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    Criminal justice stakeholders affected by various social‚ political‚ economic‚ and institutional forces throughout the last five decades have implemented policies that have increased reliance on incarceration and its punitive purpose. In contemporary criminal justice reform efforts to scale back mass incarceration‚ some of the most active stakeholders have been this year’s presidential candidates‚ the for-profit prison industry‚ and community-based organizations. Democratic presidential nominee

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    Recommendations to Improve Our Criminal Justice System Sami-Marcia Donovan EN234 – Computers in Law Enforcement July 6‚ 2013 Ivy Bridge College/Tiffin University Abstract The American Criminal Justice System is a multifaceted legal system that provides resources for policing American society and disciplining individuals who may present a threat to its citizens. The Criminal Justice System is commissioned with ensuring that criminals are penalized appropriately for their crimes and rehabilitated

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    FOR CHANGE! Reform is a necessary part of criminal justice system due to the fact that certain problems still exist in the courts. For instance‚ in the month of January 2006‚ a US judge sentenced a defendant based on racial inclinations. According to this judge‚ it was necessary to teach the defendant a lesson because he was embarrassing Martin Luther King. While this was more of an extreme case‚ there are still numerous scenarios within the criminal justice system that demonstrate a need for reform

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    • Mandatory: What is probable cause? How does probable cause affect the actions of police? How well do police officers meet the criteria of probable cause before taking action with regard to a criminal activity? Probable cause is a standard that all law enforcement officers abide by when searching for evidence on a person or their property to get a warrant and make an arrest. Probable cause affects the actions of police because if they do not follow these guidelines they can be reprimanded and

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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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    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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    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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    Challenges of Leading Groups in Criminal Justice Leaders of criminal justice organizations have complex challenges that require creative and innovative approaches and solutions. Future leaders in corrections will need to consider how to respond to and incorporate the benefits of various trends. Corrections leaders will deal with direct operational issues‚ such as staffing shortages and a shift toward privatization. They will need to adjust to the changes in sentencing laws. It is likely that

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    Temika Williams December 9‚ 2011 Final Paper JUS 510 Contemporary Criminal Justice Issues and Trends Joe Niehaus Dear Colleagues‚ In order to promote new and “stretch learning” (learning that expands your current knowledge in a given area) in graduate education‚ I am requesting that you complete and insert the following New Learning Disclosure Statement at the top of the first page of your Final Paper. Thanks. Joe Niehaus NEW LEARNING DISCLOSURE STATEMENT During the research

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    Victims’ Rights paper Sandee Maige CJA 313 Contemporary Issues In Criminal Justice Professor Hale May 20‚ 2010 As Americans in the United States we [Use "we‚" "us‚" or "our" to mean yourself and coauthors‚ not general humanity (or yourself and the

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