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    al Justice Know your Terrorists Juan Ceballos Johnny Innocent Lerue Sarvis Sony Cameau David E. Allende Susan Johnson University Of Phoenix Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice CJE 313 Sgt. Patrick Hart December 11th‚ 2007 Know your Terrorists Terrorist" is a word used so often and so loosely that it has lost a clear meaning. Currently‚ the term "terrorist" is

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    has become exceptionally evident that racism was and still is a problem. Remarkably racism is a vast problem in the criminal justice system. A grand question is how racism in the legal system truly effects the black community? Unfair convictions towards black people‚ police brutality‚ and system abuse of power are the main effects of unfair treatment in the criminal justice system. For instance‚ unequal convictions towards black people. A white man and a black man can commit the same crime‚ but the

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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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    Because I assumed he was a criminal‚ I also made the assumption that the police officers who came after‚ were in pursuit of him. As a result of believing that he is a criminal and was desperately running away from law enforcement‚ I assumed he must have done something wrong. At the same time‚ I felt the urge to protect him. Perhaps I’m just jaded towards the justice system and especially police officers‚ but I also felt as if the man was in trouble

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    What is the judicial branch of the criminal justice system? The judicial branch is responsible for overseeing the local‚ state‚ and federal court systems. It explains the meaning of the Constitution and laws passed by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch. Now the Supreme Court is ahead of the judicial branch because it is the highest court of the land. The Supreme Court rules if whether or not the issue itself is constitutional. (Dictionary‚ 2013) What types of jobs are

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    discussed their trails‚ how long they been incarcerated when they’ll be released‚ and how often they been in & out the system. There were also some factors that were discussed on why some of them end up back in the system‚ why some of them act out the way they do‚ and why one individual turns to drugs. This video showed me how right I was about how corrupted the criminal justice system is when the narrator said there are more prisoners incarcerated than the number of beds they have to offer. The military

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    Meg Houbolt April 19‚ 2013 “Paradise Lost” Criminal Justice 101-A Law Enforcement 102-A Jessie Misskelley’s signed a Miranda waiver on tape before he was interrogated by Detective Ridge. His confession is not admissible under Iowa law on “Miranda” voluntariness‚ but I do not believe that the evidence supports his confession. In the case of State of IOwa‚ Appellee v. Jimmie Lee HODGES page 347‚ Hodges confessed to the crime that he was accused of after the police officer “suggested that by

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    Letter From Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Background - In the spring of 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and his organization‚ the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)‚ targeted Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ with a series of peaceful demonstrations aimed at the ending segregation. The police reacted violently with attack dogs and high-pressure fire hoses. Hundreds of protesters‚ including King‚ were jailed. At first‚ King was criticized for taking on Birmingham; eight white

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    CJ123 CRIMINAL LAW Project 2 As we discovered in Project 1‚ Little Louie‚ Billy Bad Boy committed a string of crimes‚ initially resulting in an attempt to rob Commercial Corruption‚ a local bank. The two alleged criminals were apprehended by the police and informed of their rights. Here‚ I will identify the specific role that each played with the particular crime‚ the elements that lead to this conclusion‚ and the potential defenses the defending party might assert and

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    RE: Assignment 2.1 - What is Justice? The ideological score I received on the brainstorming worksheet was 7. Now that can mean different things depending on how people look at different scenarios and situations when it comes to justice. Justice in my own definition would be giving each person what he or she deserves or in other terms‚ giving each person his or her due. However‚ many people relate the terms fairness and justice. Justice has usually been used with the reference to

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