Running head: ETHICAL DILEMMA � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �1� ETHICAL DILLEMA � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �5� Ethical Dilemma Jody Richards University of Phoenix Ethics in Criminal Justice CJA 413 Juan Cephas April 15‚ 2010 � � Ethical Dilemma Ethics as defined by dictionary.com is the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group‚ culture‚ etc… Ethical dilemmas in the workplace are nothing new. Situations arise daily for most of us at not only
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Introduction The media plays a very important role in the entire criminal justice system. Most people go through their life having little or none direct contact with any law enforcement personnel‚ but they still think they have a genuine understanding of who the police are what they are about. They get this idea from what they see and here through the media‚ so it is crucial for law enforcement to have good‚ solid relations with all media outlets. . "Media Power" represents the extent to which
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The concept of criminal trials within the English criminal justice system originates from the 12th century. The development of English common law established by King Henry II and culminated with the Constitutional signing of the Magna Carta 1215. Chapter thirty nine stipulates that no man shall be imprisoned without lawful judgement of his peers. This essay will begin with a quote by Lord Devlin in 1956. “The lamp which shows that freedom lives” and ““Each jury is a little parliament”. Trial by
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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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Verbal Communication Paper Within the criminal justice and law enforcement communities‚ communication plays a major role on getting information shared between all areas. Making sure all parties have seen or heard all the information about the case is very important‚ along with how the information is sent to them. There are two main sources of communications that are always used within the law‚ oral and written. Depending on who is giving the information is really what makes the difference
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allowed to retaliate in a similar degree to even the wrong done. The use of the death penalty in the United States as a form of legal punishment reflects this very concept. More frequent than not‚ when the death penalty is being sought within a criminal trial it is paired with a murder charge. This desire to inflict an essentially “even” punish for murder‚ effectively sentencing a person to death yourself because of the choice to take a life‚ reflects the very essence of the law of retaliation.
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In all my higher education career I have completed various topics of research papers and projects. Although‚ I wouldn’t never thought that being a Criminal Justice major I was gone be required to do a research project and presentation about a specific work of art that depicts to wars of the past. At first I had a lot of trouble finding the “ideal” artwork to start my research paper on. As a matter of fact‚ I consider using any random sculpture‚ painting‚ or music‚ but after a few weeks into the semester
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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
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who may perceive the justice system and legal actors as “enemies” due to high degree of power imbalance. This has potential to increase the trust between the client and the lawyer which is the fundament of the fiduciary relationships. Acquiring cultural competence goes beyond one-hour training sessions‚ it requires constant introspection‚ professional and self-development‚ and acquisition of new skills. The capability of acting in a culturally competent manner includes the elements of “awareness;
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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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