The Criminal Justice System: Unfair to Minorities and the Less Social Elite The criminal justice system of the United States is said to be a fair system. The system is not supposed to discriminate against different races‚ religious groups or social classes‚ everyone is supposed to get the same equal treatment. Unfortunately that’s not the case. Many different types of people including African American’s‚ Hispanics and the poor are getting unfair treatment in the criminal justice system. The
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The laws within this function are made to protect the community. The mentality of this function is‚ Us vs. them and that we need to control the outsiders. An idea was to put alcoholics‚ people with disabilities‚ victims of rape‚ promiscuous women into a sterilization program because this would prevent those people from bearing children and having children who would become dangerous to society. These laws weren’t based on what is best for you‚ but what is better for the community. Since there
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Racial Disparity is defined as ¬¬¬existing in the criminal justice system when the proportion of a racial/ethnic group within the control of the system is greater than the proportion of such groups in the general population. Basically racial disparity is the inequity of arrests and sentencing for certain groups of people which seem to be a huge problem. In order for the racial disparity policy to be successful we must first identify the components that have led to the current level of incarceration
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Criminal law is the body of law concerned with what constitutes a criminal offence and how it is dealt with when it comes to court in terms of sentence. Criminal procedure law is linked with the law of evidence and is concerned with how the defendant is charged‚ brought to court‚ asked to enter pleas‚ and the whole business of conducting a trial in accordance with the established principles of procedure and evidence. Criminal law versus civil law All law other than criminal law is known as civil
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have the right to remain silent during custodial interrogations. *Criminal defendants have a right to remain silent at their criminal trial. *In all other legal contexts‚ citizens have a right not to answer specific questions that might tend to incriminate them. 2. What is necessary for a statement to be considered “self-incriminating”? 5pts *A statement can be considered self-incriminating if it could lead to criminal liability in any jurisdiction. It is also giving a testimony in a
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Criminal Law LE1430 FRI/ AM April 5‚ 2013 Homework Assignment Page 54 a. What are the basic requirements for criminal liability? The basic requirements for criminal liability is the performance by a person of conduct which includes voluntary act or the omission to perform a duty imposed by law which the person is physically capable of performing. b.Under what circumstances may an individual be convicted of a crime by failing to act? An individual may be guilty of a crime by
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Frank Herton CJ411: Drugs and Alcohol in the Criminal Justice System Unit 2 Assignment May 1‚ 2012 Drug and alcohol abuse has been around as long as humans have been around. People have always had the desire to use substances to make them feel relaxed or stimulated. So because drugs and alcohol have always been existent‚ they have always been a part of our American culture through politics‚ media and advertising‚ and other American concepts. The time period of 1950-2000 was exceptionally active
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Topic: Ethnic Minorities Delegation: Australia Ethnic minorities are groups of people with different national and cultural opinions than the rest of the population/people in a country". Ethnic minorities happen over many countries‚ and is not a good thing. There are many ethnic groups and they are based on religion‚ culture‚ traditions and looks. Countries have mistreated‚ ethnic minorities for a long time but every year it gets worse and its time not take an action on it.People from ethnic minorities
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WAR I ON POLITICAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES As you read in Chapter 21 “An Emerging World Power‚” the government clamped down hard on those who dissented from the war and on those who held radical or unpopular opinions. In this assignment you will explore how political and ethnic minorities were treated during and after World War I. Definition: A “minority” is anyone who is not like or does not agree with the majority. It does not have to mean an ethnic or racial minority. The questions you
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address the barriers the children face when living in poverty or oppression. Disadvantage schools are already setup to fail because of the segregation and structural inequalities that goes far beyond the school. With a huge problem such as education system‚ it hard to make a difference with one person. Everyone has to be on the same page. It takes community involve and changing the way things are taught to get quality
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