There are a plethora of careers to choose from within the field of Criminal Justice. Lawyers of varying specialties‚ probation officers‚ jailers‚ game wardens‚ and many more. But there are few positions within this essential line of work that are as necessary as the police officer. The police officer is the most tangible vessel of law and order—he or she is the one that patrols the street corners at night and apprehends the criminals that lurk within those shadows. Their mission is to preserve the
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Technology affects our everyday life. Technology also affects the criminal justice field‚ especially in communication. The criminal justice system has different databases thanks to technology. These databases do things that humans wouldn’t be able to do or wouldn’t have the time to do. Two specific types of databases are AFIS and Iris scan. AFIS (also known as IAFIS) stands for Automated Fingerprint Identification System. AFIS is just that‚ a database created to keep track of fingerprints. Iris scan
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played a role for youth to offend. For instance‚ one key aspect I have learned is the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) which‚ corresponds to relations between youth and the law. The topic of the Youth Criminal Justice Act is critical in today’s society as it is still used for young offenders between the ages of 12 and 17 years old (Smandych & Winterdyk‚ 2016‚ p.64). Moreover‚ the Youth Criminal Justice Act was established to create its own set of rules and principles in order
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the power given to some of our leaders whether they work in senate‚ courts or jail‚ can go to their head and the system shakes a bit. Culture is one of the issues we face in society‚ the US is a diverse country but this difference can affect our justice and administration and how it’s practiced. Courts often seek for alternatives when sentencing defendants convicted of hate crimes. Many times individuals who commit a crime for the first time act out of ignorance or low self-esteem when they commit
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Use of forensics and biotechnology in Criminal Justice Abstract “Proof” is defined as an act or process of showing that something is true (Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary). In criminal justice‚ proof is seemingly the most important factor in crime solving. As the old saying goes “it’s not what you know‚ it’s what you can prove.” The method of gathering and examining information is known as forensic science; a prominent resource in the law enforcement field. Whether on television or in
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confidence in exposing my voice). Last-but not least-of my hobbies it reading. I love escaping from my own reality for a while and into someone else’s‚ just letting my mind go numb for a bit. X. Although when I do visit my own reality I am planning out my future goals. First and foremost of these is to attend college and receive my psychology and criminal justice degrees‚ allowing me to reach my second goal which is to become a criminal profiler for the government. My last goal is to travel to as many
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the criminal justice system exceptions in application of law? It’s not fair to punish someone if they did something by accident or punishing a kid for doing something that he didn’t know was wrong. On the other hand‚ it’s a different story if they did it on purpose or if they knew it was wrong‚ and the person still chose to do it. For those reasons‚ the United States criminal justice system should allow exceptions in application of law. One topic of exceptions made to the criminal justice system
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the Fields of Criminal Justice and Criminology Austin Steers Intro to Criminal Justice 1AH Mr. Whitfield Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana February 27‚ 2013 In this paper I hope to explore the concept of the comparisons of the two different fields of criminal justice and criminology‚ and learn more about it myself. I plan to explore the history of both‚ and compare them primarily by that. Criminology as defined by Webster’s is the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law
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Organizational Behavior in Criminal Justice CJA/510 January 10‚ 2011 Brian Robinson Organizational behavior in a criminal justice agency is the way in which employees and their superiors interact amongst themselves and with one another both positively and negatively. Organizational behavior itself is the study of social conduct as it relates to the confines of a specific group. It is the study of how an individual or group interacts with one another and the dynamics of the personal relationships
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Justice and Authority paper Discretionary authority in the Criminal Justice system Allen Ray CJA/550 April 11th‚ 2011 Discussions in how discretion is exercised in the legal profession often raises debate in the criminal justice system. Discretion is vastly misused in many of the criminal justice fields. Areas such as youth justice‚ sentencing‚ policing‚ and a host of many other legal fields need better understanding‚ interpretation and communication. As with many practices‚ the object
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