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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3. Discuss some of the inequalities that exist within our criminal justice system. Deviance is defined by breaking social norms‚ which includes minor offenses‚ such as not swearing in front of children‚ and more serious deviance‚ like murder. Deviance that is perceive as dangerous to social structure is labeled a “crime” and is punished by societies. Each society defines deviance differently based on what their values are. Values are culturally defined standards that people use to decide what is
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commitment to crime prevention‚ public scrutiny of the police‚ accountability of police actions to the public‚ customized police service‚ and community organization. 3. Identify the problems commonly associated with traditional policing Some police advocates refer to it as a system of response. It is reactive and incident driven rather than proactive and preventative. Also random patrol is not successful in lowering crime nor increases the probability of a suspect being caught. Crime prevention is
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Question 1 A. The court structure in Kansas consists of four levels and they are the municipal court‚ district court‚ the court of appeals and the supreme court. All four levels are important and play slightly different roles depending on the crime. The municipal court is where people go when they have speeding‚ stop sign tickets‚ misdemeanor traffic violations‚ driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs‚ driving with a suspended license and expired plates. They may also hear animal
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does not‚ especially in the Criminal Justice System. Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System results from the dissimilar treatment of similarly situated people based on race. The history of racial disparity in the Criminal Justice System in the U.S has been longstanding. With this country’s shameful past of slavery‚ the Jim Crow laws‚ and numerous other racially based injustices‚ it seems obvious that race plays a factor in many facets of the criminal justice system‚ such as who is more likely
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Is the Criminal Justice System too harsh or unfair? The Criminal Justice System is supposed to deter crime‚ so that it will prevent previous criminals from acting again and influence others to not commit. Although in many cases the CJS (Criminal Justice System) is successful‚ there are great amounts of flaws in the system. There are different perspectives on the CJS and it is hard to argue which one is right because they all‚ for the most part‚ have good points. Some flaws that are most concerning
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Criminal Law Notes Chapter 3-4: Corpus Delicti: 1) Act/Omission & 2) Criminal Agency Temporary Insanity does not apply in California. You must prove that you cannot understand right/wrong at the time of the act‚ and that you did not understand the nature/quality of the act. Must also prove insanity‚ otherwise you are considered sane. People who cannot commit a crime (PC 26): 1) Children under 14 2) Idiots – Mental Incapacity 3) Ignorance or mistake of fact 4) Unconsciousness of Behavior
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of the Youth Criminal Justice Act is to make sure that if those kind of things happen to you or your community‚ the youth would get punished for what they have done. The YCJA became a law in 2003‚ under the Liberal Justice Minister Anne Mclellan. Since then less youth had gone through jail. The YCJA applies to youth from 12 to 17 years old. For teen under 14 they get less serious punishment‚ and for older teens they get more punishment. YCJA is extremely important to our justice system; it protects
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rea” implies that an act does not make one guilty unless the mind is also. Thus‚ the meaning behind mens rea lies within the mental element of the defendant in a crime. H.L.A. Hart states that “what is crucial is that those whom we punish should have had‚ when they acted‚ the normal capacities‚ physical and mental‚ for doing what the law requires and abstaining form what it forbids‚ and a fair opportunity to exercise these capacities. Where these capacities and opportunities are absent‚ … the moral
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2 The elements of an offence Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 General analysis of criminal offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Limitations on the value of the Latin terms actus reus and mens rea . . . . 14 Proof of the ingredients of an offence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Lawful excuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Reflect and review . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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