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    of its Criminal Justice System University of Phoenix Criminal Justice Foundations CJA/303 June 11‚ 2006 What Society Expects of its Criminal Justice System This paper discusses what society expects of the police‚ courts‚ corrections‚ and how they are realized and unfulfilled. In addition‚ the employees of the system‚ their goals‚ expectations‚ and temptations and the differences in their goals from society ’s goals. Last‚ is to discuss the individuals that are charged by the system and their

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    SOCIETAL TRENDS THAT IMPACT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Suzie A. Anderson Everest University Online CCJ 1017-52 Criminology Jamie Onion April 8‚ 2012 Utilizing everything you have learned about crime and criminal behavior this term‚ you will now have the opportunity to think about the future of our society and how the criminal justice system should prepare. Identify and discuss the societal trends that will impact the criminal justice system over the next ten years. The societal trends

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    In our criminal justice system‚ truth is the most sought-after attribute. Since evidence cannot be altered‚ it only reinforces the truth. There are several forms of evidence that investigators may use to build their case. The five main categories of evidence include‚ direct evidence‚ physical evidence‚ demonstrative evidence‚ circumstantial evidence‚ and opinion evidence. Direct evidence can be described as the testimony of an individual who directly witnessed the offender committing a crime. For

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    under the criminal justice system: law enforcement‚ courts and institution based corrections. However‚ for this paper there are two more components that also interrelates with the criminal justice system which is community based corrections and private security. Without all the components of the criminal justice system the others do not work efficiency. Each of these components focus on the laws and dealing with criminals while they are being processed through the criminal justice system until they

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    Careers in Criminal Justice Angela Silvers CRJ 201 Mr. J. Cudworth July 19‚ 2010 There are a number of professions

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    The Criminal Justice System CJA/204 August 8‚ 2012 The Criminal Justice System The word crime is defined as conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state‚ the federal government‚ or a local jurisdiction for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse (Schmallager‚ 2011‚ p. 7). In other words crime is an action taken that violates local‚ state‚ or federal laws that is not legally justified or excused. Crime is related to the law because crime is in itself defined

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    According to James Rachels‚ he concluded the criminal justice system should be designed along the lines of retributivism‚ in much the way it currently is. Rachels comes to the conclusion the overall goal of punishment should be retributivism by examining the four requirements necessary for punishment. The four requirements for punishment are guilt‚ equal treatment‚ proportionality‚ and excuses. These requirements mean only the guilty get punished‚ each criminal who commits the same crime gets roughly

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    Can force be used to resist arrest? Common law - yes! Based on theory there were no other safeguards Texas- no! Unlawful used of force by police- Tazers- must be "reasonable and necessary" against unlawful act Handcuffs- when an arrest is made--yes! Investigative stop--sometimes! The use of force in discipline children A parent or person in loco parentis(in place of) When it is reasonable! Dempsey‚ J. S.‚ & Forst‚ L. S. (2013). Police ethics

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    One of the cornerstones of the American Criminal Justice System the sixth amendment- the right to a trial by a jury of one’s peers. However‚ to the surprise of this audience‚ over 95 percent of all cases resulting in criminal convictions‚ in this country‚ never reach the ears of a jury‚ but instead are settled by plea bargain agreements. Plea bargains are legally binding agreements‚ in which the defendant exchanges guilt for a lighter sentence or reduced charge (Pollock‚ 2019‚ p.262). In the PBS

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    the criminal justice system most of them will more than likely have nothing good to say about it. I say this mostly because right now the American criminal justice system has more than one flaw that is preventing it to run the way it should. Some of the issues the system currently faces are corruption/scandals and abuse of power. For as long as I can remember these are the two most popular topics that got brought up when someone would begin a discussion on what needs to change in our criminal justice

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