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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To maintain peace and respect among members of a society is to achieve justice. Justice is to ensure fairness‚ equity‚ and moral righteousness through law and order. That is‚ by imposing the idea that there are consequences for deviant behavior‚ actions that serve to threaten the norm and disrupt the peace of the public. In essence‚ the result of socially‚ individually‚ and criminally harmful behavior is to endure punishment. Though‚ of what purpose is being served if the punishment inflicted fails
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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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Leadership Skills for Criminal Justice Professionals Phillip C. Moore Strayer University The goal of this essay is to describe some leadership skills that are beneficial in the professional and personal life of the criminal justice professional. While some websites list ten criminal justice leadership skill qualifications‚ only those that pertain to the previously stated parameters of the professional and personal life will be included in this paper. (Various‚ 2010) The four qualities
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research information gathered in the staff meetings ensuring correct facts and figure‚ in addition to the lead consultant monitoring‚ and finalizing all decisions. Within the firm this position requires for a reliable individual capable of managing the ethic of employees. At N ’ Jashica and Associate Consulting Firm Nicole’s skills in the correctional system provides a positive feedback within this firm on the
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retribution in the United States criminal justice system. The value for this round will be: justice‚ where everyone gets what they are due. In order to provide a criterion for which to judge the value‚ as well as a way to achieve my value‚ the value- criteria shall be: retribution‚ where the punishment of an individual is more often than not weighted by the gravity of the crime that they committed. This is not to say that the justice system is justified in putting our criminals through excruciating torture
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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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MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AJS 512 Abstract The criminal justice arena is made up of law enforcement‚ courts‚ and corrections and is vast as well as it is its own environment when referencing the leading or management of special groups. Numerous components within the criminal justice realm require team cooperation
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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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