Jacob Silva Carla Litzell Forensic Science January 8th‚ 2015 Review and Critical Thinking Questions 1. What is forensic science? Forensic Science is the examination of criminal evidence for the criminal justice system in order to successfully prosecute a criminal. 2. What three tasks or responsibilities does a forensic scientist have? Forensic scientists have three primary roles; collecting and analyzing evidence‚ providing an expert testimony‚ and training others on how to carry out the two previous
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The criminal justice system has goals that it tries to achieve. The CJS is to respond in the name of society when there is a crime that has been committed. The CJS spans from federal‚ state‚ and local governments. Within the system‚ there are three agencies that work together as a system to implement the criminal justice functions. The agencies are law enforcement‚ the courts‚ and the corrections. Each one of these agencies has a criminal justice process that proved the justice to the victims and
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Introduction Criminal Court Systems are fundamental to the functioning of any state in the world. Criminal Court System is a system created with the aim of reducing crime rates by ensuring justice‚ encouraging public vigilance and winning the public confidence. Not only is the court system expected to be fair but also concerned with service delivery‚ transparency and accountability‚ thus birthing law-abiding citizens in a society. This essay thereby seeks to examine and evaluate the American Criminal Court
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Book of Proof Richard Hammack Virginia Commonwealth University Mathematics Textbook Series. Editor: Lon Mitchell 1. Book of Proof by Richard Hammack 2. Linear Algebra by Jim Hefferon 3. Abstract Algebra: Theory and Applications by Thomas Judson Department of Mathematics & Applied Mathematics Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond‚ Virginia‚ 23284 Book of Proof Edition 1.0 © 2009 by Richard Hammack This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 License
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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using the subjective test for Criminal Recklessness‚ as used in the case of G and R (2003) This essay will briefly discuss the meaning of criminal recklessness within the criminal law and the types of recklessness‚ and see what the current law states today. The essay will examine the advantages and disadvantages of using the subjective test (which is currently known today as Cunningham recklessness) regarding criminal recklessness which was used in the
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Many judges in the criminal court system are not only overworked‚ but also must contend with the worst of society. How does the role and responsibility of a judge differ in a real-life courtroom as opposed to the mystique portrayed in the movies or on television? Judges in the court system do not have the luxury as portrayed on television‚ many judges that I have come into contact with would not allow disrespect or out burse from a defendant or the spectators in his/her courtroom. There
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that can be administered and the actual court. According to sociologists there are multiple explanations for crime and sociologists have created different theories. Also‚ there are many types of activities that are considered crime and the criminal justice system has the responsibility to keep all citizens of a country safe and secure. To explain deviance‚ many scientists have contributed to theories and ideas. There are biological‚ psychological‚ and sociological explanations. The sociological
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practiced in our judicial system. On college campuses across the U.S. sexual assault runs rampant. Due to this unfortunate truth‚ a clause was written into Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 that sets the standard of proof for such cases to be “preponderance of evidence”‚ rather than “beyond a reasonable doubt”. If “preponderance of evidence” is not a high enough standard for our judicial system‚ then it should not be an acceptable standard for cases of criminal nature within our schools;
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priori proof of God’s existence and a posteriori one? What makes St. Anselm’s proof an a priori proof? What makes St. Thomas’s five proofs posterior? The difference between a priori and a posteriori proof is based off of knowledge that is independent of experience or reasoning that is dependent upon experience. An a prior proof is an ontological argument which is the study of being; a subset of metaphysics. Also an a prior proof would lack experience to be justified. Saint Anselm’s proof is categorized
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Following is an example of criminal law case that occurred in a business environment. Bio-diesel Fuel Company Titleholder Punished to 188 Months in Federal Jail for Misconducts Linked to Unlawful Fuels Scheme (Texas) Jeffrey David Gunselman is punished to 188 months in federal jail‚ and a fine of $175‚000 is charged and is ordered to pay more than $54.9 million in the case of restitution‚ following his shamefaced petition to an impeachment alleging 24 counts of money laundering‚ 51 counts of the
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