - maintaining order in society. - providing community services (example: police responsibilities into the educational setting:officers giving speeches at school to raise awareness) Who plays the key role in Criminal Justice? police‚ legal system‚ correctional agencies‚ members of the community(co-producer of criminal justice) The study
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Running head: Leadership Skills for the Criminal Justice Professional 1 Leadership Skills for the Criminal Justice Professional Krystal September 11‚ 2011 Ethics & Leadership in Criminal Justice Prof. Denton Leadership Skills for the Criminal Justice Professional 2 Leadership is the position or function of a leader‚ a person who guides or directs a group. Criminal justice professionals should develop and maintain leadership skills in their professional and personal
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Course Syllabus College of Criminal Justice and Security CJA/394 Contemporary Issues and Futures in Criminal Justice Copyright © 2010 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course examines both the principle issues in contemporary criminal justice as well as the extrapolation of such issues toward possible futures within the criminal justice field. Students will focus upon relevant research in policing‚ courts‚ and corrections
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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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better help society grow in more ways than one. The evolutionary progression of technology has allowed for numerous technological advancements within the Criminal Justice System‚ resulting in more efficient and reliable ways to receive and process data. The advancement of technology helped develop a more efficent method in identifying criminals biometrically through improvements in databases.A new biometric system‚ the Next Generation Identification (NGI)‚ was evolved by the FBI from the previous
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1-21-14 Major Crimes & their elements- I would attempt to charge Mr. Banks with 2nd degree assault. I would also charge Sheriff Shoar with official misconduct. 2nd Degree Assault (RCW 9A.36.021) I. Intent A. Recklessly inflicts substantial bodily harm B. To commit a felony C. Knowingly inflicts bodily harm which by design causes such pain II. Sexual motivation Official Misconduct (9A.80.010) I. Intent A. Obtain benefit or privilege of another person B. Commits an unauthorized
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Effective Communication Paper Effective is communication to help us better understand people and situations. It helps us resolve differences‚ respect and trust others‚ show affection and help create ideas. Communication often seems simple but in some situations and conversations some things get misunderstood. The misunderstanding can be caused by verbal and nonverbal communication. This sometimes causes friction and conflict in personal and professional relationships. By understanding effective
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Organizational Behavior and Criminal Justice Agencies University of Phoenix Abstract This paper shall discuss what the meaning of operational behavior is and the characteristics that is possesses. I will also talk about how those factors or elements contribute to the effectiveness of a criminal justice agency. Researchers believe that one of the most important aspects of effective management is to learn the science of organized behavior. Organizational Behavior and Criminal According to the
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Title: The Criminal Justice System and its Components Word Count: There are many components that make the Criminal Justice System of what it is today. Before this module I had no idea the process it takes to go from receiving the call at the 911 dispatcher and to get to the level at the Courts with the Judge and make a decision for the criminal‚ I will go over a small summary on it‚ in this essay. Thanks to this module I was able to understand the different duties of The Criminal Justice System‚ such
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