into their own hands not thinking twice about the consequences. Crime is not a joke‚ especially when it involves innocent civilians who can end up hurt‚ with no protection of their own. This is why criminal justice is so important‚ it is their for the people. It is their to protect and get justice. It is there for knowledge and for people who dont necessarily feel the need to know about the law and how important it is to understand its meaning. In the first few chapters‚ I learned that there
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Plea Bargaining Plea bargaining is extremely popular in our criminal justice system. In fact‚ 90 percent of all criminal cases are negotiated through plea bargains. The defendant‚ the victim‚ law enforcement officials‚ the prosecutor‚ and the state‚ all benefit in various and significant ways from plea bargains. In this paper I will discuss how plea bargaining ensures that the criminal justice system is not overrun by criminal cases. I will also explain what plea bargaining means and where it
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Lawyers and Laypeople: Magistrates in the Criminal Justice system No other Criminal Justice System in the world is as dependant on lay magistracy as Great Britain. Lay magistrates administer over 95% of all criminal cases to completion and though they deal with the more peripheral and minor cases‚ the sum of 30‚000 lay magistrates (aka Justices of the Peace) that exist in this country is a considerable amount compared to the 500 full time judges. It is worth noting that lay magistrates are not
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Criminal Justice System The criminal justice system is nothing more than different sets of agencies tasked to carry out penalties for those who have committed a crime and broken the law. How the criminal justice system actually works depends on where and who is in charge such as‚ a city‚ county‚ federal government and also where the laws are effective such as‚ military jurisdiction. The main two systems that make up the criminal justice system are State and Federal systems. State criminal justice
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Criminal Justice Authority Evaluation The criminal justice system has always operated under discretionary authority. This includes law enforcement‚ the court system and corrections. Police officers enjoy the benefit of whether to charge for small infractions and whether an incident requires force to be applied. The court system uses discretionary authority in sentencing of the guilty. The department of corrections uses discretionary authority in the everyday running of the prison system‚ as they
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Gender in the Criminal Justice System Introduction to class: Imagine a criminal. Without even thinking about it‚ I am sure the majority of you pictured a male. You all have good reason to do so‚ considering the overwhelming majority of criminals are male. However‚ there are female criminals and my presentation is going to highlight the differences between male and female offenders‚ regarding types of crimes committed‚ their motives‚ with a comparison of male vs. female serial killers and sex offenders
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To The Editor: Inequities in the criminal justice system prove to be evident through “Being a Minority is The Worst Crime in The Justice System” by Kendall Travis‚ but her suggestion to set a distinct outline on how to determine sentencing terms would be ineffective‚ considering the issue derives from the judges’ perceptions on race instead. To support her claim of a need for specific sentences‚ Travis notes that “just looking at the race of the criminal‚ some judges automatically become unjust
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Assessment 1: Are criminal cases won or lost on the evidence‚ or on the stories that are told. Word Count: 2500 The aim of this essay is to define the concepts of evidence and story telling by way answering the question of‚ are cases won or lost on the evidence or the stories told. To place the assignment in the correct context for the discussion‚ it will use illustrations from the cases discussed in lecture to describe the difference between actual criminal evidence and the stories
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Elizabeth Prest Foundations of Criminal Justice Systems: CRJS101 - 1404A – 09 Unit3 - Individual Project September 8‚ 2014 Here in the United States the law is derived into four sections. These four sources are constitutional law‚ statutory‚ administrative regulatory law‚ stare decisis‚ and the common law. These four laws combined makes criminal law. Constitutional law consists of state‚ namely‚ executive‚ legislature‚ and judiciary branches of government. Statutory laws are subordinate to
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in which people communicate. The criminal justice system also has to advance in the ways the different agencies and departments communicate. It is very important that the criminal justice system advances with the times‚ because communicating quickly and effectively can positively affect an investigation. Technology has had a big impact on the criminal justice system’s communication capabilities. There are many specialized databases within the criminal justice system that have assisted in the advancement
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